---
title: "Update user avatar"
method: PUT
path: "/users/{id}/avatar"
tags: ["users"]
deprecated: true
---

# Update user avatar

`PUT /users/{id}/avatar`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.smartrecruiters.com`
- URL: `https://api.smartrecruiters.com/users/{id}/avatar`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `x-smarttoken`
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `https://www.smartrecruiters.com/identity/oauth/allow`
    - Token URL: `https://api.smartrecruiters.com/identity/oauth/token` scopes: `users_manage`

> **Deprecated.**

## Request body `multipart/form-data`

- object
  - `file` string, binary, required: The file to upload.

## Response `204`

Avatar successfully updated

## Other responses

- `400`: with codes * **UNMARSHALLING_ERROR** when request cannot be unmarshalled. This might be usually caused by missing: - `boundary` parameter in HTTP Request `Content-Type` header - `boundary` between parts - `Content-Disposition` header in at least one part - `name` parameter in at least one `Content-Disposition` header. Please check reference: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7578#section-4 * **MISSING_FILE_PART** when missing part with name `file` (`file` is case sensitive) * **MISSING_FILE_NAME** when `filename` is not available in `file` part * **MISSING_MEDIA_TYPE** when media type in `Content-Type` header is not available in `file` part
- `403`: with code * **PERMISSION_DENIED** Not permitted to manage users
- `404`: User not found

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/smartrecruiters/apis/users-api-deprecated.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/smartrecruiters/apis/users-api-deprecated/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/smartrecruiters/apis/users-api-deprecated/revisions/ce7ffb4e9310?raw)