---
title: "Update a room user"
method: PUT
path: "/room/{id}/user/{userId}"
tags: ["room"]
deprecated: true
---

# Update a room user

`PUT /room/{id}/user/{userId}`

> **Deprecated.**

Update properties for a user.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required
- `userId` string, required

## Request body

- RoomUserUpdatePayload
  - `canPublish` boolean, required — Whether a user is allowed to publish audio/video tracks (i.e. their microphone and webcam)
  - `canPublishData` boolean — Whether a user is allowed to publish data messages to the room
  - `metadata` string — User defined payload to store for the participant

## Response `204`

Success

## Other responses

- `default` — Error

---

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