Difference in user status & emails between v1 and v2 Create User APIs

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Hi Zitadel team,

I’m seeing a difference in behavior when creating users via v1 vs v2 APIs:

v1

POST /management/v1/users/human

POST /management/v1/users/human

* User status:

INITIAL

INITIAL

* Sends Initialization email

v2

POST /zitadel.user.v2.UserService/CreateUser

POST /zitadel.user.v2.UserService/CreateUser

* User status:

ACTIVE

ACTIVE

* Sends Verification email only

Is this difference intentional by design?

Specifically:

* Is

ACTIVE

ACTIVE

in v2 meant to replace

INITIAL

INITIAL

from v1?
* Is there a v2 equivalent for an “initialization-style” onboarding flow?

Thanks!