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# Create user type

> Creates a new user type (role) with optional name and reference.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.yaml post /usertypes
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Ziik API
  version: '1.0'
servers: []
security: []
tags:
  - name: Auth
    description: Auth
  - name: Posts
    description: Posts
  - name: Counters
    description: Counters
  - name: Groups
    description: Groups
  - name: Languages
    description: Languages
  - name: Timezones
    description: Timezones
  - name: Units
    description: Units
  - name: User unit memberships
    description: User unit memberships
  - name: Users
    description: Users
  - name: User types
    description: User types
  - name: Conversations
    description: Conversations
paths:
  /usertypes:
    post:
      tags:
        - User types
      summary: Create user type
      description: Creates a new user type (role) with optional name and reference.
      operationId: 416e35385d1ee5f11e7dfc7aca3ed560
      requestBody:
        description: User type name and optional reference.
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              required:
                - name
              properties:
                name:
                  description: User type name
                  type: string
                reference:
                  description: Optional external reference for the user type
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
              type: object
      responses:
        '201':
          description: User type created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserType'
                type: object
        '422':
          description: Validation error.
components:
  schemas:
    UserType:
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        reference:
          type: string
          example: ROLE-EXT
          nullable: true
        name:
          type: string
          example: Manager
        rights:
          description: Rights string from folder_user_types pivot when loaded
          type: string
          nullable: true
        stats:
          properties:
            users:
              description: Distinct user count when available
              type: integer
              nullable: true
          type: object
        abilities:
          description: >-
            Permission flags keyed by permission name when permissions relation
            is loaded
          type: object
          nullable: true
          additionalProperties:
            type: boolean
      type: object

````