---
title: "Execute a command as the specified user"
method: POST
path: "/api/user/run_command"
tags: ["User"]
---

# Execute a command as the specified user

`POST /api/user/run_command`

Executes a command on the system as the specified user (private API)

## Headers

- `X-EDH-USER` string, required

## Response `200`

Command executed successfully

- object
  - `success` boolean
  - `message` string — Command output

## Other responses

- `400` — Missing required parameter or header
- `500` — Command execution failed

## Changes

- **2026-08-15** (v1) `058396b8f0f1` — 2 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `socaAuth AND socaToken` was added to the API
  - the endpoint scheme security `edhAuth AND edhToken` was removed from the API
- **2026-04-21** (v1) `6db97cead8df` — 2 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `edhAuth AND edhToken` was added to the API
  - the endpoint scheme security `socaAuth AND socaToken` was removed from the API
- **2026-04-16** (v1) `50051f4491c5` — 1 breaking, 1 warning
  - added the new required `header` request parameter `X-EDH-USER`
  - deleted the `header` request parameter `X-SOCA-USER`
- **2025-11-17** (v1) `0f78e4dd8dcc` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-08-05** (v1) `55c07c16d2e1` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/aws-samples/apis/engineering-development-hub-edh-api/changes/api/user/run_command/post.md)

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