Update a user

PUT/api/security/users/{userIdentifier}

Parameters

Name	Parameter type	Type	Format	Description
UserIdentifier(required)	path	string	user identifier	For convenience, User resources can be referenced by using one of several identifiers - username, email address or Id.
user(required)	body	object	user	The user to create

Responses

HTTP status code	Reason	Model
200	Success	User
401	Unauthorized	Error
403	Forbidden	Error
404	User not found	Error
422	Validation error	Error
500	Internal server error	Error

Examples

JSON

PUT: /api/security/users/4b262379-5bbe-421e-a429-f6e2ab5a849b
{
    "username": "t.durden",
    "email": "t.durden@fightclub.com",
    "firstName": "Tyler",
    "lastName": "Durden",
    "timezone": "America/New_York",
    "expiry": "2050-12-31T23:59:59.999Z",
    "language": "en-US",
    "credentials":{
        "passwordChangeFrequency": 365
    },
    "custom": {
        "department": "Soap sales"
    }
}

Remarks

Any value provided for expiry must be a future date. To clear an expiry date set the expiry property to null.

Permissions

Members of System Administrators are permitted to update any user.

Authenticated standard user accounts are permitted to update their own user.

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