---
title: "Update an individual account holder's email address"
method: PUT
path: "/api/v2/account-holder/individual/email"
tags: ["Individuals and Sole Traders"]
---

# Update an individual account holder's email address

`PUT /api/v2/account-holder/individual/email`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.starlingbank.com`
- URL: `https://api.starlingbank.com/api/v2/account-holder/individual/email`
- Auth: HTTP bearerandsignature
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/starlingbank/apis/starling-bank-api/docs/api/v2/account-holder/individual/email/put.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Request body

- UpdateEmailRequest
  - `email` string, email, required: The new email address for the account holder

## Response `200`

Successful operation

## Other responses

- `4xx`: Client error. See [API status codes](#api-status-codes-1) for more details.
- `5xx`: Server error. See [API status codes](#api-status-codes-1) for more details.

## Changes

- **2025-06-21** `3965b8836141`: 1 breaking
  - the `email` request property format changed from no format to `email`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/starlingbank/apis/starling-bank-api/changes/api/v2/account-holder/individual/email/put.md)

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