Users

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The Users service allows you to manage your project users. Use this service to search, block, and view your users' info, current sessions, and latest activity logs. You can also use the Users service to edit your users' preferences and personal info.

Base URL

https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1

List users

Get a list of all the project's users. You can use the query params to filter your results.

Request
- queries array
  
  Array of query strings generated using the Query class provided by the SDK. Learn more about queries. Maximum of 100 queries are allowed, each 4096 characters long. You may filter on the following attributes: name, email, phone, status, passwordUpdate, registration, emailVerification, phoneVerification, labels
- search string
  
  Search term to filter your list results. Max length: 256 chars.
Response
- 200 application/json
  
  Users List

Endpoint

GET /users

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.list(
    [], // queries (optional)
    '<SEARCH>' // search (optional)
);

Create user

Create a new user.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID. Choose a custom ID or generate a random ID with ID.unique(). Valid chars are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, period, hyphen, and underscore. Can't start with a special char. Max length is 36 chars.
- email string
  
  User email.
- phone string
  
  Phone number. Format this number with a leading '+' and a country code, e.g., +16175551212.
- password string
  
  Plain text user password. Must be at least 8 chars.
- name string
  
  User name. Max length: 128 chars.
Response
- 201 application/json
  
  User

Endpoint

POST /users

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.create(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    '[email protected]', // email (optional)
    '+12065550100', // phone (optional)
    '', // password (optional)
    '<NAME>' // name (optional)
);

Create user with Argon2 password

Create a new user. Password provided must be hashed with the Argon2 algorithm. Use the POST /users endpoint to create users with a plain text password.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID. Choose a custom ID or generate a random ID with ID.unique(). Valid chars are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, period, hyphen, and underscore. Can't start with a special char. Max length is 36 chars.
- email string
  required
  
  User email.
- password string
  required
  
  User password hashed using Argon2.
- name string
  
  User name. Max length: 128 chars.
Response
- 201 application/json
  
  User

Endpoint

POST /users/argon2

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.createArgon2User(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    '[email protected]', // email
    'password', // password
    '<NAME>' // name (optional)
);

Create user with bcrypt password

Create a new user. Password provided must be hashed with the Bcrypt algorithm. Use the POST /users endpoint to create users with a plain text password.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID. Choose a custom ID or generate a random ID with ID.unique(). Valid chars are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, period, hyphen, and underscore. Can't start with a special char. Max length is 36 chars.
- email string
  required
  
  User email.
- password string
  required
  
  User password hashed using Bcrypt.
- name string
  
  User name. Max length: 128 chars.
Response
- 201 application/json
  
  User

Endpoint

POST /users/bcrypt

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.createBcryptUser(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    '[email protected]', // email
    'password', // password
    '<NAME>' // name (optional)
);

List identities

Get identities for all users.

Request
- queries array
  
  Array of query strings generated using the Query class provided by the SDK. Learn more about queries. Maximum of 100 queries are allowed, each 4096 characters long. You may filter on the following attributes: userId, provider, providerUid, providerEmail, providerAccessTokenExpiry
- search string
  
  Search term to filter your list results. Max length: 256 chars.
Response
- 200 application/json
  
  Identities List

Endpoint

GET /users/identities

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.listIdentities(
    [], // queries (optional)
    '<SEARCH>' // search (optional)
);

Delete identity

Delete an identity by its unique ID.

