Creating Users via REST API

  • Resolved bohdanwlcm

    (@bohdanwlcm)


    2 years, 4 months ago

    Hey community,
    I’m trying to make it possible to create users via REST API using Basic auth.
    But I’m getting this error:

    {
    "code": "rest_cannot_create_user",
    "message": "Sorry, you are not allowed to create new users.",
    "data": {
        "status": 401
    }
}

    My account has the Admin role.
    What should I do to make it possible to add users via REST API?

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  • Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    You need a proper authentication to be able to update the DB. Unless you’re using the default cookie auth, your WP role is not a factor. Useful auth plugins are listed near the bottom of the linked page, including Basic Auth.

    Application Passwords is another alternative, it’s no longer a plugin, it had been incorporated into WP core. Despite what I said earlier, it’s indirectly related to your WP role, or rather the role that created the password. FWIW, this is my go-to choice for authorization.

    Thread Starter bohdanwlcm

    (@bohdanwlcm)

    Thanks!

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