Before you begin

Provisioning accounts on a large scale requires:

Step 1: Avoid account conflicts

Some of your users might have a personal Google Account, such as a Gmail address, which could generate conflicts when you provision their new, managed Google Workspace or Cloud Identity account. To avoid such issues:

Step 2: Create a simple, flat organizational structure

Avoid creating a complex organizational unit hierarchy with many levels. You can modify the hierarchy and move users later. Here are some tips on setting up a simplified organizational structure:Read more about How the organizational structure works.

Step 3: Prepare a data source

Create a comma-separated value (CSV) file with the necessary data to proceed with user account creation. Required fields:

Step 4: Set up GAM

If you decide to GAM, follow these recommended steps:This command helps you confirm that GAM is associated with the right Google Workspace account:

Step 5: Create multiple users with GAM

To create the users, GAM reads from a comma-separated value (CSV) file and issues the relevant requests to the Admin SDK Directory API.If you created a comma-separated value (CSV) file with the fields specified in Step 3 above, this command creates the users in the CSV:Make sure to:

Alternative: What if your data source is missing some fields?

If your data source only has the first and last names and one password for each user, you can create usernames in the format first.last@example.com. For a user named Charlie Smith, use Charlie.Smith@example.com.The command is:This approach assumes that no users have:Go to the Name guidelines for users and groups.

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