diff --git a/jupyterhub/apihandlers/users.py b/jupyterhub/apihandlers/users.py
index eb7337a3..e76e73b7 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/apihandlers/users.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/apihandlers/users.py
@@ -18,6 +18,43 @@ class UserListAPIHandler(APIHandler):
         users = self.db.query(orm.User)
         data = [ self.user_model(u) for u in users ]
         self.write(json.dumps(data))
+    
+    @admin_only
+    @gen.coroutine
+    def post(self):
+        data = self.get_json_body()
+        print(data)
+        if not data or not isinstance(data, dict) or not data.get('usernames'):
+            raise web.HTTPError(400, "Must specify at least one user to create")
+        
+        usernames = data.pop('usernames')
+        self._check_user_model(data)
+        
+        for name in usernames:
+            user = self.find_user(name)
+            if user is not None:
+                raise web.HTTPError(400, "User %s already exists" % name)
+        
+        created = []
+        for name in usernames:
+            user = self.user_from_username(name)
+            if data:
+                self._check_user_model(data)
+                if 'admin' in data:
+                    user.admin = data['admin']
+                    self.db.commit()
+            try:
+                yield gen.maybe_future(self.authenticator.add_user(user))
+            except Exception:
+                self.log.error("Failed to create user: %s" % name, exc_info=True)
+                self.db.delete(user)
+                self.db.commit()
+                raise web.HTTPError(400, "Failed to create user: %s" % name)
+            else:
+                created.append(user)
+        
+        self.write(json.dumps([ self.user_model(u) for u in created ]))
+        self.set_status(201)
 
 
 def admin_or_self(method):
diff --git a/jupyterhub/tests/test_api.py b/jupyterhub/tests/test_api.py
index 3299be9a..cac9e83c 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/tests/test_api.py
@@ -132,6 +132,71 @@ def test_add_user(app):
     assert user.name == name
     assert not user.admin
 
+
+def test_get_user(app):
+    name = 'user'
+    r = api_request(app, 'users', name)
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    user = r.json()
+    user.pop('last_activity')
+    assert user == {
+        'name': name,
+        'admin': False,
+        'server': None,
+        'pending': None,
+    }
+
+
+def test_add_multi_user_bad(app):
+    r = api_request(app, 'users', method='post')
+    assert r.status_code == 400
+    r = api_request(app, 'users', method='post', data='{}')
+    assert r.status_code == 400
+    r = api_request(app, 'users', method='post', data='[]')
+    assert r.status_code == 400
+
+def test_add_multi_user(app):
+    db = app.db
+    names = ['a', 'b']
+    r = api_request(app, 'users', method='post',
+        data=json.dumps({'usernames': names}),
+    )
+    assert r.status_code == 201
+    reply = r.json()
+    r_names = [ user['name'] for user in reply ]
+    assert names == r_names
+    
+    for name in names:
+        user = find_user(db, name)
+        assert user is not None
+        assert user.name == name
+        assert not user.admin
+    
+    # try to create the same users again
+    r = api_request(app, 'users', method='post',
+        data=json.dumps({'usernames': names}),
+    )
+    assert r.status_code == 400
+
+
+def test_add_multi_user_admin(app):
+    db = app.db
+    names = ['c', 'd']
+    r = api_request(app, 'users', method='post',
+        data=json.dumps({'usernames': names, 'admin': True}),
+    )
+    assert r.status_code == 201
+    reply = r.json()
+    r_names = [ user['name'] for user in reply ]
+    assert names == r_names
+    
+    for name in names:
+        user = find_user(db, name)
+        assert user is not None
+        assert user.name == name
+        assert user.admin
+
+
 def test_add_user_bad(app):
     db = app.db
     name = 'dne_newuser'