> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://chainlit-5-wd-prompt.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# User

In Literal, the concept of a user is designed to seamlessly integrate with your application, allowing developers to create and manage user profiles that mirror their own application's user base.

<Frame caption="Filtering Threads by User">
  <img src="https://mintlify.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/chainlit-5-wd-prompt/images/user-filter.png" alt="The user filter on threads" />
</Frame>

## Create a User

<CodeGroup>
  ```python Python
  identifier = "ORIGINAL_USER_ID"
  new_user = await client.api.create_user(identifier=identifier)
  ```

  ```typescript TypeScript
  const userIdentifier = 'foobar';
  const participantId = await client.api.getOrCreateUser(userIdentifier);
  ```
</CodeGroup>