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Instruction set for users
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Add a new user
--------------

Create a new user on the Nextcloud server. Authentication is done by sending a 
basic HTTP authentication header.

**Syntax: ocs/v1.php/cloud/users**

* HTTP method: POST
* POST argument: userid - string, the required username for the new user
* POST argument: password - string, the required password for the new user

Status codes:

* 100 - successful
* 101 - invalid input data
* 102 - username already exists
* 103 - unknown error occurred whilst adding the user
* 104 - group does not exist
* 105 - insufficient privileges for group
* 106 - no group specified (required for subadmins)
* 107 - all errors that contain a hint - for example "Password is among the 1,000,000 most common ones. Please make it unique." (this code was added in 12.0.6 & 13.0.1)

Example
^^^^^^^

* POST ``http://admin:secret@example.com/ocs/v1.php/cloud/users -d 
  userid="Frank" -d password="frankspassword"``
* Creates the user ``Frank`` with password ``frankspassword``
* optionally groups can be specified by one or more ``groups[]`` query parameters:
  ``URL -d groups[]="admin" -D groups[]="Team1"``

XML output
^^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: xml

 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <ocs>
  <meta>
   <status>ok</status>
   <statuscode>100</statuscode>
   <message/>
  </meta>
  <data/>
 </ocs>

Search/get users
----------------

Retrieves a list of users from the Nextcloud server. Authentication is done by 
sending a Basic HTTP Authorization header.

**Syntax: ocs/v1.php/cloud/users**

* HTTP method: GET
* url arguments: search - string, optional search string
* url arguments: limit - int, optional limit value
* url arguments: offset - int, optional offset value

Status codes:

* 100 - successful

Example
^^^^^^^

* GET ``http://admin:secret@example.com/ocs/v1.php/cloud/users?search=Frank``
* Returns list of users matching the search string.

XML output
^^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: xml

  <?xml version="1.0"?>
  <ocs>
    <meta>
      <statuscode>100</statuscode>
      <status>ok</status>
    </meta>
    <data>
      <users>
        <element>Frank</element>
       </users>
    </data>
  </ocs>

Get data of a single user
-------------------------

Retrieves information about a single user. Authentication is done by sending a 
Basic HTTP Authorization header.

**Syntax: ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/{userid}**

* HTTP method: GET

Status codes:

* 100 - successful

Example
^^^^^^^

  * GET ``http://admin:secret@example.com/ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/Frank``
  * Returns information on the user ``Frank``

XML output
^^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: xml

  <?xml version="1.0"?>
  <ocs>
    <meta>
      <statuscode>100</statuscode>
      <status>ok</status>
    </meta>
    <data>
      <enabled>true</enabled>
      <id>Frank</id>
      <quota>0</quota>
      <email>frank@example.org</email>
      <displayname>Frank K.</displayname>
      <phone>0123 / 456 789</phone>
      <address>Foobar 12, 12345 Town</address>
      <website>https://nextcloud.com</website>
      <twitter>Nextcloud</twitter>
      <groups>
       <element>group1</element>
       <element>group2</element>
      </groups>
    </data>
  </ocs>

Edit data of a single user
--------------------------

Edits attributes related to a user. Users are able to edit email, displayname 
and password; admins can also edit the quota value. Authentication is done by 
sending a Basic HTTP Authorization header.

**Syntax: ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/{userid}**

* HTTP method: PUT
* PUT argument: key, the field to edit:

  + email
  + quota
  + displayname
  + display (**deprecated** use `displayname` instead)
  + phone
  + address
  + website
  + twitter
  + password

* PUT argument: value, the new value for the field

Status codes:

* 100 - successful
* 101 - user not found
* 102 - invalid input data

Examples
^^^^^^^^

  * PUT ``http://admin:secret@example.com/ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/Frank -d 
    key="email" -d value="franksnewemail@example.org"``
  * Updates the email address for the user ``Frank``
  
  * PUT ``http://admin:secret@example.com/ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/Frank -d 
    key="quota" -d value="100MB"``
  * Updates the quota for the user ``Frank``
  
XML output
^^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: xml

  <?xml version="1.0"?>
  <ocs>
    <meta>
      <statuscode>100</statuscode>
      <status>ok</status>
    </meta>
    <data/>
  </ocs>

Disable a user
--------------

Disables a user on the Nextcloud server so that the user cannot login anymore.
Authentication is done by sending a Basic HTTP Authorization header.

