---
title: "Patch an Identity"
method: PATCH
path: "/admin/identities/{id}"
tags: ["identity"]
---

# Patch an Identity

`PATCH /admin/identities/{id}`

Partially updates an [identity's](https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/concepts/identity-user-model) field using [JSON Patch](https://jsonpatch.com/).
The fields `id`, `stateChangedAt` and `credentials` can not be updated using this method.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Request body

- JsonPatch[] — A JSONPatchDocument request
  - `from` string — This field is used together with operation "move" and uses JSON Pointer notation. Learn more [about JSON Pointers](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6901#section-5).
  - `op` string, required — The operation to be performed. One of "add", "remove", "replace", "move", "copy", or "test".
  - `path` string, required — The path to the target path. Uses JSON pointer notation. Learn more [about JSON Pointers](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6901#section-5).
  - `value` string — The value to be used within the operations. Learn more [about JSON Pointers](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6901#section-5).

## Response `200`

identity

- Identity — An [identity](https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/concepts/identity-user-model) represents a (human) user in Ory.
  - `created_at` string, date-time — CreatedAt is a helper struct field for gobuffalo.pop.
  - `credentials` object — Credentials represents all credentials that can be used for authenticating this identity.
  - `id` string, uuid, required — ID is the identity's unique identifier. The Identity ID can not be changed and can not be chosen. This ensures future compatibility and optimization for distributed stores such as CockroachDB.
  - `metadata_admin` unknown
  - `metadata_public` unknown
  - `recovery_addresses` RecoveryIdentityAddress[] — RecoveryAddresses contains all the addresses that can be used to recover an identity.
    - `created_at` string, date-time — CreatedAt is a helper struct field for gobuffalo.pop.
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `updated_at` string, date-time — UpdatedAt is a helper struct field for gobuffalo.pop.
    - `value` string, required
    - `via` string, required
  - `schema_id` string, required — SchemaID is the ID of the JSON Schema to be used for validating the identity's traits.
  - `schema_url` string, required — SchemaURL is the URL of the endpoint where the identity's traits schema can be fetched from. format: url
  - `state` 'active' | 'inactive' — The state can either be `active` or `inactive`.
  - `state_changed_at` string, date-time
  - `traits` unknown, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time — UpdatedAt is a helper struct field for gobuffalo.pop.
  - `verifiable_addresses` VerifiableIdentityAddress[] — VerifiableAddresses contains all the addresses that can be verified by the user.
    - `created_at` string, date-time — When this entry was created
    - `id` string, uuid — The ID
    - `status` string, required — VerifiableAddressStatus must not exceed 16 characters as that is the limitation in the SQL Schema
    - `updated_at` string, date-time — When this entry was last updated
    - `value` string, required — The address value example foo@user.com
    - `verified` boolean, required — Indicates if the address has already been verified
    - `verified_at` string, date-time
    - `via` string, required — VerifiableAddressType must not exceed 16 characters as that is the limitation in the SQL Schema

## Other responses

- `400` — errorGeneric
- `404` — errorGeneric
- `409` — errorGeneric
- `default` — errorGeneric

## Changes

- **2022-12-02** `b6e5ffa30d4c` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2021-05-05** `381c760af46e` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/ory/apis/ory-identities-api/changes/admin/identities/:id/patch.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/ory/apis/ory-identities-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/ory/apis/ory-identities-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/ory/ory-identities-api/revisions/b6e5ffa30d4c/schema)