---
title: "Update the authenticated user"
method: PATCH
path: "/user"
tags: ["users"]
---

# Update the authenticated user

`PATCH /user`

**Note:** If your email is set to private and you send an `email` parameter as part of this request to update your profile, your privacy settings are still enforced: the email address will not be displayed on your public profile or via the API.

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string — The new name of the user.
  - `email` string — The publicly visible email address of the user.
  - `blog` string — The new blog URL of the user.
  - `twitter_username` string, nullable — The new Twitter username of the user.
  - `company` string — The new company of the user.
  - `location` string — The new location of the user.
  - `hireable` boolean — The new hiring availability of the user.
  - `bio` string — The new short biography of the user.

## Response `200`

Response

- PrivateUser — Private User
  - `login` string, required
  - `id` integer, required
  - `node_id` string, required
  - `avatar_url` string, uri, required
  - `gravatar_id` string, nullable, required
  - `url` string, uri, required
  - `html_url` string, uri, required
  - `followers_url` string, uri, required
  - `following_url` string, required
  - `gists_url` string, required
  - `starred_url` string, required
  - `subscriptions_url` string, uri, required
  - `organizations_url` string, uri, required
  - `repos_url` string, uri, required
  - `events_url` string, required
  - `received_events_url` string, uri, required
  - `type` string, required
  - `site_admin` boolean, required
  - `name` string, nullable, required
  - `company` string, nullable, required
  - `blog` string, nullable, required
  - `location` string, nullable, required
  - `email` string, email, nullable, required
  - `hireable` boolean, nullable, required
  - `bio` string, nullable, required
  - `twitter_username` string, nullable
  - `public_repos` integer, required
  - `public_gists` integer, required
  - `followers` integer, required
  - `following` integer, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required
  - `private_gists` integer, required
  - `total_private_repos` integer, required
  - `owned_private_repos` integer, required
  - `disk_usage` integer, required
  - `collaborators` integer, required
  - `two_factor_authentication` boolean, required
  - `plan` object
    - `collaborators` integer, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `space` integer, required
    - `private_repos` integer, required
  - `suspended_at` string, date-time, nullable
  - `business_plus` boolean
  - `ldap_dn` string

## Other responses

- `304` — Not modified
- `401` — Requires authentication
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Resource not found
- `422` — Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

---

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