Request
- identityId string
  required
  
  Identity ID.
Response
- 204 application/json

Endpoint

DELETE /users/identities/{identityId}

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.deleteIdentity(
    '<IDENTITY_ID>' // identityId
);

Create user with MD5 password

Create a new user. Password provided must be hashed with the MD5 algorithm. Use the POST /users endpoint to create users with a plain text password.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID. Choose a custom ID or generate a random ID with ID.unique(). Valid chars are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, period, hyphen, and underscore. Can't start with a special char. Max length is 36 chars.
- email string
  required
  
  User email.
- password string
  required
  
  User password hashed using MD5.
- name string
  
  User name. Max length: 128 chars.
Response
- 201 application/json
  
  User

Endpoint

POST /users/md5

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.createMD5User(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    '[email protected]', // email
    'password', // password
    '<NAME>' // name (optional)
);

Create user with PHPass password

Create a new user. Password provided must be hashed with the PHPass algorithm. Use the POST /users endpoint to create users with a plain text password.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID. Choose a custom ID or pass the string ID.unique()to auto generate it. Valid chars are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, period, hyphen, and underscore. Can't start with a special char. Max length is 36 chars.
- email string
  required
  
  User email.
- password string
  required
  
  User password hashed using PHPass.
- name string
  
  User name. Max length: 128 chars.
Response
- 201 application/json
  
  User

Endpoint

POST /users/phpass

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.createPHPassUser(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    '[email protected]', // email
    'password', // password
    '<NAME>' // name (optional)
);

Create user with Scrypt password

Create a new user. Password provided must be hashed with the Scrypt algorithm. Use the POST /users endpoint to create users with a plain text password.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID. Choose a custom ID or generate a random ID with ID.unique(). Valid chars are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, period, hyphen, and underscore. Can't start with a special char. Max length is 36 chars.
- email string
  required
  
  User email.
- password string
  required
  
  User password hashed using Scrypt.
- passwordSalt string
  required
  
  Optional salt used to hash password.
- passwordCpu integer
  required
  
  Optional CPU cost used to hash password.
- passwordMemory integer
  required
  
  Optional memory cost used to hash password.
- passwordParallel integer
  required
  
  Optional parallelization cost used to hash password.
- passwordLength integer
  required
  
  Optional hash length used to hash password.
- name string
  
  User name. Max length: 128 chars.
Response
- 201 application/json
  
  User

Endpoint

POST /users/scrypt

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.createScryptUser(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    '[email protected]', // email
    'password', // password
    '<PASSWORD_SALT>', // passwordSalt
    null, // passwordCpu
    null, // passwordMemory
    null, // passwordParallel
    null, // passwordLength
    '<NAME>' // name (optional)
);

Create user with Scrypt modified password

Create a new user. Password provided must be hashed with the Scrypt Modified algorithm. Use the POST /users endpoint to create users with a plain text password.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID. Choose a custom ID or generate a random ID with ID.unique(). Valid chars are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, period, hyphen, and underscore. Can't start with a special char. Max length is 36 chars.
- email string
  required
  
  User email.
- password string
  required
  
  User password hashed using Scrypt Modified.
- passwordSalt string
  required
  
  Salt used to hash password.
- passwordSaltSeparator string
  required
  
  Salt separator used to hash password.
- passwordSignerKey string
  required
  
  Signer key used to hash password.
- name string
  
  User name. Max length: 128 chars.
Response
- 201 application/json
  
  User

Endpoint

POST /users/scrypt-modified

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.createScryptModifiedUser(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    '[email protected]', // email
    'password', // password
    '<PASSWORD_SALT>', // passwordSalt
    '<PASSWORD_SALT_SEPARATOR>', // passwordSaltSeparator
    '<PASSWORD_SIGNER_KEY>', // passwordSignerKey
    '<NAME>' // name (optional)
);

Create user with SHA password

Create a new user. Password provided must be hashed with the SHA algorithm. Use the POST /users endpoint to create users with a plain text password.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID. Choose a custom ID or generate a random ID with ID.unique(). Valid chars are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, period, hyphen, and underscore. Can't start with a special char. Max length is 36 chars.
- email string
  required
  
  User email.
- password string
  required
  
  User password hashed using SHA.
- passwordVersion string
  
  Optional SHA version used to hash password. Allowed values are: 'sha1', 'sha224', 'sha256', 'sha384', 'sha512/224', 'sha512/256', 'sha512', 'sha3-224', 'sha3-256', 'sha3-384', 'sha3-512'
- name string
  
