---
title: "Change Bt Auth"
method: POST
path: "/users/change_bt_auth"
tags: ["Users"]
---

# Change Bt Auth

`POST /users/change_bt_auth`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.chutes.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.chutes.ai/users/change_bt_auth`
- Auth: none declared. Required headers: `Authorization`

Change the bittensor hotkey/coldkey associated with an account via fingerprint auth.

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- string

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-10-16** `23e8895b217d`: 12 breaking, 2 warning, 2 info
  - the response's body type changed from `object` to `string` for status `200`
  - removed the required property `balance` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the required property `coldkey` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the required property `created_at` from the response with the `200` status
  - …12 more
- **2026-08-26** `8d909638091e`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-08-22** `05d9af05d87e`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/chutes/apis/chutes-api/changes/users/change_bt_auth/post.md)

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