# User

To become a user you need to [create an account](https://dashboard.commercelayer.io/sign_up) in Commerce Layer using your email address or any other available options (it's free!). A user can create or join one or more [organizations](/provisioning/api-reference/organizations.md) to manage [memberships](/provisioning/api-reference/memberships.md) and assign or be assigned specific [roles](/provisioning/api-reference/roles.md) and [permissions](/provisioning/api-reference/permissions.md).

The user endpoint provides basic information about the currently authenticated user and the associated memberships.

{% hint style="info" %}
The user cannot be created or deleted by the Provisioning API. You can only retrieve the current user and/or update information such as name, email, reference, and metadata.
{% endhint %}


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