  User name. Max length: 128 chars.
Response
- 201 application/json
  
  User

Endpoint

POST /users/sha

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.createSHAUser(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    '[email protected]', // email
    'password', // password
    sdk.PasswordHash.Sha1, // passwordVersion (optional)
    '<NAME>' // name (optional)
);

Get user

Get a user by its unique ID.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
Response
- 200 application/json
  
  User

Endpoint

GET /users/{userId}

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.get(
    '<USER_ID>' // userId
);

Delete user

Delete a user by its unique ID, thereby releasing it's ID. Since ID is released and can be reused, all user-related resources like documents or storage files should be deleted before user deletion. If you want to keep ID reserved, use the updateStatus endpoint instead.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
Response
- 204 application/json

Endpoint

DELETE /users/{userId}

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.delete(
    '<USER_ID>' // userId
);

Update email

Update the user email by its unique ID.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
- email string
  required
  
  User email.
Response
- 200 application/json
  
  User

Endpoint

PATCH /users/{userId}/email

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.updateEmail(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    '[email protected]' // email
);

Create user JWT

Use this endpoint to create a JSON Web Token for user by its unique ID. You can use the resulting JWT to authenticate on behalf of the user. The JWT secret will become invalid if the session it uses gets deleted.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
- sessionId string
  
  Session ID. Use the string 'recent' to use the most recent session. Defaults to the most recent session.
- duration integer
  
  Time in seconds before JWT expires. Default duration is 900 seconds, and maximum is 3600 seconds.
Response
- 201 application/json
  
  JWT

Endpoint

POST /users/{userId}/jwts

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.createJWT(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    '<SESSION_ID>', // sessionId (optional)
    0 // duration (optional)
);

Update user labels

Update the user labels by its unique ID.

Labels can be used to grant access to resources. While teams are a way for user's to share access to a resource, labels can be defined by the developer to grant access without an invitation. See the Permissions docs for more info.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
- labels array
  required
  
  Array of user labels. Replaces the previous labels. Maximum of 1000 labels are allowed, each up to 36 alphanumeric characters long.
Response
- 200 application/json
  
  User

Endpoint

PUT /users/{userId}/labels

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.updateLabels(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    [] // labels
);

List user logs

Get the user activity logs list by its unique ID.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
- queries array
  
  Array of query strings generated using the Query class provided by the SDK. Learn more about queries. Only supported methods are limit and offset
Response
- 200 application/json
  
  Logs List

Endpoint

GET /users/{userId}/logs

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.listLogs(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    [] // queries (optional)
);

List user memberships

Get the user membership list by its unique ID.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
Response
- 200 application/json
  
  Memberships List

Endpoint

GET /users/{userId}/memberships

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.listMemberships(
    '<USER_ID>' // userId
);

Update MFA

Enable or disable MFA on a user account.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
- mfa boolean
  required
  
  Enable or disable MFA.
Response
- 200 application/json
  
  User

Endpoint

PATCH /users/{userId}/mfa

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.updateMfa(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    false // mfa
);

Delete authenticator

Delete an authenticator app.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
- type string
  required
  
  Type of authenticator.
Response
- 200 application/json
  
  User

Endpoint

DELETE /users/{userId}/mfa/authenticators/{type}

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.deleteMfaAuthenticator(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    sdk.AuthenticatorType.Totp // type
);

List factors

List the factors available on the account to be used as a MFA challange.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
Response
- 200 application/json
  
  MFAFactors

Endpoint

GET /users/{userId}/mfa/factors

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.listMfaFactors(
    '<USER_ID>' // userId
);

Get MFA recovery codes

Get recovery codes that can be used as backup for MFA flow by User ID. Before getting codes, they must be generated using createMfaRecoveryCodes method.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
Response
- 200 application/json
  
