Improved
Email and phone are optional again when creating users
November 6th, 2026 by ReadMe API
Availability: Sandbox since November 5, 2026 · Production since November 5, 2026
email, phoneNumber and phoneVerifiedAt are optional again on user creation (POST /private/v1/users). A recent change had made them required, and that change has been reverted. Requests that omit them are accepted again, and nothing changes for integrations that already send them.
- When supplied,
phoneNumbermust still be 10 digits with no country code and no formatting, andemailmust still be a valid address. emailVerifiedAtis still required.
The same applies to one-click user creation: email is optional, and emailVerifiedAt is still required.
See User Onboarding for the full request details.
