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Create User

Creates a new user in the system. See the documentation
  • Action
  • Writes data
  • API key
  • SDK
  • MCP

IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's Navan account once, then configure and run Create User from your backend or agent.

import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "navan-create-user",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    navan: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    userName: "Email",
    firstName: "First Name",
  },
})

console.log(result)

SCHEMA

Inputs

Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.

Create User inputs
Property Type Description
userName Email string
User's email address
Required
firstName First Name string
User's first name
Required
lastName Last Name string
User's last name
Required
active Active boolean
User status
Optional
title Job Title string
User's job title
Optional
employeeNumber Employee Number string
Employee ID
Optional
department Department string
Department name
Optional
costCenter Cost Center string
Cost center identifier
Optional
division Division string
Subsidiary in Navan
Optional
region Region string
Geographic region
Optional
travelPolicy Travel Policy string
Travel policy assignment
Optional

REFERENCE

Tool details

Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.

Registry key
navan-create-user
Version
0.0.1
App
Navan
Authentication
API key
Read-only
No
Destructive
No
Open world
Yes