Create Confluence users programmatically

[ArtemT]

Hi.

Is it possible to create users programmatically in Confluence?

[Marcin Urbański · Accepted solution]

Check this class https://docs.atlassian.com/confluence/latest/com/atlassian/confluence/user/UserAccessor.html.

You could get UserAccessor object by dependency injection.

See https://developer.atlassian.com/display/CONFDEV/Accessing+Confluence+Components+from+Plugin+Modules

[ArtemT]

Hi.

Now i have another problem.

When i try to create a new user in the way described by Marcin, i get exception: bucket.user.LicensingException: You are not licensed to add any more users to this installation of Confluence. Please contact sales@atlassian.com.

Here's my code:

ConfluenceUserImpl u = new ConfluenceUserImpl("John", "John", "john@john.com");

try{
userAccessor.createUser(u, Credential.unencrypted("123123"));
} catch (Exception e) {
String s = e.getMessage();
return ERROR;
}

Any ideas how to avoid this error?

[Marcin Urbański]

Do you use Test license for plugin developers?

[ArtemT]

I use regular Atlassian SDK downloaded from the official website, so i think i have the test license. Or i need to install the license manually? Another question: When i create a new user do i need to be logged in as a admin necessarily?

Sorry for stupid questions i'm novice in atlassian development )

[Marcin Urbański]

With test licese your server is limited to only 5 users

[Marcin Urbański]

I am not sure but rather you don't have to be logged as admin. I'll have to check it

[ArtemT]

Yes, unfortunately if i try to add or remove users via UserAccessor i need to be logged in as an administrator... Are there any ways to avoid this restriction?

[ArtemT]

Actually there's a possibility to create a user, but there's no possibility to remove. Also there's no possibility to add users to groups.

[Stefan Baader]

I have a similar issue with the method "UserAccessor.addMembership(Group, User)" called inside a user macro. My intention is to deliver a delegated maintenance for some group (adding members to that group).

When I am logged in as administrator I can run the user macro in a page. When I log in as a default user I get an Error message.

[Marcin Urbański]

So with test license your server is limited to use only 5 users.

[ArtemT]

Hi.

Now i have another problem.

When i try to create a new user in the way described by Marcin, i get exception: bucket.user.LicensingException: You are not licensed to add any more users to this installation of Confluence. Please contact sales@atlassian.com.

Here's my code:

ConfluenceUserImpl u = new ConfluenceUserImpl("John", "John", "john@john.com");

try{
userAccessor.createUser(u, Credential.unencrypted("123123"));
} catch (Exception e) {
String s = e.getMessage();
return ERROR;
}

Any ideas how to avoid this error?

[ArtemT]

Thanks all for help!

[BillA]

See related question from 2012 https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/35897/bulk-create-users

[Davin Studer]

Yes.

General API Documentation
https://developer.atlassian.com/display/CONFDEV/Confluence+XML-RPC+and+SOAP+APIs

User Management Methods for the SOAP API
https://developer.atlassian.com/display/CONFDEV/Remote+Confluence+Methods#RemoteConfluenceMethods-UserManagement

The REST API is now going to be the officially support API going forward so you should get the REST API Browser to be able to see what methods are available. Unfortunately the REST API documentation is pretty slim.

[ArtemT]

Hi.

Looks like REST API doesnt provide ability to add users like JIRA REST API does. Is it true?