# Add user with Shield in Java

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-user-with-shield-in-java/45109>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 22, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-user-with-shield-in-java/45109 "2016-03-22T13:34:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Ronny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/94ad74/32.png) [@Ronny](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ronny)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-user-with-shield-in-java/45109/1 "2016-03-22T13:34:46Z")

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Hi,

I would like to add users and roles with elasticsearch java api and not from the command line as we do with esusers.

Is there somebody who knows how to do it?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-user-with-shield-in-java/45109/2 "2017-07-05T23:06:17Z")

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