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navmenu: Schema
title: "Resource: User"
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h1. User

A **User** represents...

h2. Methods

See "REST methods for working with Arvados resources":methods.html

API endpoint base: @https://{{ site.arvados_api_host }}/arvados/v1/user@

h2. Creation

h3. Prerequisites

Prerequisites for creating a User.

h3. Side effects

Side effects of creating a User.

h2. Resources

Each User has, in addition to the usual "attributes of Arvados resources":resources.html:

table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
|*Attribute*|*Type*|*Description*|*Example*|
|email|string|||
|first_name|string|||
|last_name|string|||
|identity_url|string|||
|is_admin|boolean|||
|prefs|Hash|||
|updated_at|datetime|||
|default_owner_uuid|string|||
|is_active|boolean|||
