Set User Avatar

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

Permission required: edit-other-user-avatar, if the setting AllowUserAvatarChange is enabled.

Body Parameters

Key	Example Value	Description
image* or avatarUrl*	Any image file or a URL http://domain.tld/to/my/own/avatar.jpg	You have 2 options to set the user avatar: Upload the image file to use as the new avatar, as form data. Enter the image URL you want to set as the user avatar.
userId or username	BsNr28znDkG8aeo7W or bobsmith	The ID or username of the user. If not provided, the avatar of the user who is sending the request is updated.

Example Call

With an image as form data:

curl -H "X-Auth-Token: 9HqLlyZOugoStsXCUfD_0YdwnNnunAJF8V47U3QHXSq" \
     -H "X-User-Id: aobEdbYhXfu5hkeqG" \
     -F "image=@my-own-avatar.png" \
     http://localhost:3000/api/v1/users.setAvatar

With URL:

curl -H "X-Auth-Token: 9HqLlyZOugoStsXCUfD_0YdwnNnunAJF8V47U3QHXSq" \
     -H "X-User-Id: aobEdbYhXfu5hkeqG" \
     -H "Content-type:application/json" \
     -d '{
          "avatarUrl": "http://domain.tld/to/my/own/avatar.jpg"}' \
     http://localhost:3000/api/v1/users.setAvatar

Example Response

{
    "success": true
}

Change Log

Version	Description
0.56.0	Add support for username argument.
0.48.0	Set other users avatars if the callee has permission.
0.46.0	Added