HTTP - Management
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Update a user
Created by s.yearsley, last modified by m.summerfield on 16 Jan 2023
Updating a user can be done by PUT'ing an updated version of the user profile resource.
PUT/api/security/users/{userIdentifier}
Parameters
| Name | Parameter type | Type | Format | Description | Example | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UserIdentifier | path | string | user identifier | For convenience, User resources can be referenced by using one of several identifiers - username, email address or Id. | "82f73a9b-2a13-4d63-bcc1-e8ee5047b01c" or "t.durden" or "t.durden@fightclub.com" | true |
| user | body | object | user | The user to create | true |
Example
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.