Create users

CreateUser() creates a new user (User object) with a unique User ID.

Usage in Blueprints and C++

Requires App Context

To store data about users, you must enable App Context for your app's keyset in the Admin Portal.

Method signature

Blueprint

C++ / Input parameters

Chat->CreateUser(
    FString UserID, 
    FPubnubChatUserData UserData
);

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
UserID	FString	Yes	Unique user identifier.
UserData	FPubnubChatUserData	Yes	Additional user data.

FPubnubChatUserData

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
UserName	FString	No	n/a	Display name for the user (must not be empty or consist only of whitespace characters).
ExternalID	FString	No	n/a	User's identifier in an external system. You can use it to match id with a similar identifier from an external database.
ProfileUrl	FString	No	n/a	URL of the user's profile picture.
Email	FString	No	n/a	User's email address.
CustomDataJson	FString	No	n/a	JSON providing custom data about the user. Values must be scalar only; arrays or objects are not supported. Filtering App Context data through the custom property is not recommended in SDKs.
Status	FString	No	n/a	Tag that lets you categorize your app users by their current state. The tag choice is entirely up to you and depends on your use case. For example, you can use status to mark users in your chat app as invited, active, or archived.
Type	FString	No	n/a	Tag that lets you categorize your app users by their functional roles. The tag choice is entirely up to you and depends on your use case. For example, you can use type to group users by their roles in your app, such as moderator, player, or support-agent.

API limits

To learn about the maximum length of parameters used to set user metadata, refer to REST API docs.

Output

Type	Description
UPubnubUser*	Returned object containing the new user data.

Errors

If you try to create a user without providing their ID, you will receive the ID is required error. If you try to create a user that already exists, you will receive the User with this ID already exists error.

Basic usage

Create a user with an ID of support_agent_15. Specify their name, avatar, and custom attributes, such as their title and the LinkedIn profile URL.

#include "Kismet/GameplayStatics.h"
#include "PubnubChatSubsystem.h"

UGameInstance* GameInstance = UGameplayStatics::GetGameInstance(this);
UPubnubChatSubsystem* PubnubChatSubsystem = GameInstance->GetSubsystem<UPubnubChatSubsystem>();

UPubnubChat* Chat = PubnubChatSubsystem ->InitChat("demo", "demo", "my_user");

// Define user data
FString UserID = "UniqueUser123";

FPubnubChatUserData UserData;
UserData.UserName = "JohnDoe";
UserData.ExternalID = "External123";
UserData.ProfileUrl = "http://example.com/profile/johndoe.jpg";

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