---
title: "Make alternate email primary"
method: POST
path: "/users/{userId}/alternateemails/{alternateEmailId}/makeprimary"
tags: ["alternateEmailAddress"]
---

# Make alternate email primary

`POST /users/{userId}/alternateemails/{alternateEmailId}/makeprimary`

Makes the specified alternate email address to become the primary email
address for the specified user.

> **Who can use this operation?**
> 
> - **Plans:** Only Enterprise and Advanced Work Management plans with this feature activated by Support can use this method. If you want to activate this feature, please contact Support.
> - **Permissions:** System Admin

The alternate email address can only be made primary if both conditions are
met:

- The primary email address domain is validated
- The alternate email address is confirmed or the alternate email address domain is validated

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `message` 'PARTIAL_SUCCESS' | 'SUCCESS' — Message that indicates the outcome of the request. (One of `SUCCESS` or `PARTIAL_SUCCESS`.)
  - `resultCode` 0 | 3 — * '0' Success * '3' Partial Success of Bulk Operation
  - `data` AlternateEmail[] — list of alternate email results
    - `id` number — AlternateEmail ID.
    - `confirmed` boolean — Indicates whether the alternate email address has been confirmed.
    - `email` string — User's alternate email address.

## Other responses

- `403` — This can be caused by the following situation: You are not on an Enterprise plan and do not have this feature enabled. Example response: ```json { "errorCode": 1189, "message": "Only Enterprise or Team accounts with security controls are able to change primary emails.", "refId": "abcd1234" } ```
- `default` — Generic Error Payload

---

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