To create and manage users via the Joomla REST API, you can use the following approaches:
1. Creating a new user:
Make a POST request to `/api/index.php/v1/users` with the following JSON payload:
json
{
"name": "John Doe",
"username": "johndoe",
"email": "
<script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript'>
<!--
var prefix = 'mailto:';
var suffix = '';
var attribs = '';
var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '=';
var addy76092 = 'johndoe' + '@';
addy76092 = addy76092 + 'example' + '.' + 'com';
document.write( '<a ' + path + '\'' + prefix + addy76092 + suffix + '\'' + attribs + '>' );
document.write( addy76092 );
document.write( '<\/a>' );
//-->
</script><script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript'>
<!--
document.write( '<span style=\'display: none;\'>' );
//-->
</script>This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
<script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript'>
<!--
document.write( '</' );
document.write( 'span>' );
//-->
</script>",
"password": "securepassword",
"groups": [2],
"block": 0,
"sendEmail": 1
}
The `groups` array specifies the user groups (2 is Registered Users). Set `block` to 0 to activate the account immediately. The `sendEmail` parameter controls whether to send admin notification emails[1][2].
2. Retrieving user information:
Make a GET request to `/api/index.php/v1/users/{user_id}` to get details for a specific user.
3. Updating a user:
Make a PATCH request to `/api/index.php/v1/users/{user_id}` with the fields you want to update in the JSON payload.
4. Deleting a user:
Make a DELETE request to `/api/index.php/v1/users/{user_id}`.
Some important points to note:
- You need to authenticate your API requests using a token or basic auth.
- The API doesn't automatically send welcome emails to new users. You may need to implement this separately if required[1][2].
- If you have custom required fields for users, you'll need to include those in your create/update requests[5].
- User activation settings from the Joomla configuration (like self-activation) may not apply to API-created users. You may need to handle activation manually if needed[1][2].
To use these API endpoints in your code, you can use a HTTP client library to make the requests. Here's a PHP example using cURL to create a new user:
php
$apiUrl = 'https://your-joomla-site.com/api/index.php/v1/users';
$data = [
'name' => 'John Doe',
'username' => 'johndoe',
'email' => '
<script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript'>
<!--
var prefix = 'mailto:';
var suffix = '';
var attribs = '';
var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '=';
var addy81639 = 'johndoe' + '@';
addy81639 = addy81639 + 'example' + '.' + 'com';
document.write( '<a ' + path + '\'' + prefix + addy81639 + suffix + '\'' + attribs + '>' );
document.write( addy81639 );
document.write( '<\/a>' );
//-->
</script><script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript'>
<!--
document.write( '<span style=\'display: none;\'>' );
//-->
</script>This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
<script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript'>
<!--
document.write( '</' );
document.write( 'span>' );
//-->
</script>',
'password' => 'securepassword',
'groups' => [2],
'block' => 0,
'sendEmail' => 1
];
$ch = curl_init($apiUrl);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($data));
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
'Content-Type: application/json',
'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN'
]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
$result = json_decode($response, true);
Remember to replace `YOUR_API_TOKEN` with your actual API token. Also, ensure you have the necessary permissions to perform these operations via the API.
Citations:[1] https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/issues/37128
[2] https://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?t=992104
[3] https://manual.joomla.org/docs/general-concepts/user/
[4] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1904809/how-can-i-create-a-new-joomla-user-account-from-within-a-script
[5] https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/issues/36936