curl --request POST \
--url https://api.privy.io/v1/users \
--header 'Authorization: Basic <encoded-value>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'privy-app-id: <privy-app-id>' \
--data '
{
"linked_accounts": [
{
"address": "[email protected]",
"type": "email"
}
]
}
'HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.privy.io/v1/users")
.header("privy-app-id", "<privy-app-id>")
.header("Authorization", "Basic <encoded-value>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"linked_accounts\": [\n {\n \"address\": \"[email protected]\",\n \"type\": \"email\"\n }\n ]\n}")
.asString();const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'privy-app-id': '<privy-app-id>',
Authorization: 'Basic <encoded-value>',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
},
body: JSON.stringify({linked_accounts: [{address: '[email protected]', type: 'email'}]})
};
fetch('https://api.privy.io/v1/users', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.privy.io/v1/users",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'linked_accounts' => [
[
'address' => '[email protected]',
'type' => 'email'
]
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Basic <encoded-value>",
"Content-Type: application/json",
"privy-app-id: <privy-app-id>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.privy.io/v1/users"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"linked_accounts\": [\n {\n \"address\": \"[email protected]\",\n \"type\": \"email\"\n }\n ]\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("privy-app-id", "<privy-app-id>")
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <encoded-value>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}{
"id": "did:privy:cm3np4u9j001rc8b73seqmqqk",
"created_at": 1731974895,
"linked_accounts": [
{
"address": "[email protected]",
"type": "email",
"first_verified_at": 1674788927,
"latest_verified_at": 1674788927,
"verified_at": 1674788927
},
{
"type": "farcaster",
"fid": 4423,
"owner_address": "0xE6bFb4137F3A8C069F98cc775f324A84FE45FdFF",
"username": "payton",
"display_name": "payton ↑",
"bio": "engineering at /privy. building pixelpool.xyz, the first Farcaster video client. nyc. 👨💻🍎🏳️🌈 nf.td/payton",
"profile_picture": "https://supercast.mypinata.cloud/ipfs/QmNexfCxdnFzWdJqKVgrjd27UGLMexNaw5FXu1XKR3cQF7?filename=IMG_2799.png",
"profile_picture_url": "https://supercast.mypinata.cloud/ipfs/QmNexfCxdnFzWdJqKVgrjd27UGLMexNaw5FXu1XKR3cQF7?filename=IMG_2799.png",
"verified_at": 1740678402,
"first_verified_at": 1740678402,
"latest_verified_at": 1741194370
},
{
"type": "passkey",
"credential_id": "Il5vP-3Tm3hNmDVBmDlREgXzIOJnZEaiVnT-XMliXe-BufP9GL1-d3qhozk9IkZwQ_",
"authenticator_name": "1Password",
"public_key": "pQECAyYgASFYIKdGwx5XxZ/7CJJzT8d5L6jyLNQdTH7X+rSZdPJ9Ux/QIlggRm4OcJ8F3aB5zYz3T9LxLdDfGpWvYkHgS4A8tPz9CqE=",
"created_with_browser": "Chrome",
"created_with_os": "Mac OS",
"created_with_device": "Macintosh",
"enrolled_in_mfa": true,
"verified_at": 1741194420,
"first_verified_at": 1741194420,
"latest_verified_at": 1741194420
}
],
"mfa_methods": [
{
"type": "passkey",
"verified_at": 1741194420
}
],
"has_accepted_terms": true,
"is_guest": false
}Create user
Create a new user with linked accounts. Optionally pre-generate embedded wallets for the user.
