Merchant API code sample to create a user.

### Java

    // Copyright 2024 Google LLC
    //
    // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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    // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
    // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
    // limitations under the License.

    package shopping.merchant.samples.accounts.users.v1;
    import com.google.api.gax.core.FixedCredentialsProvider;
    import com.google.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredentials;
    import com.google.shopping.merchant.accounts.v1.AccessRight;
    import com.google.shopping.merchant.accounts.v1.CreateUserRequest;
    import com.google.shopping.merchant.accounts.v1.User;
    import com.google.shopping.merchant.accounts.v1.UserServiceClient;
    import com.google.shopping.merchant.accounts.v1.UserServiceSettings;
    import shopping.merchant.samples.utils.Authenticator;
    import shopping.merchant.samples.utils.Config;

    /** This class demonstrates how to create a user for a Merchant Center account. */
    public class CreateUserSample {

      private static String getParent(String accountId) {
        return String.format("accounts/%s", accountId);
      }

      public static void createUser(Config config, String email) throws Exception {

        // Obtains OAuth token based on the user's configuration.
        GoogleCredentials credential = new Authenticator().authenticate();

        // Creates service settings using the credentials retrieved above.
        UserServiceSettings userServiceSettings =
            UserServiceSettings.newBuilder()
                .setCredentialsProvider(FixedCredentialsProvider.create(credential))
                .build();

        // Creates parent to identify where to insert the user.
        String parent = getParent(config.getAccountId().toString());

        // Calls the API and catches and prints any network failures/errors.
        try (UserServiceClient userServiceClient = UserServiceClient.create(userServiceSettings)) {

          CreateUserRequest request =
              CreateUserRequest.newBuilder()
                  .setParent(parent)
                  // This field is the email address of the user.
                  .setUserId(email)
                  .setUser(
                      User.newBuilder()
                          .addAccessRights(AccessRight.ADMIN)
                          .addAccessRights(AccessRight.PERFORMANCE_REPORTING)
                          .build())
                  .build();

          System.out.println("Sending Create User request");
          User response = userServiceClient.createUser(request);
          System.out.println("Inserted User Name below");
          // The last part of the user name will be the email address of the user.
          // Format: `accounts/{account}/user/{user}`
          System.out.println(response.getName());
        } catch (Exception e) {
          System.out.println(e);
        }
      }

      public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        Config config = Config.load();
        // The email address of this user.
        String email = "testUser@gmail.com";

        createUser(config, email);
      }
    }

### PHP

    <?php
    /**
     * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
     *
     * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
     * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
     * You may obtain a copy of the License at
     *
     *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
     *
     * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
     * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
     * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
     * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
     * limitations under the License.
     */

    /**
     * Demonstrates how to create a user for a Merchant Center account.
     */

    require_once __DIR__ . '/../../../../vendor/autoload.php';
    require_once __DIR__ . '/../../../Authentication/Authentication.php';
    require_once __DIR__ . '/../../../Authentication/Config.php';
    use Google\ApiCore\ApiException;
    use Google\Shopping\Merchant\Accounts\V1\AccessRight;
    use Google\Shopping\Merchant\Accounts\V1\CreateUserRequest;
    use Google\Shopping\Merchant\Accounts\V1\User;
    use Google\Shopping\Merchant\Accounts\V1\Client\UserServiceClient;


    /**
     * Creates a user.
     *
     * @param array $config The configuration data.
     * @param string $email The email address of the user.
     * @return void
     */
    function createUser($config, $email): void
    {
        // Gets the OAuth credentials to make the request.
        $credentials = Authentication::useServiceAccountOrTokenFile();

        // Creates options config containing credentials for the client to use.
        $options = ['credentials' => $credentials];

        // Creates a client.
        $userServiceClient = new UserServiceClient($options);

        // Creates parent to identify where to insert the user.
        $parent = sprintf("accounts/%s", $config['accountId']);

        // Calls the API and catches and prints any network failures/errors.
        try {
            $request = new CreateUserRequest([
                'parent' => $parent,
                'user_id' => $email,
                'user' => (new User())
                    ->setAccessRights([AccessRight::ADMIN,AccessRight::PERFORMANCE_REPORTING])
            ]);

            print "Sending Create User request\n";
            $response = $userServiceClient->createUser($request);
            print "Inserted User Name below\n";
            print $response->getName() . "\n";
        } catch (ApiException $e) {
            print $e->getMessage();
        }
    }

    $config = Config::generateConfig();
    $email = "testUser@gmail.com";

    createUser($config, $email);


### Python

    # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
    # Copyright 2024 Google LLC
    #
    # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
    # You may obtain a copy of the License at
    #
    #     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
    #
    # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
    # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
    # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
    # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
    # limitations under the License.
    """A module to create a user."""


    from examples.authentication import configuration
    from examples.authentication import generate_user_credentials
    from google.shopping.merchant_accounts_v1 import AccessRight
    from google.shopping.merchant_accounts_v1 import CreateUserRequest
    from google.shopping.merchant_accounts_v1 import User
    from google.shopping.merchant_accounts_v1 import UserServiceClient

    _ACCOUNT = configuration.Configuration().read_merchant_info()


    def get_parent(account_id):
      return f"accounts/{account_id}"


    def create_user(user_email):
      """Creates a user for a Merchant Center account."""

      # Get OAuth credentials
      credentials = generate_user_credentials.main()

      # Create a UserServiceClient
      client = UserServiceClient(credentials=credentials)

      # Create parent string
      parent = get_parent(_ACCOUNT)

      # Create the request
      request = CreateUserRequest(
          parent=parent,
          user_id=user_email,
          user=User(
              access_rights=[AccessRight.ADMIN, AccessRight.PERFORMANCE_REPORTING]
          ),
      )

      try:
        print("Sending Create User request")
        response = client.create_user(request=request)
        print("Inserted User Name below")
        print(response.name)
      except RuntimeError as e:
        print(e)


    if __name__ == "__main__":
      # Modify this email to create a new user
      email = "USER_MAIL_ACCOUNT"
      create_user(email)