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Add and Edit Users in Batch Mode
Add and Edit Users in Batch Mode
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Access-cli supports adding and editing users in batch mode, importing data from JSON or CSV files. Batch operations on users use the common batch mode flags.

  • JSON files should contain an array of objects, each containing the fields for each user one wishes to add or edit.

  • CSV files should be comma-separated. They must contain a header, specifying the fields and their order, followed by the records (one per line).

When editing users, unspecified and non-mandatory fields remain unchanged.

Fields

The expected fields for each format are as follows:

JSON Field Name

JSON Type

CSV Field Name

Example

Description

Mandatory

id

integer

ID

123

ID of the user to edit. Used only when editing

When editing

name

string

Name

John Doe

Name of the user

When adding

email

string

Email

john@site.com

Email address of the user

No

phone_number

string

PhoneNumber

1234567890

Phone number of the user

No

group_ids

integer array

GroupIds

[12,56]

User group IDs. In CSV, surround by quotes

No

enabled

boolean

Enabled

true

Whether the user is enabled

No

send_email
​_invitation

boolean

SendEmail
​Invitation

false

Whether to send an email invitation. Used only when adding

No

File Examples

Field order can be different from what is shown in the examples, and non-mandatory fields can be omitted. When using CSV, make sure to specify the correct field order in the header, and to maintain the order and number of fields consistent throughout each line.

Adding Users

JSON

[
{
"name": "User 1", "email": "1@example.com", "phone_number": "123456",
"group_ids": [34,56], "enabled": true, "send_email_invitation": false
},
{
"name": "User 2", "email": "2@example.com", "phone_number": "644889998",
"group_ids": [], "enabled": true, "send_email_invitation": true
}
]
$ access-cli users add --from-file=example.json

CSV

Name,Email,PhoneNumber,GroupIds,Enabled,SendEmailInvitation
User 1,1@example.com,123456,"[34,56]",true,false
User 2,2@example.com,644889998,[],true,true

$ access-cli users add --from-file=example.csv --file-format=csv
​

Editing Users

JSON

[
{
"id": 12, "name": "User 1", "email": "1@example.com",
"phone_number": "123456", "group_ids": [], "enabled": false
},
{
"id": 34, "name": "User 2", "email": "2@example.com",
"phone_number": "644889998", "group_ids": [34,56], "enabled": true
}
]

$ access-cli users edit --from-file=example.json

CSV

ID,Name,Email,PhoneNumber,GroupIds,Enabled
12,User 1,1@example.com,123456,[],false
34,User 2,2@example.com,644889998,"[34,56]",true

$ access-cli users edit --from-file=example.csv --file-format=csv

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