# Question Regarding Create User API

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/question-regarding-create-user-api/36875>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [November 25, 2020, 6:10am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/question-regarding-create-user-api/36875 "2020-11-25T06:10:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dora\_Reddy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/dora_reddy/32/21698_2.png) [@Dora\_Reddy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Dora_Reddy)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 6:10am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/question-regarding-create-user-api/36875/1 "2020-11-25T06:10:42Z")

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How do we make sure that user creating a user account at zoom via create user API does not have another zoom account with same email address?

Is there any API available?

I verified this [https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/users/useremail](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/users/useremail) and it always returning “existed\_email”: false

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**Author:** ![MaxM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/maxm/32/42303_2.png) [@MaxM](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/MaxM)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/question-regarding-create-user-api/36875/2 "2020-11-25T21:36:36Z")

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Hey @Dora_Reddy,

If you attempt to create a user that has an existing account with that email you will receive error code 1009 in the response object. This is outlined in the [Create Users documentation](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/users/usercreate#responses).

It is possible to add an existing user to a Business account. If you’re interested in learning more about that process please see [this document](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360028938451-Adding-Existing-Users-to-a-Business-Account).

> [@Dora\_Reddy](#):
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> I verified this [https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/users/useremail](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/users/useremail) and it always returning “existed\_email”: false

As the documentation states, you can only use that endpoint to check if a user exists in your account.

Thanks,  
Max

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/6/1/614bdd549b610bbaa46ff934617683a02bdaa03c.png) [@system](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 7:36am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/question-regarding-create-user-api/36875/3 "2020-12-26T07:36:44Z")

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