---
title: "Feature: #108776 - Allow to set user interface language when using CLI to create user"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:feature-108776-1769518546"
source: "Changelog/14.2/Feature-108776-AllowToSetUserInterfaceLanguageWhenUsingCLIToCreateUser.rst"
typo3-version: "14.2"
typo3-major: 14
type: "feature"
issue: 108776
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/108776"
tags: ["CLI", "ext:backend"]
rendered: "2026-09-23T16:08:39+00:00"
---

# Feature: #108776 - Allow to set user interface language when using CLI to create user {#feature-108776-1769518546}

See [forge#108776](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/108776)

## Description {#description}

The CLI command `typo3 backend:user:create` now supports the
`--language` option, or `-l`, that sets the desired user interface
language.

```bash
vendor/bin/typo3 backend:user:create --language=de
```

User creation using environment variables:

```bash
TYPO3_BE_USER_NAME=username \
TYPO3_BE_USER_EMAIL=admin@example.com \
TYPO3_BE_USER_GROUPS=<comma-separated-list-of-group-ids> \
TYPO3_BE_USER_LANGUAGE=de \
TYPO3_BE_USER_ADMIN=0 \
TYPO3_BE_USER_MAINTAINER=0 \
vendor/bin/typo3 backend:user:create --no-interaction
```