AWS SDK Version 3 for .NET
API Reference

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Creates a new IAM user for your Amazon Web Services account.

For information about quotas for the number of IAM users you can create, see IAM and STS quotas in the IAM User Guide.

Note:

For .NET Core this operation is only available in asynchronous form. Please refer to CreateUserAsync.

Namespace: Amazon.IdentityManagement
Assembly: AWSSDK.IdentityManagement.dll
Version: 3.x.y.z

Syntax

C#
public virtual CreateUserResponse CreateUser(
         CreateUserRequest request
)

Parameters

request
Type: Amazon.IdentityManagement.Model.CreateUserRequest

Container for the necessary parameters to execute the CreateUser service method.

Return Value


The response from the CreateUser service method, as returned by IdentityManagementService.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
ConcurrentModificationException The request was rejected because multiple requests to change this object were submitted simultaneously. Wait a few minutes and submit your request again.
EntityAlreadyExistsException The request was rejected because it attempted to create a resource that already exists.
InvalidInputException The request was rejected because an invalid or out-of-range value was supplied for an input parameter.
LimitExceededException The request was rejected because it attempted to create resources beyond the current Amazon Web Services account limits. The error message describes the limit exceeded.
NoSuchEntityException The request was rejected because it referenced a resource entity that does not exist. The error message describes the resource.
ServiceFailureException The request processing has failed because of an unknown error, exception or failure.

Examples

The following create-user command creates an IAM user named Bob in the current account.

To create an IAM user


var client = new AmazonIdentityManagementServiceClient();
var response = client.CreateUser(new CreateUserRequest 
{
    UserName = "Bob"
});

User user = response.User;

            

Version Information

.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5 and newer, 3.5

See Also