API extension for osticket - tested against 1.12 (tested json only)

Create and register client users or update client users programatically

osticket: https://github.com/osTicket

Initial code and idea taken from user on osticket forum: NotionCommotion: https://forum.osticket.com/d/93191-do-users-need-to-be-registered-if-they-use-the-api-to-add-tickets

API endpoint is secured using standard osticket API process: https://docs.osticket.com/en/latest/Developer%20Documentation/API%20Docs.html

requires request header: "X-API-Key", "API KEY FROM OSTICKET"

What to do

Add user.api.php to include folder

Amend http.php to api folder adding two lines:

 url_post("^/users\.(?P<format>xml|json|email)$", array('api.users.php:UsersApiController','create')),
 url_post("^/userscp\.(?P<format>xml|json|email)$", array('api.users.php:UsersApiController','changepword')),

after

url_post("^/tickets\.(?P<format>xml|json|email)$", array('api.tickets.php:TicketApiController','create')),

http://osticketurl/api/users.json //create and register user endpoint

post JSON object in format:

{
  "name": "user name",
  "email": "email address",
  "passwd1": "password"
}

http://osticketurl/api/userscp.json //update user password endpoint

post JSON object in format:

{
	"email": "user email address",
	"passwd1": "new password"
}