# Can I create users using jira's rest api (POST / rest / api / 3 / user) using Forge? **URL:** \ **Category:** Forge\ **Tags:** identity, user-provisioning, jira-cloud, rest-api\ **Created:** [March 23, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/can-i-create-users-using-jiras-rest-api-post-rest-api-3-user-using-forge/46475 "2021-03-23T14:19:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JuanJosGarcaMerino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@JuanJosGarcaMerino](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/JuanJosGarcaMerino)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/can-i-create-users-using-jiras-rest-api-post-rest-api-3-user-using-forge/46475/1 "2021-03-23T14:19:19Z")
Hi I have created an administration screen with a form to invoke rest services from jira v3. You can retrieve values ​​from a issue, create or update a issue, but it doesn’t work for me if I create users in Jira. (/rest/api/3/issue) Can you tell me if I can use the rest api for creating users in forge? (POST /rest/api/3/user) Thanks very much ---
**Author:** ![ibuchanan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/atlassiandeveloper/user_avatar/community.developer.atlassian.com/ibuchanan/32/35815_2.png) [@ibuchanan](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/ibuchanan)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/can-i-create-users-using-jiras-rest-api-post-rest-api-3-user-using-forge/46475/2 "2021-03-23T14:51:38Z")
Welcome to the Atlassian developer community, @JuanJosGarcaMerino! No, you cannot [create users](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-users/#api-rest-api-3-user-post) with `POST /rest/api/3/user`. As the documentation indicates, this resources is “experimental” with the following caveats: > This resource is retained for legacy compatibility. As soon as a more suitable alternative is available this resource will be deprecated. And: > Apps cannot access this REST resource. That includes Forge and Connect Apps. Right now, the best available mechanism is [the user provisioning REST API](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/admin/user-provisioning/rest/intro/), which is best understood through [the perspective of an administrator](https://support.atlassian.com/provisioning-users/docs/understand-user-provisioning/). This API is neither part of Jira itself, nor available to Forge or Connect Apps. It is part of the underlying Atlassian Identity platform. ---
**Author:** ![JuanJosGarcaMerino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@JuanJosGarcaMerino](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/JuanJosGarcaMerino)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/can-i-create-users-using-jiras-rest-api-post-rest-api-3-user-using-forge/46475/3 "2021-03-29T13:54:18Z")
Thank you very much. When do you think this option will be available? Regards ---
**Author:** ![YvesIvadHABIMANA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/atlassiandeveloper/user_avatar/community.developer.atlassian.com/yvesivadhabimana/32/50131_2.png) [@YvesIvadHABIMANA](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/YvesIvadHABIMANA)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2024, 8:49am UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/can-i-create-users-using-jiras-rest-api-post-rest-api-3-user-using-forge/46475/4 "2024-02-11T08:49:31Z")
@ibuchanan Is there a way to achieve this now? The API seems to still be in experimental ---
**Author:** ![ibuchanan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/atlassiandeveloper/user_avatar/community.developer.atlassian.com/ibuchanan/32/35815_2.png) [@ibuchanan](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/ibuchanan)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2024, 12:12pm UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/can-i-create-users-using-jiras-rest-api-post-rest-api-3-user-using-forge/46475/5 "2024-02-11T12:12:33Z")
@YvesIvadHABIMANA, What I wrote 3 years ago is still true today. No change. ---
**Author:** ![LuisMiguel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@LuisMiguel](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/LuisMiguel)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/can-i-create-users-using-jiras-rest-api-post-rest-api-3-user-using-forge/46475/6 "2024-04-10T18:00:38Z")
This is not entirely true. In the documentation it is written > Connect apps cannot access this REST resource. In case Forge apps also do not support this REST resource, please update the documentation. Regards.