# Update an existing user

Updates user profile fields such as role, email, phone, and scope settings.

## Endpoint

**POST** `/emsapi/users/{userId}`

## Request URL

```text
https://{server-hostname}:8383/emsapi/users/{userId}
```

## Scope

```text
Admin.UPDATE
```

## Header

```text
Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52
```

## Request Parameters

### Path Parameters

**userId** `string` — **Mandatory**

Unique user identifier. To get user id click here. [Get User Id](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/users-update-user-on-prem.html?Users_getUsersOnPrem)

### Request Body

`application/json`

`JSON object`

- **phoneNumber** `string` — Optional  
  Updated phone number for the user.
- **roleID** `long` — Optional  
  Updated role identifier for the user.
- **mailID** `string` — Optional  
  Updated email address for the user.
- **authType** `string` — Optional  
  Authentication mode for the user.

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/emsapi/users/{userId} \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{"phoneNumber":"12312","roleID":1,"mailID":"alex.morgan@example.com","authType":"localAuthentication"}'
```

## Sample Request Body

Update role, username, phone, and scope for an existing user.

```json
{
  "phoneNumber": "12312",
  "roleID": 1,
  "mailID": "alex.morgan@example.com",
  "authType": "localAuthentication"
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON object`

- **userCreatedByDC** `boolean`  
  Indicates whether the user account was created by Endpoint Central.
- **domainName** `string`  
  Domain name of the updated user.
- **userName** `string`  
  Username after update.

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** `HTTP code`

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

User update succeeds with current and previous identity context.

```json
{
  "userCreatedByDC": true,
  "domainName": "local",
  "userName": "alex.morgan"
}
```

## Rate Limit

![](https://www.zohowebstatic.com/sites/zweb/images/people/ico-help.png)

**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 30 | **Lock period:** 5 minutes

Duration - Time window for the threshold.  
Threshold - Number of API calls allowed within the specified duration.  
Lock Period - Wait time before consecutive API requests.