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

**PUT** `https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/user/{{user_id}}`

Use this endpoint to update a user's profile information. To change a user's role, use the [Change user role](https://dev.digicert.com/md/certcentral-apis/services-api/users/change-user-role.md) endpoint.

**Items to note**

If you do not include the `job_title` or `phone_number` in your edit user request, those values will be removed from the user's profile.

## Example requests and responses

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X PUT \
  https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/user/{{user_id}} \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}' \
  -d '{
  "username": "john.smith@digicert.com",
  "first_name": "John",
  "last_name": "Smith",
  "email": "john.smith@digicert.com",
  "job_title": "Senior Admin",
  "telephone": "1-555-555-5555"
}'
```

**Python**

```python
import requests

url = "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/user/{{user_id}}"

payload = "{\n  \"username\": \"john.smith@digicert.com\",\n  \"first_name\": \"John\",\n  \"last_name\": \"Smith\",\n  \"email\": \"john.smith@digicert.com\",\n  \"job_title\": \"Senior Admin\",\n  \"telephone\": \"1-555-555-5555\"\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/user/{{user_id}}"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"username\": \"john.smith@digicert.com\",\n  \"first_name\": \"John\",\n  \"last_name\": \"Smith\",\n  \"email\": \"john.smith@digicert.com\",\n  \"job_title\": \"Senior Admin\",\n  \"telephone\": \"1-555-555-5555\"\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/user/{{user_id}}',
  headers: 
   { 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
     'X-DC-DEVKEY': '{{api_key}}' },
  body: 
   { username: 'john.smith@digicert.com',
     first_name: 'John',
     last_name: 'Smith',
     email: 'john.smith@digicert.com',
     job_title: 'Senior Admin',
     telephone: '1-555-555-5555' },
  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>username</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Username to update user profile.<br>Valid characters: a–z, A–Z, 0–9, @, -, _, +</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>first_name</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>First name to update user profile.<br>Character limit: 128</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>last_name</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Last name to update user profile.<br>Character limit: 128</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>email</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Email address to update user profile. Accepts only valid email addresses.<br>Character limit: 255</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>job_title</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Job title to update user profile. Required for user to be EV approver.<br>Character limit: 64<br><strong>Note:</strong> If not included in your request, the <code>job_title</code> value will be removed from the user's profile.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>telephone</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Telephone number to update user profile. Required for user to be EV approver.<br>Character limit: 64<br><strong>Note:</strong> If not included in your request, the <code>telephone</code> value will be removed from the user's profile.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>is_saml_sso_only</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>If <code>true</code>, the user can only log in to CertCentral via SAML SSO.<br>Note: Enabling this option does not revoke or disable active API keys that belong to the user.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>