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Method: accounts.users.create
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Creates a Merchant Center account user. Executing this method requires admin access.
HTTP request
POST https://merchantapi.googleapis.com/accounts/v1beta/{parent=accounts/*}/users
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters |
parent |
string
Required. The resource name of the account for which a user will be created. Format: accounts/{account}
|
Query parameters
| Parameters |
userId |
string
Required. The email address of the user (for example, john.doe@gmail.com).
|
Request body
The request body contains an instance of User.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains a newly created instance of User.
Authorization scopes
Requires the following OAuth scope:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/content
For more information, see the OAuth 2.0 Overview.
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Last updated 2025-02-25 UTC.
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