elasticsearch/docs/java-rest/high-level/security/put-user.asciidoc

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:api: put-user
:request: PutUserRequest
:response: PutUserResponse
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=== Create or update user API

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==== Request

The +{request}+ class is used to create or update a user in the Native Realm.
There are 3 different factory methods for creating a request.

===== Create or Update User with a Password

If you wish to create a new user (or update an existing user) and directly specifying the user's new password, use the
`withPassword` method as shown below:

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===== Create or Update User with a Hashed Password

If you wish to create a new user (or update an existing user) and perform password hashing on the client,
then use the `withPasswordHash` method:

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===== Update a User without changing their password

If you wish to update an existing user, and do not wish to change the user's password,
then use the `updateUserProperties` method:

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==== Response

The returned `PutUserResponse` contains a single field, `created`. This field
serves as an indication if a user was created or if an existing entry was updated.

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<1> `created` is a boolean indicating whether the user was created or updated