Import-MBSAPIUser

Import users from CSV file to MBS via API 2.0


Import-MBSAPIUser
		[[-UserFile] <String>]
		[-GeneratePassword]
		[-Force]
		[[-ProfileName] <String>]
		[<CommonParameters>]

Description

The cmdlet imports users from CSV file to MBS via API 2.0. For more information, see https://kb.msp360.com/managed-backup-service/add-users-and-companies-to-MBS-in-bulk

Examples

Example 1: Imports users from file "Users.csv" in current folder. If no password specified for user in CSV file, it will be generated.

PS C:\> Import-MBSAPIUser -GeneratePassword

Example 2: Imports users from file "D:\Users.csv" to MBS. In case of errors, only users with correct information will be imported.

PS C:\> Import-MBSAPIUser -UserFile "D:\Users.csv" -Force

Parameters

-UserFile

Specify user csv file path. The script uses .\Users.csv by default.


Type	String
Required:	false
Position:	1
Default value:	"$((Get-Location).Path)\Users.csv"
Accept pipeline input:	false
Accept wildcard characters:	false

-GeneratePassword

Generate random password (8 symbols long) for users with blank password fields.


Type	SwitchParameter
Required:	false
Position:	named
Default value:	False
Accept pipeline input:	false
Accept wildcard characters:	false

-Force

Import users without errors from CSV file. By default, in case of any errors in CSV file no users will be imported.


Type	SwitchParameter
Required:	false
Position:	named
Default value:	False
Accept pipeline input:	false
Accept wildcard characters:	false

-ProfileName

Profile name used with MSP360 PowerShell for MBS API (set via Set-MBSApiCredential)


Type	String
Required:	false
Position:	2
Default value:
Accept pipeline input:	false
Accept wildcard characters:	false

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Inputs

None

Outputs

None

Notes

Author: MSP360 Onboarding Team