**Syntax: ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/{userid}/disable**

* HTTP method: PUT

Statuscodes:

* 100 - successful
* 101 - failure

Example
^^^^^^^

  * PUT ``http://admin:secret@example.com/ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/Frank/disable``
  * Disables the user ``Frank``

XML output
^^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: xml

  <?xml version="1.0"?>
  <ocs>
    <meta>
      <status>ok</status>
      <statuscode>100</statuscode>
      <message/>
    </meta>
    <data/>
  </ocs>

Enable a user
-------------

Enables a user on the Nextcloud server so that the user can login again.
Authentication is done by sending a Basic HTTP Authorization header.

**Syntax: ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/{userid}/enable**

* HTTP method: PUT

Statuscodes:

* 100 - successful
* 101 - failure

Example
^^^^^^^

  * PUT ``http://admin:secret@example.com/ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/Frank/enable``
  * Enables the user ``Frank``

XML output
^^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: xml

  <?xml version="1.0"?>
  <ocs>
    <meta>
      <status>ok</status>
      <statuscode>100</statuscode>
      <message/>
    </meta>
    <data/>
  </ocs>

Delete a user
-------------

Deletes a user from the Nextcloud server. Authentication is done by sending a 
Basic HTTP Authorization header.

**Syntax: ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/{userid}**

* HTTP method: DELETE

Statuscodes:

* 100 - successful
* 101 - failure

Example
^^^^^^^

  * DELETE ``http://admin:secret@example.com/ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/Frank``
  * Deletes the user ``Frank``

XML output
^^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: xml

  <?xml version="1.0"?>
  <ocs>
    <meta>
      <statuscode>100</statuscode>
      <status>ok</status>
    </meta>
    <data/>
  </ocs>

Get user's groups
-----------------

Retrieves a list of groups the specified user is a member of. Authentication is 
done by sending a Basic HTTP Authorization header.

**Syntax: ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/{userid}/groups**

* HTTP method: GET

Status codes:

* 100 - successful

Example
^^^^^^^

  * GET  ``http://admin:secret@example.com/ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/Frank/groups``
  * Retrieves a list of groups of which ``Frank`` is a member

XML output
^^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: xml

  <?xml version="1.0"?>
  <ocs>
    <meta>
      <statuscode>100</statuscode>
      <status>ok</status>
    </meta>
    <data>
      <groups>
        <element>admin</element>
        <element>group1</element>
      </groups>
    </data>
  </ocs>

Add user to group
-----------------

Adds the specified user to the specified group. Authentication is done by 
sending a Basic HTTP Authorization header.

**Syntax: ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/{userid}/groups**

* HTTP method: POST
* POST argument: groupid, string - the group to add the user to

Status codes:

* 100 - successful
* 101 - no group specified
* 102 - group does not exist
* 103 - user does not exist
* 104 - insufficient privileges
* 105 - failed to add user to group

Example
^^^^^^^

  * POST ``http://admin:secret@example.com/ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/Frank/groups 
    -d groupid="newgroup"``
  * Adds the user ``Frank`` to the group ``newgroup``

XML output
^^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: xml

  <?xml version="1.0"?>
  <ocs>
    <meta>
      <statuscode>100</statuscode>
      <status>ok</status>
    </meta>
    <data/>
  </ocs>

Remove user from group
----------------------

Removes the specified user from the specified group. Authentication is done by 
sending a Basic HTTP Authorization header.

