---
title: "Changes to Updates the current account's handle. Verifies handle validity, and updates did:plc document if necessary. Implemented by PDS, and requires auth."
method: POST
path: "/xrpc/com.atproto.identity.updateHandle"
---

# Changes to Updates the current account's handle. Verifies handle validity, and updates did:plc document if necessary. Implemented by PDS, and requires auth.

`POST /xrpc/com.atproto.identity.updateHandle`

> Every recorded change to this endpoint, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 2 of 52 revisions.

- **2026-07-12** `0b39d9ed30de` — 1 info
- **2026-01-21** `b21cd7605630` — 1 breaking

## Changes

- **2026-07-12** `0b39d9ed30de` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-01-21** `b21cd7605630` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/streamplace/apis/generated-lexicon-api-schema/docs/xrpc/com.atproto.identity.updateHandle/post.md) · [API](https://skmtc.dev/streamplace/apis/generated-lexicon-api-schema.md) · [Page](https://skmtc.dev/streamplace/apis/generated-lexicon-api-schema/changes/xrpc/com.atproto.identity.updateHandle/post)