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Users ​

Directus Users are the individual accounts that let you authenticate into the API and App. Each user can belong to a Role and. Learn more about Users.

The User Object ​

id uuid
Primary key of the user.

first_name string
First name of the user.

last_name string
Last name of the user.

email string
Email address of the user.

password hash
Password of the user.

location string
Location of the user.

title string
Title of the user.

description string
Description of the user.

tags array
Tags for the user.

avatar many-to-one
Avatar file. Many-to-one to files.

language string
Language the Data Studio is rendered in. See our Crowdin page for all available languages and translations.

appearance string
One of auto, light, dark.

theme_light string
Theme to use in light mode.

theme_dark string
Theme to use in dark mode.

theme_light_overrides json
Customization for light theme in use.

theme_dark_overrides json
Customization for dark theme in use.

tfa_secret string
When TFA is enabled, this holds the secret key for it.

status string
Status of the user. One of draft, invited, active, suspended, archived.

role uuid
Role of the user. Many-to-one to roles.

token string
Static access token for the user.

policies many-to-many
The policies associated with this user. Many-to-many to policies.

last_access date
Last time the user accessed the API.

last_page string
Last page in the app the user used.

provider string
What auth provider was used to register this user.

external_identifier string
Primary key of the user in the third party authentication provider, if used.

auth_data json
Required data about the user as provided by the third party auth provider, if used.

email_notifications boolean
When this is enabled, the user will receive emails for notifications.

json
{
	"id": "0bc7b36a-9ba9-4ce0-83f0-0a526f354e07",
	"first_name": "Admin",
	"last_name": "User",
	"email": "admin@example.com",
	"password": "**********",
	"location": "New York City",
	"title": "CTO",
	"description": null,
	"tags": null,
	"avatar": null,
	"language": "en-US",
	"appearance": "auto",
	"tfa_secret": null,
	"status": "active",
	"role": "653925a9-970e-487a-bfc0-ab6c96affcdc",
	"token": null,
	"last_access": "2021-02-05T10:18:13-05:00",
	"last_page": "/settings/roles/653925a9-970e-487a-bfc0-ab6c96affcdc"
}
{
	"id": "0bc7b36a-9ba9-4ce0-83f0-0a526f354e07",
	"first_name": "Admin",
	"last_name": "User",
	"email": "admin@example.com",
	"password": "**********",
	"location": "New York City",
	"title": "CTO",
	"description": null,
	"tags": null,
	"avatar": null,
	"language": "en-US",
	"appearance": "auto",
	"tfa_secret": null,
	"status": "active",
	"role": "653925a9-970e-487a-bfc0-ab6c96affcdc",
	"token": null,
	"last_access": "2021-02-05T10:18:13-05:00",
	"last_page": "/settings/roles/653925a9-970e-487a-bfc0-ab6c96affcdc"
}

List Users ​

List all users that exist in Directus.

Request ​

Query Parameters ​

Supports all global query parameters.

Response ​

An array of up to limit user objects. If no items are available, data will be an empty array.

Example ​

Retrieve a User ​

List an existing user by primary key.

Request ​

Query Parameters ​

Supports all global query parameters.

Response ​

Returns the requested user object.

Example ​

Retrieve the Current User ​

Retrieve the currently authenticated user.

Request ​

Query Parameters ​

Supports all global query parameters.

Response ​

Returns the user object for the currently authenticated user.

Example ​

Update the Current User ​

Update the authenticated user.

Request ​

Query Parameters ​

Supports all global query parameters.

Response ​

Returns the updated user object for the authenticated user.

Example ​

Create a User ​

Create a new user

Request ​

Query Parameters ​

Supports all global query parameters.

Request Body ​

A partial user object.

email and password are required to authenticate with the default authentication provider.

Response ​

Returns the user object for the created user.

Example ​

Create Multiple Users ​

Create multiple new users

Request ​

Query Parameters ​

Supports all global query parameters.

Request Body ​

An array of partial user objects.

email and password are required.

Response ​

Returns the user objects for the created users.

Example ​

Update a User ​

Update an existing user.

Request ​

Query Parameters ​

Supports all global query parameters.

Request Body ​

A partial user object.

Response ​

Returns the user object for the updated user.

Example ​

Update Multiple Users ​

Update multiple existing users.

Request ​

Query Parameters ​

Supports all global query parameters.

Request Body ​

keys Required
Array of primary keys of the users you'd like to update.

data Required
Any of the user object's properties.

Response ​

Returns the user objects for the updated users.

Example ​

Delete a User ​

Delete an existing user.

Request ​

Response ​

Empty body.

Example ​

Delete Multiple Users ​

Delete multiple existing users.

Request ​

Request Body ​

An array of user primary keys

Response ​

Empty body.

Example ​

Register a new User ​

Register a new user.

Request ​

Request Body ​

email Required
Email for the new user.

password Required
Password for the new user.

first_name
First name for the new user.

last_name
Last name for the new user.

verification_url
Provide a custom verification url which the link in the email will lead to. The verification token will be passed as a parameter.
Note: You need to configure the USER_REGISTER_URL_ALLOW_LIST environment variable to enable this feature.

Response ​

Empty body.

Example ​

Verify Registered Email ​

Verify the registered email address. The register user endpoint sends the email a link for verification.

This link includes a token, which is then used to activate the registered user.

Request ​

Query Parameters ​

token Required
Emailed registration token.

Response ​

Empty body.

Example ​

Invite a new User ​

Invite a new user by email.

Request ​

Request Body ​

email Required
User email to invite.

role Required
Role of the new user.

invite_url
Provide a custom invite url which the link in the email will lead to. The invite token will be passed as a parameter.
Note: You need to configure the USER_INVITE_URL_ALLOW_LIST environment variable to enable this feature.

Response ​

Empty body.

Example ​

Accept User Invite ​

Accept your invite. The invite user endpoint sends the email a link to the Data Studio.

This link includes a token, which is then used to activate the invited user.

Request ​

Request Body ​

token Required
Accept invite token.

password Required
Password for the user.

Response ​

Empty body.

Example ​

Generate Two-Factor Authentication Secret ​

Generates a secret and returns the URL to be used in an authenticator app.

Request ​

Request Body ​

password Required
The user's password.

Response ​

secret string
OTP secret to be saved in the authenticator app.

otpauth_url string
otpauth:// formatted URL. Can be rendered as QR code and used in most authenticator apps.

Example ​

Enable Two-Factor Authentication ​

Adds a TFA secret to the user account.

Request ​

Request Body ​

secret Required
The TFA secret from tfa/generate.

otp Required
OTP generated with the secret, to recheck if the user has a correct TFA setup

Response ​

Empty response.

Example ​

Disable Two-Factor Authentication ​

Disables two-factor authentication by removing the OTP secret from the user.

Request ​

Request Body ​

otp Required
One-time password generated by the authenticator app.

Response ​

Empty response.

Example ​