**Syntax: ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/{userid}/groups**

* HTTP method: DELETE
* DELETE argument: groupid, string - the group to remove the user from

Status codes:

* 100 - successful
* 101 - no group specified
* 102 - group does not exist
* 103 - user does not exist
* 104 - insufficient privileges
* 105 - failed to remove user from group

Example
^^^^^^^

  * DELETE 
    ``http://admin:secret@example.com/ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/Frank/groups -d 
    groupid="newgroup"``
  * Removes the user ``Frank`` from the group ``newgroup``

XML output
^^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: xml

  <?xml version="1.0"?>
  <ocs>
    <meta>
      <statuscode>100</statuscode>
      <status>ok</status>
    </meta>
    <data/>
  </ocs>
  
Promote user to subadmin
------------------------

Makes a user the subadmin of a group. Authentication is done by sending a Basic 
HTTP Authorization header.

**Syntax: ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/{userid}/subadmins**

* HTTP method: POST
* POST argument: groupid, string - the group of which to make the user a 
  subadmin

Status codes:

* 100 - successful
* 101 - user does not exist
* 102 - group does not exist
* 103 - unknown failure

Example
^^^^^^^

  * POST 
    ``https://admin:secret@example.com/ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/Frank/subadmins 
    -d groupid="group"``
  * Makes the user ``Frank`` a subadmin of the ``group`` group

XML output
^^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: xml

  <?xml version="1.0"?>
  <ocs>
    <meta>
      <statuscode>100</statuscode>
      <status>ok</status>
    </meta>
    <data/>
  </ocs>

Demote user from subadmin
-------------------------

Removes the subadmin rights for the user specified from the group specified. 
Authentication is done by sending a Basic HTTP Authorization header.

**Syntax: ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/{userid}/subadmins**

* HTTP method: DELETE
* DELETE argument: groupid, string - the group from which to remove the user's 
  subadmin rights

Status codes:

* 100 - successful
* 101 - user does not exist
* 102 - user is not a subadmin of the group / group does not exist
* 103 - unknown failure

Example
^^^^^^^

  * DELETE 
    ``https://admin:secret@example.com/ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/Frank/subadmins 
    -d groupid="oldgroup"``
  * Removes ``Frank's`` subadmin rights from the ``oldgroup`` group

XML output
^^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: xml

  <?xml version="1.0"?>
  <ocs>
    <meta>
      <statuscode>100</statuscode>
      <status>ok</status>
    </meta>
    <data/>
  </ocs>
  
Get user's subadmin groups
--------------------------

Returns the groups in which the user is a subadmin. Authentication is done by 
sending a Basic HTTP Authorization header.

**Syntax: ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/{userid}/subadmins**

* HTTP method: GET

Status codes:

* 100 - successful
* 101 - user does not exist
* 102 - unknown failure

Example
^^^^^^^

  * GET 
    ``https://admin:secret@example.com/ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/Frank/subadmins``
  * Returns the groups of which ``Frank`` is a subadmin

XML output
^^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: xml

  <?xml version="1.0"?>
  <ocs>
    <meta>
        <status>ok</status>
        <statuscode>100</statuscode>
      <message/>
    </meta>
    <data>
      <element>testgroup</element>
    </data>
  </ocs>  

Resend the welcome email
------------------------

The request to this endpoint triggers the welcome email for this user again.

**Syntax: ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/{userid}/welcome**

* HTTP method: POST

Status codes:

* 100 - successful
* 101 - email address not available
* 102 - sending email failed

Example
^^^^^^^

  * POST
    ``https://admin:secret@example.com/ocs/v1.php/cloud/users/Frank/welcome``
  * Sends the welcome email to ``Frank``

XML output
^^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: xml

  <?xml version="1.0"?>
  <ocs>
    <meta>
        <status>ok</status>
        <statuscode>100</statuscode>
      <message/>
    </meta>
    <data/>
  </ocs>
