---
title: "Change your username (old name stays a resolvable alias)."
method: POST
path: "/auth/account/rename"
tags: ["account"]
---

# Change your username (old name stays a resolvable alias).

`POST /auth/account/rename`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://obeliskgate.com`
- URL: `https://obeliskgate.com/auth/account/rename`
- Auth: API key in cookie `obelisk_session`

## Request body

- object
  - `newUsername` string: string

## Response `200`

Success.

## Other responses

- `default`: Error — { ok:false, reason:<code>, message?:<human> } on failures; HTTP status mirrors it.

---

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