Can I create a Google account programmatically?

Question

Does anybody know if via the google api in java I can create google accounts programmatically.

Answer 1

Yes

(ish)

The Admin SDK Directory API allows you to create accounts which work with Google tools (Gmail, Calendar, etc.) but are not @gmail.com / @googlemail.com accounts.

This is used by companies to automate creation of accounts for online google tools when new users are added to networks and similar scenarios.

User management is documented here.

This replaces the provisioning API which was deprecated in 2013.