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How to create a user on Keycloak

In order to create a new user on Keycloak follow the steps below.

1. Visit Admin Dashboard:

  - Go to:  Your Keycloak URL
  - Log in using the admin account.

2. Create a New User:

  - Navigate to Users on the left side of the dashboard.

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  - Click on Add User.

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  - Under Required user actions, select Update Profile.

In case user impersonation is required leave this empty.

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  - Set Email Verified to ON.

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  - Fill in the Username, Email, First Name

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  - Click Join Groups and add the user to the group it belongs.

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  - Click Create

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3. Send Password Reset Request:

  - Go to Users.

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  - Click on the newly created user.

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  - Navigate to Credentials and click Set a Password.

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In case user impersonation is required toggle "Temporary" to Off so it does not require setting up a password when impersonating.

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- Click Credentials Reset.

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In case you followed the user impersonation steps, on this step choose Update password and Update Profile

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- Choose an expiration time for the reset request and click Send. 

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  - Notify the user that they now have an account and will receive an email to reset their password and update their profile.

In case you do not know your Keycloak URL reach out to our support team

Revision #3
Created 2026-03-12 14:21:38 CET by Irdi
Updated 2026-04-22 10:14:10 CET by Irdi