Create a User API Issue

Trying to use the create a user API with powershell. I"ve used other API's without a problem (sis import, etc).

I keep getting an error "unprocessable_entity". I"ve double-checked the url and all appears to be fine.

Using the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet which I've used before.

https://utm.beta.instructure.com/api/v1/accounts/1/users?pseudonym[unique_id]=canstu1&pseudonym[sis_user_id]=canstu1&user[name]=Stu1 CanvasTest&user[skip_registration]=true&pseudonym[integration_id]=960551234&communication_channel[address]=canstu1@utm.edu&communication_channel[skip_confirmation]=true&user[skip_registration]=true&pseudonym[send_confirmation]=true

I hope I'm missing the obvious, but can't see it! Anyone have an idea?

Bruce Harrison

Univ. of Tennessee at Martin

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garth

@harrison I literally copied and pasted your parameters into the exact same API call against my instance and it works fine. Maybe there is a privs issue?

Hope that helps.

garth

That is strange. I am able to produce an error if I don't increment the [integration_id] param, but it is not the error you have reported. I am not able to produce the error "unprocessable_entity".

I tried executing as a GET command, and got an expected response.

I tried executing as a PUT command, and got the expected "Page error" response.

If I send the POST command with incorrect token, I get the expected response of "Invalid access token."

If I try to create a duplicate user I get a response: "ID already in use for this account and authentication provider"

So in the end I'm not sure how you are generating the error you are reporting.

Can you post a screen shot of the error?

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