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.privy.io/v1/users \
--header 'Authorization: Basic <encoded-value>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'privy-app-id: <privy-app-id>' \
--data '
{
"linked_accounts": [
{
"address": "[email protected]",
"type": "email"
}
]
}
'HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.privy.io/v1/users")
.header("privy-app-id", "<privy-app-id>")
.header("Authorization", "Basic <encoded-value>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"linked_accounts\": [\n {\n \"address\": \"[email protected]\",\n \"type\": \"email\"\n }\n ]\n}")
.asString();const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'privy-app-id': '<privy-app-id>',
Authorization: 'Basic <encoded-value>',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
},
body: JSON.stringify({linked_accounts: [{address: '[email protected]', type: 'email'}]})
};
fetch('https://api.privy.io/v1/users', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.privy.io/v1/users",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'linked_accounts' => [
[
'address' => '[email protected]',
'type' => 'email'
]
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Basic <encoded-value>",
"Content-Type: application/json",
"privy-app-id: <privy-app-id>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.privy.io/v1/users"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"linked_accounts\": [\n {\n \"address\": \"[email protected]\",\n \"type\": \"email\"\n }\n ]\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("privy-app-id", "<privy-app-id>")
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <encoded-value>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}{
"id": "did:privy:cm3np4u9j001rc8b73seqmqqk",
"created_at": 1731974895,
"linked_accounts": [
{
"address": "[email protected]",
"type": "email",
"first_verified_at": 1674788927,
"latest_verified_at": 1674788927,
"verified_at": 1674788927
},
{
"type": "farcaster",
"fid": 4423,
"owner_address": "0xE6bFb4137F3A8C069F98cc775f324A84FE45FdFF",
"username": "payton",
"display_name": "payton ↑",
"bio": "engineering at /privy. building pixelpool.xyz, the first Farcaster video client. nyc. 👨💻🍎🏳️🌈 nf.td/payton",
"profile_picture": "https://supercast.mypinata.cloud/ipfs/QmNexfCxdnFzWdJqKVgrjd27UGLMexNaw5FXu1XKR3cQF7?filename=IMG_2799.png",
"profile_picture_url": "https://supercast.mypinata.cloud/ipfs/QmNexfCxdnFzWdJqKVgrjd27UGLMexNaw5FXu1XKR3cQF7?filename=IMG_2799.png",
"verified_at": 1740678402,
"first_verified_at": 1740678402,
"latest_verified_at": 1741194370
},
{
"type": "passkey",
"credential_id": "Il5vP-3Tm3hNmDVBmDlREgXzIOJnZEaiVnT-XMliXe-BufP9GL1-d3qhozk9IkZwQ_",
"authenticator_name": "1Password",
"public_key": "pQECAyYgASFYIKdGwx5XxZ/7CJJzT8d5L6jyLNQdTH7X+rSZdPJ9Ux/QIlggRm4OcJ8F3aB5zYz3T9LxLdDfGpWvYkHgS4A8tPz9CqE=",
"created_with_browser": "Chrome",
"created_with_os": "Mac OS",
"created_with_device": "Macintosh",
"enrolled_in_mfa": true,
"verified_at": 1741194420,
"first_verified_at": 1741194420,
"latest_verified_at": 1741194420
}
],
"mfa_methods": [
{
"type": "passkey",
"verified_at": 1741194420
}
],
"has_accepted_terms": true,
"is_guest": false
}SDK methods
Learn more about creating users using our SDKs here.Authorizations
Basic Auth header with your app ID as the username and your app secret as the password.
Headers
ID of your Privy app.
Body
The payload for importing a wallet account.
- LinkedAccountWalletInput
- LinkedAccountEmailInput
- LinkedAccountPhoneInput
- LinkedAccountGoogleInput
- LinkedAccountTwitterInput
- LinkedAccountDiscordInput
- LinkedAccountGithubInput
- LinkedAccountSpotifyInput
- LinkedAccountInstagramInput
- LinkedAccountTiktokInput
- LinkedAccountLineInput
- LinkedAccountTwitchInput
- LinkedAccountAppleInput
- LinkedAccountLinkedInInput
- LinkedAccountFarcasterInput
- LinkedAccountTelegramInput
- LinkedAccountCustomJWTInput
- LinkedAccountPasskeyInput
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{
"type": "email",
"address": "[email protected]"
}
Custom metadata associated with the user.
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Wallets to create for the user.
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Response
Newly created user object.
A Privy user object.
An email account linked to the user.
- LinkedAccountEmail
- LinkedAccountPhone
- LinkedAccountEthereum
- LinkedAccountSolana
- LinkedAccountSmartWallet
- LinkedAccountEthereumEmbeddedWallet
- LinkedAccountSolanaEmbeddedWallet
- LinkedAccountBitcoinSegwitEmbeddedWallet
- LinkedAccountBitcoinTaprootEmbeddedWallet
- LinkedAccountCurveSigningEmbeddedWallet
- LinkedAccountGoogleOauth
- LinkedAccountTwitterOauth
- LinkedAccountDiscordOauth
- LinkedAccountGithubOauth
- LinkedAccountSpotifyOauth
- LinkedAccountInstagramOauth
- LinkedAccountTiktokOauth
- LinkedAccountLineOauth
- LinkedAccountTwitchOauth
- LinkedAccountLinkedInOauth
- LinkedAccountAppleOauth
- LinkedAccountCustomOauth
- LinkedAccountCustomJwt
- LinkedAccountFarcaster
- LinkedAccountPasskey
- LinkedAccountTelegram
- LinkedAccountCrossApp
- LinkedAccountAuthorizationKey
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A SMS MFA method.
- SmsMfaMethod
- TotpMfaMethod
- PasskeyMfaMethod
- EmailMfaMethod
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Unix timestamp of when the user was created in seconds.
Indicates if the user has accepted the terms of service.
Indicates if the user is a guest account user.
Custom metadata associated with the user.
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