Update User

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

• 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 using an administrator account (Administration > Permissions).

• This endpoint requires 2FA with your password. Refer to Call an endpoint with 2FA

Body Parameters

Argument	Example	Description
userId*	BsNr28znDkG8aeo7W	The user ID to update.
data*	"data" : {}	The object that includes the user information to update with the following parameters. Note: If you provide an empty object, the user details are returned.
email	[e-mail]	The email address for the user.
name	Example User	The display name of the user.
password	pass@w0rd	The password for the user.
username	example	The username for the user.
active	false	Whether the user is active, which determines if they can login or not.
roles	["moderator", "user", "653fb63ba2f73c7460e18e90"]	The roles the user has been assigned. The default value is user. Note: For default roles, the role name and ID are the same. For custom roles, the name and ID are different. If you are setting a custom role for a user, make sure to enter the custom role ID, and not the role name. Refer to Roles for more information.
joinDefaultChannels	false	Whether the user should join the default channels.
requirePasswordChange	true	Whether the user should be required to change their password when they login.
sendWelcomeEmail	true	Whether the user should get a welcome email.
verified	true	Whether the user's email address should be verified.
customFields	{ twitter: '@example' }	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": "[e-mail]" }}'

Example Response

{
   "user":{
      "_id": "BsNr28znDkG8aeo7W",
      "createdAt": "2016-09-13T14:57:56.037Z",
      "services": {
         "password": {
            "bcrypt": "$2a$10$5I5nUzqNEs8jKhi7BFS55uFYRf5TE4ErSUH8HymMNAbpMAvsOcl2C"
         }
      },
      "username": "uniqueusername",
      "emails": [
         {
            "address": "[e-mail]",
            "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