## Creates a Member Creates a Member. An `organization_id` and `email_address` are required. **RBAC Enforced API** If a Member Session is passed in the Authorization headers, Stytch will enforce that the Member has permission to take the **create Action** on the **stytch.member Resource** prior to honoring the request. To learn more, see the [RBAC guide](/content/docs/multi-tenant-auth/enterprise-ready/rbac/index.html). #### Authorizations Authorization string header required Basic authentication header of the form `Basic `, where `` is the base64-encoded string `username:password`. #### Headers X-Stytch-Member-Session string A Stytch session that can be used to run the request with the given member's permissions. X-Stytch-Member-SessionJWT string A Stytch Session JSON Web Token (JWT) that can be used to run the request with the given member's permissions. #### Path Parameters organization_id string required Globally unique UUID that identifies a specific Organization. The `organization_id` is critical to perform operations on an Organization, so be sure to preserve this value. You may also use the organization_slug or organization_external_id here as a convenience. #### Body - **application/json** - **Request type** email_address string required The email address of the Member. name string The name of the Member. trusted_metadata object An arbitrary JSON object for storing application-specific data or identity-provider-specific data. untrusted_metadata object An arbitrary JSON object of application-specific data. These fields can be edited directly by the frontend SDK, and should not be used to store critical information. create_member_as_pending boolean Flag for whether or not to save a Member as `pending` or `active` in Stytch. It defaults to false. If true, new Members will be created with status `pending` in Stytch's backend. Their status will remain `pending` and they will continue to receive signup email templates for every Email Magic Link until that Member authenticates and becomes `active`. is_breakglass boolean Identifies the Member as a break glass user - someone who has permissions to authenticate into an Organization by bypassing the Organization's settings. mfa_phone_number string The Member's phone number. A Member may only have one phone number. mfa_enrolled boolean Sets whether the Member is enrolled in MFA. If true, the Member must complete an MFA step whenever they wish to log in to their Organization. roles string[] Roles to explicitly assign to this Member. external_id string An identifier that can be used in most API calls where a `member_id` is expected. #### Response - **200** - **application/json** - **Successful response** request_id string required Globally unique UUID that is returned with every API call. This value is important to log for debugging purposes. member_id string required Globally unique UUID that identifies a specific Member. member object required The Member object. organization object required The Organization object. status_code integer required The HTTP status code of the response. Stytch follows standard HTTP response status code patterns, e.g. 2XX values equate to success.