Appwrite Users API

Server-side user management (requires server key)

OpenAPI Specification

appwrite-users-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Appwrite Account Users API
  description: The Appwrite REST API provides programmatic access to backend services for web and mobile applications, including user authentication, databases, file storage, cloud functions, real-time messaging, and team management. Appwrite is open source and can be self-hosted or used via Appwrite Cloud.
  version: 1.6.0
  contact:
    name: Appwrite
    url: https://appwrite.io/docs
  license:
    name: BSD 3-Clause
    url: https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
servers:
- url: https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1
  description: Appwrite Cloud API
security:
- projectKey: []
tags:
- name: Users
  description: Server-side user management (requires server key)
paths:
  /users:
    get:
      operationId: listUsers
      summary: Appwrite - List Users
      description: Returns a list of all users in the project (requires server API key)
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - name: queries
        in: query
        description: Array of query strings for filtering users
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      - name: search
        in: query
        description: Search term to filter users by name or email
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of users
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  total:
                    type: integer
                    description: Total number of users
                  users:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
              examples:
                ListUsersExample:
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  summary: Example users list
                  value:
                    total: 1
                    users:
                    - $id: user-abc123
                      name: Jane Developer
                      email: jane@example.com
                      emailVerification: true
                      status: true
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing API key
    post:
      operationId: createUser
      summary: Appwrite - Create User
      description: Creates a new user account in the Appwrite project
      tags:
      - Users
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - userId
              - email
              - password
              properties:
                userId:
                  type: string
                  description: Unique user ID (use "unique()" to auto-generate)
                email:
                  type: string
                  description: User email address
                password:
                  type: string
                  description: User password
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: User display name
            examples:
              CreateUserExample:
                x-microcks-default: true
                summary: Example user creation request
                value:
                  userId: unique()
                  email: newuser@example.com
                  password: securepassword123
                  name: New User
      responses:
        '201':
          description: User created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request body
        '409':
          description: User with this email already exists
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing API key
components:
  schemas:
    User:
      title: User
      description: An Appwrite user account
      type: object
      properties:
        $id:
          type: string
          description: Unique user identifier
        name:
          type: string
          description: User display name
        email:
          type: string
          description: User email address
        phone:
          type: string
          description: User phone number
        emailVerification:
          type: boolean
          description: Email verification status
        phoneVerification:
          type: boolean
          description: Phone verification status
        status:
          type: boolean
          description: Account active status
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Account creation timestamp
        labels:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: User labels for role-based access control
  securitySchemes:
    projectKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Appwrite-Project