  MFA Recovery Codes

Endpoint

GET /users/{userId}/mfa/recovery-codes

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.getMfaRecoveryCodes(
    '<USER_ID>' // userId
);

Regenerate MFA recovery codes

Regenerate recovery codes that can be used as backup for MFA flow by User ID. Before regenerating codes, they must be first generated using createMfaRecoveryCodes method.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
Response
- 200 application/json
  
  MFA Recovery Codes

Endpoint

PUT /users/{userId}/mfa/recovery-codes

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.updateMfaRecoveryCodes(
    '<USER_ID>' // userId
);

Create MFA recovery codes

Generate recovery codes used as backup for MFA flow for User ID. Recovery codes can be used as a MFA verification type in createMfaChallenge method by client SDK.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
Response
- 201 application/json
  
  MFA Recovery Codes

Endpoint

PATCH /users/{userId}/mfa/recovery-codes

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.createMfaRecoveryCodes(
    '<USER_ID>' // userId
);

Update name

Update the user name by its unique ID.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
- name string
  required
  
  User name. Max length: 128 chars.
Response
- 200 application/json
  
  User

Endpoint

PATCH /users/{userId}/name

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.updateName(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    '<NAME>' // name
);

Update password

Update the user password by its unique ID.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
- password string
  required
  
  New user password. Must be at least 8 chars.
Response
- 200 application/json
  
  User

Endpoint

PATCH /users/{userId}/password

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.updatePassword(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    '' // password
);

Update phone

Update the user phone by its unique ID.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
- number string
  required
  
  User phone number.
Response
- 200 application/json
  
  User

Endpoint

PATCH /users/{userId}/phone

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.updatePhone(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    '+12065550100' // number
);

Get user preferences

Get the user preferences by its unique ID.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
Response
- 200 application/json
  
  Preferences

Endpoint

GET /users/{userId}/prefs

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.getPrefs(
    '<USER_ID>' // userId
);

Update user preferences

Update the user preferences by its unique ID. The object you pass is stored as is, and replaces any previous value. The maximum allowed prefs size is 64kB and throws error if exceeded.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
- prefs object
  required
  
  Prefs key-value JSON object.
Response
- 200 application/json
  
  Preferences

Endpoint

PATCH /users/{userId}/prefs

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.updatePrefs(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    {} // prefs
);

List user sessions

Get the user sessions list by its unique ID.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
Response
- 200 application/json
  
  Sessions List

Endpoint

GET /users/{userId}/sessions

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.listSessions(
    '<USER_ID>' // userId
);

Create session

Creates a session for a user. Returns an immediately usable session object.

If you want to generate a token for a custom authentication flow, use the POST /users/{userId}/tokens endpoint.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID. Choose a custom ID or generate a random ID with ID.unique(). Valid chars are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, period, hyphen, and underscore. Can't start with a special char. Max length is 36 chars.
Response
- 201 application/json
  
  Session

Endpoint

POST /users/{userId}/sessions

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.createSession(
    '<USER_ID>' // userId
);

Delete user sessions

Delete all user's sessions by using the user's unique ID.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
Response
- 204 application/json

Endpoint

DELETE /users/{userId}/sessions

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.deleteSessions(
    '<USER_ID>' // userId
);

Delete user session

Delete a user sessions by its unique ID.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
- sessionId string
  required
  
  Session ID.
Response
- 204 application/json

Endpoint

DELETE /users/{userId}/sessions/{sessionId}

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.deleteSession(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    '<SESSION_ID>' // sessionId
);

Update user status

Update the user status by its unique ID. Use this endpoint as an alternative to deleting a user if you want to keep user's ID reserved.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
- status boolean
  required
  
  User Status. To activate the user pass true and to block the user pass false.
Response
- 200 application/json
  
  User

Endpoint

PATCH /users/{userId}/status

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.updateStatus(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    false // status
);

List user targets

List the messaging targets that are associated with a user.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
- queries array
  
