---
title: "Updates the authorized user"
method: PATCH
path: "/user"
tags: ["User API"]
---

# Updates the authorized user

`PATCH /user`

## Request body

- UpdateUserRequest
  - `name` string — The name of the user

## Response `200`

- UserView
  - `url` string — API endpoint to GET this object
  - `html_url` string — Web URL to view this object in Buddy.works
  - `id` integer — The ID of the user
  - `name` string — The name of the user
  - `avatar_url` string — The avatar URL of the user
  - `email` string — The email address of the user
  - `workspaces_url` string — The workspaces URL of the user

## Changes

- **2026-08-25** `fa785a68f09d` — 2 info
  - the security scope `USER_WRITE` was added to the endpoint's security scheme `oauth2`
  - the security scope `USER_INFO` was removed from the endpoint's security scheme `oauth2`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/buddy/apis/buddy-api/changes/user/patch.md)

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