Update User

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

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

Argument	Example	Required	Description
`userId`	`BsNr28znDkG8aeo7W`	Required	The id of the user to update.
`data.email`	`[email protected]`	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.

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

Last modified 1yr ago