---
title: "Change a member role"
method: PATCH
path: "/v1/workspaces/{id}/members/{userId}"
tags: ["workspaces"]
---

# Change a member role

`PATCH /v1/workspaces/{id}/members/{userId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.hyperresearch.ai`
- URL: `https://api.hyperresearch.ai/v1/workspaces/{id}/members/{userId}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in cookie `hr_session`

Change a member’s role. Owner/admin only; only an owner can grant or remove the owner role, nobody can raise their own role, and the last owner cannot be demoted (409 `last_owner`).

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required
- `userId` string, required

## Request body

- ChangeWorkspaceMemberRole
  - `role` 'owner' | 'admin' | 'member', required

## Response `200`

Updated

- WorkspaceMember
  - `user_id` string, required
  - `email` string, required
  - `role` 'owner' | 'admin' | 'member', required
  - `created_at` string, required
  - `updated_at` string, required
  - `is_self` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request
- `401`: Authentication failed
- `403`: Insufficient scope or plan
- `404`: Not found
- `429`: Rate limited or over quota
- `500`: Internal error

---

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