---
title: "Sets the authenticated user's player avatar type (e.g. R6 or R15)."
method: POST
path: "/v1/avatar/set-player-avatar-type"
tags: ["Avatars"]
---

# Sets the authenticated user's player avatar type (e.g. R6 or R15).

`POST /v1/avatar/set-player-avatar-type`

This is the avatar type chosen on the Avatar page. Some games can override this and force your character to be R6 or R15.

## Headers

- `Roblox-Place-Id` integer

## Request body

- RobloxApiAvatarModelsPlayerAvatarTypeModel — A model that contains a playerAvatarType
  - `playerAvatarType` 1 | 3 — The playerAvatarType

## Response `200`

OK

- RobloxApiAvatarModelsAvatarApiSuccessResponse — Success response class
  - `success` boolean — Gets or sets a value indicating whether the request was a success.

## Other responses

- `400` — 1: Invalid playerAvatarType. Valid values are:
- `401` — 0: Authorization has been denied for this request.
- `403` — 0: Token Validation Failed 2: You are not allowed to change player avatar type.

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