  Array of query strings generated using the Query class provided by the SDK. Learn more about queries. Maximum of 100 queries are allowed, each 4096 characters long. You may filter on the following attributes: name, email, phone, status, passwordUpdate, registration, emailVerification, phoneVerification, labels
Response
- 200 application/json
  
  Target list

Endpoint

GET /users/{userId}/targets

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.listTargets(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    [] // queries (optional)
);

Create user target

Create a messaging target.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
- targetId string
  required
  
  Target ID. Choose a custom ID or generate a random ID with ID.unique(). Valid chars are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, period, hyphen, and underscore. Can't start with a special char. Max length is 36 chars.
- providerType string
  required
  
  The target provider type. Can be one of the following: email, sms or push.
- identifier string
  required
  
  The target identifier (token, email, phone etc.)
- providerId string
  
  Provider ID. Message will be sent to this target from the specified provider ID. If no provider ID is set the first setup provider will be used.
- name string
  
  Target name. Max length: 128 chars. For example: My Awesome App Galaxy S23.
Response
- 201 application/json
  
  Target

Endpoint

POST /users/{userId}/targets

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.createTarget(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    '<TARGET_ID>', // targetId
    sdk.MessagingProviderType.Email, // providerType
    '<IDENTIFIER>', // identifier
    '<PROVIDER_ID>', // providerId (optional)
    '<NAME>' // name (optional)
);

Get user target

Get a user's push notification target by ID.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
- targetId string
  required
  
  Target ID.
Response
- 200 application/json
  
  Target

Endpoint

GET /users/{userId}/targets/{targetId}

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.getTarget(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    '<TARGET_ID>' // targetId
);

Update user target

Update a messaging target.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
- targetId string
  required
  
  Target ID.
- identifier string
  
  The target identifier (token, email, phone etc.)
- providerId string
  
  Provider ID. Message will be sent to this target from the specified provider ID. If no provider ID is set the first setup provider will be used.
- name string
  
  Target name. Max length: 128 chars. For example: My Awesome App Galaxy S23.
Response
- 200 application/json
  
  Target

Endpoint

PATCH /users/{userId}/targets/{targetId}

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.updateTarget(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    '<TARGET_ID>', // targetId
    '<IDENTIFIER>', // identifier (optional)
    '<PROVIDER_ID>', // providerId (optional)
    '<NAME>' // name (optional)
);

Delete user target

Delete a messaging target.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
- targetId string
  required
  
  Target ID.
Response
- 204 application/json

Endpoint

DELETE /users/{userId}/targets/{targetId}

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.deleteTarget(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    '<TARGET_ID>' // targetId
);

Create token

Returns a token with a secret key for creating a session. Use the user ID and secret and submit a request to the PUT /account/sessions/token endpoint to complete the login process.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
- length integer
  
  Token length in characters. The default length is 6 characters
- expire integer
  
  Token expiration period in seconds. The default expiration is 15 minutes.
Response
- 201 application/json
  
  Token

Endpoint

POST /users/{userId}/tokens

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.createToken(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    4, // length (optional)
    60 // expire (optional)
);

Update email verification

Update the user email verification status by its unique ID.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
- emailVerification boolean
  required
  
  User email verification status.
Response
- 200 application/json
  
  User

Endpoint

PATCH /users/{userId}/verification

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.updateEmailVerification(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    false // emailVerification
);

Update phone verification

Update the user phone verification status by its unique ID.

Request
- userId string
  required
  
  User ID.
- phoneVerification boolean
  required
  
  User phone verification status.
Response
- 200 application/json
  
  User

Endpoint

PATCH /users/{userId}/verification/phone

Node.js

const sdk = require('node-appwrite');

const client = new sdk.Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1') // Your API Endpoint
    .setProject('<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>') // Your project ID
    .setKey('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); // Your secret API key

const users = new sdk.Users(client);

const result = await users.updatePhoneVerification(
    '<USER_ID>', // userId
    false // phoneVerification
);

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