---
title: "Update User"
method: PATCH
path: "/v3/users/{userId}"
tags: ["Users"]
---

# Update User

`PATCH /v3/users/{userId}`

Update an individual user.

## Request body

- object
  - `full_name` string — The user's full name.
  - `preferred_name` string — The user's desired name.

## Response `200`

A get action response of a single user.

- User — The user object contains information about an individual user who can use the Konnect application and API.
  - `id` string, uuid — The User ID.
  - `email` string, email — The email registered to the user.
  - `full_name` string — The User's full name.
  - `preferred_name` string — The User's preferred name.
  - `active` boolean — Returns True if a user has verified their email address.
  - `inferred_region` string — The Konnect region closest to the user's IP address. This property might only be set for users on signup through Konnect’s build-in native authentication.
  - `created_at` string, date-time — The time stamp for the date the account was registered.
  - `updated_at` string, date-time — A Unix timestamp representation of the most recent change to the User account.

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthenticated
- `403` — Permission denied
- `404` — Not Found

## Changes

> 75 revisions in range; 5 could not be searched.

- **2025-11-05** `ab25dca3c161` — 1 warning
  - the `full_name` request property's maxLength was set to `250`
- **2025-10-30** `845120e19d45` — 2 breaking
  - the request property `full_name` became not nullable
  - the request property `preferred_name` became not nullable
- **2025-08-22** `3c0154b2053a` — 3 breaking, 3 info
  - the response property `email` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `full_name` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `preferred_name` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the request property `full_name` became nullable
  - …2 more
- **2025-08-14** `6333a0d3b095` — 1 info
  - the `active` response's property default value `true` was removed for the status `200`
- **2025-07-22** `76b0fefddb0d` — 1 info
  - the `active` response's property default value `true` was added for the status `200`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/kong/apis/konnect-api-go-sdk/changes/v3/users/:userId/patch.md)

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