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+h2. Resource
-h2. create
+Each User has, in addition to the usual "attributes of Arvados resources":{{site.baseurl}}/api/resources.html:
+
+table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
+|_. Attribute|_. Type|_. Description|_. Example|
+|email|string|||
+|username|string|The username used for the user's git repositories and virtual machine logins. Usernames must start with a letter, and contain only alphanumerics. When a new user is created, a default username is set from their e-mail address. Only administrators may change the username.||
+|first_name|string|||
+|last_name|string|||
+|identity_url|string|||
+|is_admin|boolean|||
+|prefs|hash|||
+|default_owner_uuid|string|||
+|is_active|boolean|||
+|writable_by|array|List of UUID strings identifying Groups and other Users that can modify this User object. This will include the user's owner_uuid and, for administrators and users requesting their own User object, the requesting user's UUID.||
+
+h2. Methods
+
+h3. create
Create a new User.
|_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
|user|object||query||
-h2. current
+h3. current
current users
table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
|_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
-h2. delete
+h3. delete
Delete an existing User.
|_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
{background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string||path||
-h2. get
+h3. get
Gets a User's metadata by UUID.
|_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
{background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string|The UUID of the User in question.|path||
-h2. list
+h3. list
List users.
|order|string|Order in which to return matching users.|query||
|filters|array|Conditions for filtering users.|query||
-h2. show
+h3. show
show users
|_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
{background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string||path||
-h2. system
+h3. system
system users
table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
|_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
-h2. update
+h3. update
Update attributes of an existing User.