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User Update

URL Requires Auth HTTP Method
/api/v1/users.update yes POST

Note

  • To save customFields you must first define the customFields in admin panel (Accounts -> Registration -> Custom fields)
  • To update the password for the user, “edit-other-user-password” permission must be set accordingly using an administrator account (Administration > Permissions).

Payload

Argument Example Required Description
userId BsNr28znDkG8aeo7W Required The id of the user to update.
data.email example@example.com Optional The email address for the user.
data.name Example User Optional The display name of the user.
data.password pass@w0rd Optional The password for the user.
data.username example Optional The username for the user.
data.active false Optional
Default: true		 Whether the user is active, which determines if they can login or not.
data.roles ['bot'] Optional
Default: ['user']		 The roles the user has assigned to them.
data.joinDefaultChannels false Optional
Default: true		 Whether the user should join the default channels.
data.requirePasswordChange true Optional
Default: false		 Should the user be required to change their password when they login?
data.sendWelcomeEmail true Optional
Default: false		 Should the user get a welcome email?
data.verified true Optional
Default: false		 Should the user’s email address be verified?
data.customFields { twitter: '@example' } Optional
Default: undefined		 Any custom fields the user should have on their account.

Example Call

curl -H "X-Auth-Token: 9HqLlyZOugoStsXCUfD_0YdwnNnunAJF8V47U3QHXSq" \
     -H "X-User-Id: aobEdbYhXfu5hkeqG" \
     -H "Content-type:application/json" \
     http://localhost:3000/api/v1/users.update \
     -d '{"userId": "BsNr28znDkG8aeo7W", "data": { "name": "new name", "email": "newemail@user.tld" }}'

Example Result

{
   "user":{
      "_id": "BsNr28znDkG8aeo7W",
      "createdAt": "2016-09-13T14:57:56.037Z",
      "services": {
         "password": {
            "bcrypt": "$2a$10$5I5nUzqNEs8jKhi7BFS55uFYRf5TE4ErSUH8HymMNAbpMAvsOcl2C"
         }
      },
      "username": "uniqueusername",
      "emails": [
         {
            "address": "newemail@user.tld",
            "verified": false
         }
      ],
      "type": "user",
      "status": "offline",
      "active": true,
      "roles": [
         "user"
      ],
      "_updatedAt": "2016-09-13T14:57:56.175Z",
      "name": "new name",
      "customFields": {
         "twitter": "userstwitter"
      }
   },
   "success": true
}

Change Log

Version Description
0.48.0 Renamed to users.update
0.35.0 Added as user.update
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