---
title: "Update a user."
method: POST
path: "/user/{id}"
tags: ["user"]
---

# Update a user.

`POST /user/{id}`

Requires elevated authentication.

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Request body

- UpdateUserExternal — Used for updating a user.
  - `admin` boolean, required — If the user is an administrator.
  - `name` string, required — The user name. For login.
  - `pass` string — The user password. For login. Empty for using old password

## Response `200`

Ok

- User — The User holds information about permission and other stuff.
  - `admin` boolean, required — If the user is an administrator.
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required — The date the user was created.
  - `id` integer, required — The user id.
  - `name` string, required — The user name. For login.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/gotify/apis/gotify-rest-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/gotify/apis/gotify-rest-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/gotify/gotify-rest-api/revisions/7b32fcdb1345/schema)