Create OAuth users via API

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I currently have my OAuth external authentication created and working. I would like to pre-populate the Telligent membership with all the users in my external authentication so I can populate all their community details and link their account to forum posts we are importing from vBulletin. 
 When I create a user via the RESTful API /api.ashx/v2/users.json, the connection happens, but the user is required to enter a username/password that I entered via the API. Is there a flag I can use to remove the local username/password requirement? Thus basically pre-creating the OAuth users.

Patrick M. · Accepted Answer

It is not, but what you describe is basically what Oauth does. It will redirect you to a third party application where your credentials are gathered and validated, permissions for access to your data in that system are granted, and you are redirected back to the originating system. You can do all of this through IExternalAuthentication plugins

Create OAuth users via API

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