Mealie

Mealie Admin: Manage Users API

The Admin: Manage Users API from Mealie — 4 operation(s) for admin: manage users.

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Identity & Access Management BC-620.20

Operations 7

GET /api/admin/users Get All #
POST /api/admin/users Create One #
POST /api/admin/users/unlock Unlock Users #
GET /api/admin/users/{item_id} Get One #
PUT /api/admin/users/{item_id} Update One #
DELETE /api/admin/users/{item_id} Delete One #
POST /api/admin/users/password-reset-token Generate Token #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.mealie.io/documentation/getting-started/api-usage/
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APIReference
https://demo.mealie.io/docs
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Authentication
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/mealie/refs/heads/main/authentication/mealie-authentication.yml
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RateLimits
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Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/mealie/refs/heads/main/openapi/mealie-admin-manage-users-api-openapi.yml

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OAuthScopes
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ErrorCatalog
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DataModel
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Conventions
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Webhooks
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Conformance
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/mealie/refs/heads/main/conformance/mealie-conformance.yml
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Lifecycle
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/mealie/refs/heads/main/lifecycle/mealie-lifecycle.yml
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Sandbox
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OpenAPI Specification

mealie-admin-manage-users-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: 'Mealie Admin: Manage Users API'
  description: Mealie is a web application for managing your recipes, meal plans, and shopping lists.
  version: nightly
tags:
- name: 'Admin: Manage Users'
paths:
  /api/admin/users:
    get:
      tags:
      - 'Admin: Manage Users'
      summary: Get All
      operationId: get_all_api_admin_users_get
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: orderBy
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Orderby
      - name: orderByNullPosition
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderByNullPosition'
          - type: 'null'
          title: Orderbynullposition
      - name: orderDirection
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderDirection'
          default: desc
      - name: queryFilter
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Queryfilter
      - name: paginationSeed
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Paginationseed
      - name: page
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
          title: Page
      - name: perPage
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 50
          title: Perpage
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserPagination'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
    post:
      tags:
      - 'Admin: Manage Users'
      summary: Create One
      operationId: create_one_api_admin_users_post
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserIn'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserOut'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
  /api/admin/users/unlock:
    post:
      tags:
      - 'Admin: Manage Users'
      summary: Unlock Users
      operationId: unlock_users_api_admin_users_unlock_post
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: force
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: false
          title: Force
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnlockResults'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
  /api/admin/users/{item_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - 'Admin: Manage Users'
      summary: Get One
      operationId: get_one_api_admin_users__item_id__get
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: item_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Item Id
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserOut'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
    put:
      tags:
      - 'Admin: Manage Users'
      summary: Update One
      operationId: update_one_api_admin_users__item_id__put
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: item_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Item Id
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserOut'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserOut'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
    delete:
      tags:
      - 'Admin: Manage Users'
      summary: Delete One
      operationId: delete_one_api_admin_users__item_id__delete
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: item_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Item Id
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserOut'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
  /api/admin/users/password-reset-token:
    post:
      tags:
      - 'Admin: Manage Users'
      summary: Generate Token
      description: Generates a reset token and returns it. This is an authenticated endpoint
      operationId: generate_token_api_admin_users_password_reset_token_post
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ForgotPassword'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PasswordResetToken'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
components:
  schemas:
    LongLiveTokenOut:
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
        id:
          type: integer
          title: Id
        createdAt:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
            format: date-time
          - type: 'null'
          title: Createdat
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - id
      title: LongLiveTokenOut
    UserPagination:
      properties:
        page:
          type: integer
          title: Page
          default: 1
        per_page:
          type: integer
