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Add a web user

Create a new web user for one or more merchant accounts.

Use the /addWebUser endpoint to create a new web user associated with one or more merchant accounts. If the request does not include any merchant codes, the web user is created, but not activated.

Request parameters

To create a new web user, make a POST /addWebUser specifying:

Name Type
Required
Description
email

String

-white_check_mark-

The email address associated with the user account.

merchantCodes

Array

-x-

An array of merchant code strings.
A merchant code string holds a value to identify a merchant.

Format:

  • Either: MerchantAccount.Merchant_Code
  • Or: Merchant_Code
accountGroupCodes

Array

-x-

An array of account group names.
For example: ["groupEU", "groupUS"].

timeZoneCode

String

-white_check_mark-

The time zone associated to the user account profile.

If you do not specify any value, the active user's time zone settings are used instead.

userName

String

-white_check_mark-

A user name string holds the user account display name.
It can include:

  • Digits: 0-9
  • Letters a-z, A-Z
  • Special characters: "." (dot), "-" (hyphen), "_" (underscore)
name

Object

-white_check_mark-

A container object for personal data. This object contains:

  • firstName
  • lastName

|-firstName

String

-white_check_mark-

The first name/given name of the user.

  • Max. length: 80 characters
  |-lastName

String

-white_check_mark-

The last name/family name of the user.

  • Max. length: 80 characters
roles

Array

-x-

A container object for types of role for the account user.

  • RoleType
RoleType

Enum

-x-

It defines the type of role assigned to the user account.
Some examples of roles are:

  • Merchant_standard_role
  • Merchant_manage_payments
  • Merchant_Report_role
  • Merchant_dispute_management
  • Merchant_technical_integrator
  • Merchant_View_Risk_Results_role
  • Merchant_view_risk_settings
  • Merchant_change_risk_settings 
  • Merchant_allowed_own_password_reset

Response parameters

If there are no errors in the request, the call returns user name and password for the newly created user account, and a pspReference.

If any issues occur during the process, the call returns one or more warning or error messages. In this case, no user name and no password data is included in the response.

NameTypeReturned by defaultDescription

userName

String

-x-

The user name assigned to the newly created account.

password

String

-x-
The password assigned to the newly created account.
This is a temporary, one-time password.
Users need to define a new one upon their first successful login.

pspReference

String

-white_check_mark-

A reference to uniquely identify the request.

warnings

Array

-x-

List containing one or more warning messages.
Returned when the request is not correctly processed.

errors

Array

-x-

List containing one or more error messages.
Returned when the request fails.

Examples

Request

Response

Response in case of an error