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# Update the user profile for the active user

PUT https://example.itential.io/profile/update
Content-Type: application/json

Updates the user profile for the active user.

Reference: https://docs.itential.com/itential-cloud/api-reference/authentication/update-user-profile

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (basic auth, required) — Basic authentication of the form `Basic <base64(username:password)>`.

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `username` (string, required) — Username for account
- `email` (string, optional) — Email for user

## Response

### 200

Updated account document for current user

- `provenance` (string, required) — AAA provider where account originated
- `username` (string, required) — Username for account
- `firstname` (string, required) — The user's first name
- `memberOf` (list of object, required) — Groups which this account is a part of
  - `aaaManaged` (boolean, optional) — Whether group comes from an external AAA or not
  - `groupId` (string, optional) — String representation of a MongoDB ObjectId
- `assignedRoles` (list of object, required) — Roles assigned to this account
  - `roleId` (string, optional) — String representation of a MongoDB ObjectId
- `inactive` (boolean, required) — Setting for whether account is active or not
- `gitTokens` (object, required) — Tokens used when interacting with Git APIs and features
  - `GitHub` (string, optional) — Personal access token for GitHub
  - `GitLab` (string, optional) — Personal access token for GitLab
- `lastLogin` (string, optional) — Date and time when the user last logged in
- `sso` (boolean, optional) — Whether this is an SSO user
- `nameID` (string, optional) — DEPRECATED: Identifier for SSO account.
- `_meta` (object, optional)
  - `created` (string, optional) — When the account was created
  - `updated` (string, optional) — When the account was last updated
- `email` (string, optional) — Email for user
- `isServiceAccount` (boolean, optional) — Value denoting if an account does not reflect a human user
- `loggedIn` (boolean, optional) — Property used in the getAccounts API to indicate a user is currently logged in

## Errors

### 500 Internal Server Error

Error response from API

- `any`

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "username": "john_doe"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "provenance": "Local AAA",
  "username": "john_doe",
  "firstname": "John",
  "memberOf": [
    {
      "aaaManaged": true,
      "groupId": "5cb7b531d06cceb89fd21b1c"
    }
  ],
  "assignedRoles": [
    {
      "roleId": "5cb7b531d06cceb89fd21b1c"
    }
  ],
  "inactive": true,
  "gitTokens": {
    "GitHub": "string",
    "GitLab": "string"
  },
  "lastLogin": "2018-08-02T15:56:12.912Z",
  "sso": true,
  "nameID": "string",
  "_meta": {
    "created": "2018-08-02T15:56:12.912Z",
    "updated": "2018-08-02T15:56:12.912Z"
  },
  "email": "name@email.com",
  "isServiceAccount": true,
  "loggedIn": true
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://example.itential.io/profile/update"

payload = { "username": "john_doe" }
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

response = requests.put(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://example.itential.io/profile/update';
const options = {
  method: 'PUT',
  headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"username":"john_doe"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

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

func main() {

	url := "https://example.itential.io/profile/update"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"username\": \"john_doe\"\n}")

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

	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

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

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

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

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://example.itential.io/profile/update")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Put.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"username\": \"john_doe\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.put("https://example.itential.io/profile/update")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"username\": \"john_doe\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PUT', 'https://example.itential.io/profile/update', [
  'body' => '{
  "username": "john_doe"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://example.itential.io/profile/update");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PUT);
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"username\": \"john_doe\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Content-Type": "application/json"]
let parameters = ["username": "john_doe"] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://example.itential.io/profile/update")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "PUT"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```