# Manage server users

Use the Wowza Streaming Engine™ media server software REST API to identify and manage users of a Wowza Streaming Engine instance.

> **Notes:**
- Wowza Streaming Engine 4.3.0 or later is required.
- PHP examples for the tasks in this article are available in the **tests** folder of the [PHP REST Library for Wowza Streaming Engine on GitHub](https://github.com/WowzaMediaSystems/wse-rest-library-php).



## Get a list of server users

View a list of users for a Wowza Streaming Engine instance:


```bash
curl -X GET \
-H 'Accept:application/json; charset=utf-8' \
-H 'Content-Type:application/json; charset=utf-8' \
http://localhost:8087/v2/servers/{serverName}/users
```

The command should return a response that lists each user and the groups to which each is assigned, like this:


```json
{
  "serverName": "serverName",
  "users": [
    {
      "userName": "WowzaNinja",
      "groups": [
        "admin",
        "advUser"
      ],
      "passwordEncoding": "bcrypt"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Create a server user

Create a user (*WowzaNewbie*, in this example) who isn't assigned to any groups:


```bash
curl -X POST \
-H 'Accept:application/json; charset=utf-8' \
-H 'Content-Type:application/json; charset=utf-8' \
http://localhost:8087/v2/servers/{serverName}/users \
-d '{
  "userName": "WowzaNewbie",
  "password": "mypassword",
  "groups": [
    ""
  ],
  "passwordEncoding": "bcrypt"
}'
```

## Remove a server user

Delete a user:


```bash
curl -X DELETE \
-H 'Accept:application/json; charset=utf-8' \
-H 'Content-Type:application/json; charset=utf-8' \
http://localhost:8087/v2/servers/{serverName}/users/WowzaNewbie
```