---
title: "Edit subaccount"
source_url: https://dev.digicert.com/certcentral-apis/services-api/subaccount/edit-subaccount.html
api_method: PUT
api_endpoint: "/services/v2/account/subaccount/{{subaccount_id}}"
api_url: "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/account/subaccount/{{subaccount_id}}"
---

**PUT** `https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/account/subaccount/{{subaccount_id}}`

Use this endpoint to edit subaccount settings.

## Example requests and responses

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X PUT \
  'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/account/subaccount/{{subaccount_id}}' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}' \
  -d '{
	"account_manager_user_id": 1234567,
	"bill_parent": true
}'
```

**Python**

```python
import requests

url = "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/account/subaccount/{{subaccount_id}}"

payload = "{\n\t\"account_manager_user_id\": 1234567,\n\t\"bill_parent\": true\n}"
headers = {
    'X-DC-DEVKEY': "{{api_key}}",
    'Content-Type': "application/json"
    }

response = requests.request("PUT", url, data=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
```

**Go**

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io/ioutil"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/account/subaccount/{{subaccount_id}}"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n\t\"account_manager_user_id\": 1234567,\n\t\"bill_parent\": true\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PUT", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("X-DC-DEVKEY", "{{api_key}}")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

**NodeJS**

```javascript
var request = require("request");

var options = { method: 'PUT',
  url: 'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/account/subaccount/{{subaccount_id}}',
  headers: 
   { 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
     'X-DC-DEVKEY': '{{api_key}}' },
  body: { account_manager_user_id: 1234567, bill_parent: true },
  json: true };

request(options, function (error, response, body) {
  if (error) throw new Error(error);

  console.log(body);
});
```


## 204 No Content

```json
// empty
```

## Request parameters

<table class="params-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Req/Opt</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>account_manager_user_id</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>ID of an existing user that will manage the subaccount.<br><strong>Note:</strong> To remove the account manager from a subaccount, omit the <code>account_manager_user_id</code> parameter from your request and set the value of <code>allow_removing_account_manager</code> to true.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>bill_parent</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td>Specify if the parent account should be billed for all certificate orders.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>child_name</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Friendly name to help identify subaccounts with identical or similar names. This name is only visible to the parent account.<br>Maximum length: 64 characters</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>allow_parent_order_renewal</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td>If true, subaccount can renew orders created by the parent account. Otherwise, false.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>allow_removing_account_manager</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td>If true, requests that omit the <code>account_manager_user_id</code> parameter will remove the subaccount's existing account manager. If false (default), requests that omit the <code>account_manager_user_id</code> parameter will not remove the subaccount's existing account manager.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>enable_ica_selection</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td>If <code>true</code>, intermediate CA selection is enabled for the subaccount.Otherwise, <code>false</code>.<br><a href="https://docs.digicert.com/en/certcentral/manage-certificates/ica-certificate-chain-selection-feature-for-public-tls-certificates/configure-the-ica-certificate-chain-feature-for-your-public-tls-certificates.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Learn more about configuring the ICA certificate chain feature for your public certificates</a>.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>