Is it possible to programmatically create users?

[jarrett.croll]

I have an sso service I would like to integrate that does not support Oauth 2. Is it possible that I can authenticate with this service and then create a corresponding user in Auth0?

[tyf]

Hey there @jarrett.croll!

While I can’t speak to your use case specifically, Auth0 does provide 2 APIS to create users: The Authentication API and Management API. It really depends on your specific implementation as to which may work better for you. Please see below for another community topic that sheds some light on the differences between the 2.

Signup vs Create User APIs. Which to use?

I’m new to Auth0 and working on a web application that will have a custom signup form using the Auth0 APIs. While going through the documentation there seems to be two possible ways I could create the user account in my connection database. There is the “public” Management API Signup /dbconnections/signup and the “private” Management API Create a user /api/v2/users. Can someone explain the difference better these two and when to use one vs. the other? Thanks.

Hope this helps!

[jarrett.croll]

Hi @tyf , thanks for getting back to me. Can you confirm the /api/v2/users endpoint works and link to the documentation for me?

[jarrett.croll]

@tyf I believe I have found the docs (not easy!) thank you I will give a try

Auth0 Management API v2

[tyf]

Hey @jarrett.croll thanks for sharing and! Just out of curiosity, does the link from the other community post I shared not work for you?

@Signup vs Create User APIs. Which to use?

Management API Create a user /api/v2/users

FWIW - This topic is also helpful in sort of outlining from a high level what the Management API is good for/how it might be used.:

Help understanding the use of Management API

Hi there, I’m relatively new to Auth0 and would like some confirmation that I understand this correctly! At the moment I am building a Mongodb/Express/Angular/Node SPA that uses auth0 to authenticate users. I have successfully followed the tutorial here: The Complete Guide to Angular User Authentication with Auth0 and setup routes with roles stored in the app_metadata for each user + used the JWT as middleware on routes on my backend. Here’s where I get lost. In the above tutorial, there’s no…

Cheers!

[jarrett.croll]

@tyf I see the source of the confusion. The link loads up your docs and the first page is “Introduction to our Docs” then five seconds later it redirects to the create user api endpoint docs. So at first it does not seem like the right link but if you wait it ends up being the correct link. Not a good UX!

[tyf]

Gotcha! You’re correct in that there is a bit of a delay there. Thanks for clarifying and for the feedback, it’s always much appreciated