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Creates a new EMM-managed user.
TheUsersresource
passed in the body of the request should include anaccountIdentifierand anaccountType.
If a corresponding user already exists with the same account identifier,
the user will be updated with the resource. In this case only thedisplayNamefield can be changed.
Request
HTTP request
POST https://www.googleapis.com/androidenterprise/v1/enterprises/enterpriseId/users
Parameters
Parameter name
Value
Description
Path parameters
enterpriseId
string
The ID of the enterprise.
Authorization
This request requires authorization with the following scope:
In the request body, supply aUsers resourcewith the following properties:
Property name
Value
Description
Notes
Required Properties
accountIdentifier
string
A unique identifier you create for this user, such as "user342" or "asset#44418". Do not use personally identifiable information (PII) for this property. Must always be set for EMM-managed users. Not set for Google-managed users.
accountType
string
The type of account that this user represents. AuserAccountcan be installed on multiple devices, but adeviceAccountis specific to a single device. An EMM-managed user (emmManaged) can be either type (userAccount,deviceAccount), but a Google-managed user (googleManaged) is always auserAccount.
Acceptable values are:
"deviceAccount"
"userAccount"
Response
If successful, this method returns aUsers resourcein the response body.
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