Users

Create and manage Rapydo users directly from the Users settings page.

Overview

The Users settings page provides a full interface for managing user accounts. Administrators can add users, reset passwords, change roles, and delete users without needing API access.

Users Table

The Users table lists all existing users with the following columns:

Column	Description
Name	The user’s username
Role	The user’s role: Admin or Read Only
Actions	Per-row action menu

Row Actions

Use the action menu on each row to:

Reset Password — Set a new password for the user
Change Role — Switch the user’s role between Admin and Read Only (disabled for your own account)
Delete — Remove the user (disabled for your own account)

Adding a User

Click Add User to open the user creation panel.

Fields

string

required

The login username for the new user.

string

required

The initial password for the new user.

string

required

Select the user’s access level:

Admin — Full access to all features and settings
Read Only — View-only access to dashboards and monitoring

When enabled, the user will be prompted to set a new password on their first login.

Actions

Save — Create the user
Cancel — Discard and close the panel

User Roles

Role	Description
Admin	Full access to all features and settings including Query Analysis, Execute Query, Scout Rules, Alerts, and Settings configuration
Read Only	View-only access to dashboards and monitoring. Cannot modify settings or configurations

API Reference

Users can also be created via API. This is useful for scripted provisioning or environments without UI access.

Prerequisites

SSH access to the Rapydo machine
Admin credentials
curl and jq installed on the machine

Step 1: SSH into the Machine

ssh user@your-rapydo-instance

Step 2: Obtain an Authentication Token

TOKEN=$(curl -sS --location 'http://127.0.0.1:8000/v1/users/login' \
--form 'username="admin"' \
--form 'password="admin"' | jq -r .access_token)

Adjust the username and password to match your environment.

Step 3: Create the User

curl --location 'http://127.0.0.1:8000/v1/users/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
--data '{
    "username": "user",
    "password": "user",
    "role": "read_only"
}'

Change username, password, and role as needed. Valid role values: admin, read_only.

POST http://127.0.0.1:8000/v1/users/login
Content-Type: multipart/form-data

Parameters:
- username (string): User's username
- password (string): User's password

Response:
{
  "access_token": "eyJ...",
  "token_type": "bearer"
}

Create User Endpoint

POST http://127.0.0.1:8000/v1/users/
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer <token>

Body:
{
  "username": "string",
  "password": "string",
  "role": "admin" | "read_only"
}

Get Started

User management

Users

Overview

Users Table

Row Actions

Adding a User

Fields

Actions

User Roles

API Reference

Prerequisites

Step 1: SSH into the Machine

Step 2: Obtain an Authentication Token

Step 3: Create the User

Create User Endpoint

​Users

​Overview

​Users Table

​Row Actions

​Adding a User

​Fields

​Actions

​User Roles

​API Reference

​Prerequisites

​Step 1: SSH into the Machine

​Step 2: Obtain an Authentication Token

​Step 3: Create the User

​Login Endpoint

​Create User Endpoint

Users

Overview

Users Table

Row Actions

Adding a User

Fields

Actions

User Roles

API Reference

Prerequisites

Step 1: SSH into the Machine

Step 2: Obtain an Authentication Token

Step 3: Create the User

Login Endpoint

Create User Endpoint