export const metadata = {
  title: `User Creation Flows`,
}

# {metadata.title}

In this document, learn the different ways to create a user using the User Module.

<Note title="Looking for no-code docs?">

Refer to this [Medusa Admin User Guide](!user-guide!/settings/users) to learn how to manage users using the dashboard.

</Note>

## Straightforward User Creation

To create a user, use the [create method of the User Module’s main service](/references/user/create):

```ts
const user = await userModuleService.createUsers({
  email: "user@example.com",
})
```

You can pair this with the Auth Module to allow the user to authenticate, as explained in a [later section](#create-identity-with-the-auth-module).

---

## Invite Users

To create a user, you can create an invite for them using the [createInvites method](/references/user/createInvites) of the User Module's main service:

```ts
const invite = await userModuleService.createInvites({
  email: "user@example.com",
})
```

Later, you can accept the invite and create a new user for them:

```ts
const invite =
  await userModuleService.validateInviteToken("secret_123")

await userModuleService.updateInvites({
  id: invite.id,
  accepted: true,
})

const user = await userModuleService.createUsers({
  email: invite.email,
})
```

### Invite Expiry

An invite has an expiry date. You can renew the expiry date and refresh the token using the [refreshInviteTokens method](/references/user/refreshInviteTokens):

```ts
await userModuleService.refreshInviteTokens(["invite_123"])
```

---

## Create Identity with the Auth Module

By combining the User and Auth Modules, you can use the Auth Module for authenticating users, and the User Module to manage those users.

So, when a user is authenticated, and you receive the `AuthIdentity` object, you can use it to create a user if it doesn’t exist:

```ts
const { success, authIdentity } =
  await authModuleService.authenticate("emailpass", {
    // ...
  })

const [, count] = await userModuleService.listAndCountUsers({
  email: authIdentity.entity_id,
})

if (!count) {
  const user = await userModuleService.createUsers({
    email: authIdentity.entity_id,
  })
}
```