          title: Per Page
          default: 10
        total:
          type: integer
          title: Total
          default: 0
        total_pages:
          type: integer
          title: Total Pages
          default: 0
        items:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserOut'
          type: array
          title: Items
        next:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Next
        previous:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Previous
      type: object
      required:
      - items
      title: UserPagination
    ForgotPassword:
      properties:
        email:
          type: string
          title: Email
      type: object
      required:
      - email
      title: ForgotPassword
    UserIn:
      properties:
        id:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
            format: uuid4
          - type: 'null'
          title: Id
        username:
          type: string
          title: Username
        fullName:
          type: string
          title: Fullname
        email:
          type: string
          title: Email
        authMethod:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuthMethod'
          default: Mealie
        admin:
          type: boolean
          title: Admin
          default: false
        group:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Group
        household:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Household
        advanced:
          type: boolean
          title: Advanced
          default: false
        showAnnouncements:
          type: boolean
          title: Showannouncements
          default: true
        lastReadAnnouncement:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Lastreadannouncement
        canInvite:
          type: boolean
          title: Caninvite
          default: false
        canManage:
          type: boolean
          title: Canmanage
          default: false
        canManageHousehold:
          type: boolean
          title: Canmanagehousehold
          default: false
        canOrganize:
          type: boolean
          title: Canorganize
          default: false
        password:
          type: string
          title: Password
      type: object
      required:
      - username
      - fullName
      - email
      - password
      title: UserIn
      example:
        admin: 'false'
        email: changeme@example.com
        fullName: Change Me
        group: home
        household: Family
        username: ChangeMe
    AuthMethod:
      type: string
      enum:
      - Mealie
      - LDAP
      - OIDC
      title: AuthMethod
    UnlockResults:
      properties:
        unlocked:
          type: integer
          title: Unlocked
          default: 0
      type: object
      title: UnlockResults
    PasswordResetToken:
      properties:
        token:
          type: string
          title: Token
      type: object
      required:
      - token
      title: PasswordResetToken
    OrderDirection:
      type: string
      enum:
      - asc
      - desc
      title: OrderDirection
    OrderByNullPosition:
      type: string
      enum:
      - first
      - last
      title: OrderByNullPosition
    ValidationError:
      properties:
        loc:
          items:
            anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: integer
          type: array
          title: Location
        msg:
          type: string
          title: Message
        type:
          type: string
          title: Error Type
        input:
          title: Input
        ctx:
          type: object
          title: Context
      type: object
      required:
      - loc
      - msg
      - type
      title: ValidationError
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
          title: Detail
      type: object
      title: HTTPValidationError
    UserOut:
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Id
        username:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Username
        fullName:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Fullname
        email:
          type: string
          title: Email
        authMethod:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuthMethod'
          default: Mealie
        admin:
          type: boolean
          title: Admin
          default: false
        group:
          type: string
          title: Group
        household:
          type: string
          title: Household
        advanced:
          type: boolean
          title: Advanced
          default: false
        showAnnouncements:
          type: boolean
          title: Showannouncements
          default: true
        lastReadAnnouncement:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Lastreadannouncement
        canInvite:
          type: boolean
          title: Caninvite
          default: false
        canManage:
          type: boolean
          title: Canmanage
          default: false
        canManageHousehold:
          type: boolean
          title: Canmanagehousehold
          default: false
        canOrganize:
          type: boolean
          title: Canorganize
          default: false
        groupId:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Groupid
        groupSlug:
          type: string
          title: Groupslug
        householdId:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Householdid
        householdSlug:
          type: string
          title: Householdslug
        tokens:
          anyOf:
          - items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/LongLiveTokenOut'
            type: array
          - type: 'null'
          title: Tokens
        cacheKey:
          type: string
          title: Cachekey
      type: object
      required:
      - id
      - email
      - group
      - household
      - groupId
      - groupSlug
      - householdId
      - householdSlug
      - cacheKey
      title: UserOut
      example:
        admin: 'false'
        email: changeme@example.com
        fullName: Change Me
        group: home
        household: Family
        username: ChangeMe
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2PasswordBearer:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        password:
          scopes: {}
          tokenUrl: /api/auth/token