# metalcloud-cli user create-bulk

Create multiple users in a single operation

## Synopsis

Create multiple users at once from a JSON or YAML configuration file.

This command processes an array of user configurations and creates all users in sequence.
Each user configuration follows the same format as the single user create command.

Required Flags:
  --config-source         Source of bulk user configuration (JSON/YAML file path or 'pipe')

Configuration File Format (JSON):
  [
    {
      "displayName": "John Doe", 
      "email": "john.doe@company.com",
      "password": "securePassword123",
      "accessLevel": "user",
      "emailVerified": true,
      "accountId": 12345
    },
    {
      "displayName": "Jane Smith",
      "email": "jane.smith@company.com", 
      "password": "anotherPassword456",
      "accessLevel": "admin",
      "createWithAccount": true
    }
  ]

The command will report success/failure for each user and provide a summary at the end.

```
metalcloud-cli user create-bulk [flags]
```

### Examples

```
  ## Create users from JSON file
  metalcloud-cli user create-bulk --config-source users.json
  
  ## Create users from YAML file
  metalcloud-cli user create-bulk --config-source users.yaml
  
  ## Create users from pipe
  echo '[{"email": "user1@company.com", "password": "pass1", "accessLevel": "user"}, {"email": "user2@company.com", "password": "pass2", "accessLevel": "admin"}]' | metalcloud-cli user create-bulk --config-source pipe
```

### Options

```
      --config-source string   Source of the bulk user configuration. Can be 'pipe' or path to a JSON/YAML file with an array of user configs.
  -h, --help                   help for create-bulk
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
  -k, --api_key string         MetalCloud API key
  -c, --config string          Config file path
  -d, --debug                  Set to enable debug logging
  -e, --endpoint string        MetalCloud API endpoint
  -f, --format string          Output format. Supported values are 'text','csv','md','json','yaml'. (default "text")
  -i, --insecure_skip_verify   Set to allow insecure transport
  -l, --log_file string        Log file path
  -v, --verbosity string       Log level verbosity (default "INFO")
```

### SEE ALSO

* [metalcloud-cli user](/content/configuration/cli/metalcloud-cli_user.md)	 - Manage user accounts and their properties

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