diff --git a/src/functions-templates/js/create-user/.netlify-function-template.js b/src/functions-templates/js/create-user/.netlify-function-template.js
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+module.exports = {
+  name: "create-user",
+  description:
+    "Programmatically create a Netlify Identity user by invoking a function",
+  onComplete() {
+    console.log(`create-user function created from template!`);
+    console.log(
+      "REMINDER: Make sure to call this function with a Netlify Identity JWT. See https://netlify-gotrue-in-react.netlify.com/ for demo"
+    );
+  }
+};
diff --git a/src/functions-templates/js/create-user/create-user.js b/src/functions-templates/js/create-user/create-user.js
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+const fetch = require("node-fetch");
+
+exports.handler = async (event, context) => {
+  if (event.httpMethod !== "POST")
+    return { statusCode: 400, body: "Must POST to this function" };
+
+  // send account information along with the POST
+  const { email, password, full_name } = JSON.parse(event.body);
+  if (!email) return { statusCode: 400, body: "email missing" };
+  if (!password) return { statusCode: 400, body: "password missing" };
+  if (!full_name) return { statusCode: 400, body: "full_name missing" };
+
+  // identity.token is a short lived admin token which
+  // is provided to all Netlify Functions to interact
+  // with the Identity API
+  const { identity } = context.clientContext;
+
+  await fetch(`${identity.url}/admin/users`, {
+    method: "POST",
+    headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${identity.token}` },
+    body: JSON.stringify({
+      email,
+      password,
+      confirm: true,
+      user_metadata: {
+        full_name
+      }
+    })
+  });
+
+  return {
+    statusCode: 200,
+    body: "success!"
+  };
+};
diff --git a/src/functions-templates/js/create-user/package.json b/src/functions-templates/js/create-user/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "create-user",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "netlify functions:create - Programmatically create a Netlify Identity user by invoking a function",
+  "main": "create-user.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "netlify",
+    "serverless",
+    "js",
+    "identity",
+    "authentication"
+  ],
+  "author": "Netlify",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "node-fetch": "^2.3.0"
+  }
+}