---
title: "Update User"
method: PATCH
path: "/api/users/{email}"
tags: ["users"]
---

# Update User

`PATCH /api/users/{email}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.mit-llm-survey.academy` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.mit-llm-survey.academy/api/users/{email}`
- Auth: none declared

Update a user by email (case-insensitive). Only provided fields are changed.

## Path parameters

- `email` string, required

## Request body

- UserUpdateRequest: Optional fields to update on an existing user. Only provided fields change.
  - `first_name` string, nullable
  - `last_name` string, nullable
  - `email_sent` boolean, nullable
  - `status` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- UserRead: Model for reading user data
  - `first_name` string, required
  - `last_name` string, required
  - `email` string, required
  - `email_sent` boolean
  - `registered_at` string, date-time
  - `qualtrics_survey_url` string, nullable
  - `email_sent_at` string, date-time, nullable
  - `status` string
  - `user_id` string, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `404`: Not Found
- `422`: Unprocessable Entity

---

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