---
title: "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"
tags: ["com.atproto.identity"]
---

# 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`

## Request body

- object
  - `handle` string, handle, required — The new handle.

## Response `200`

Success

## Changes

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

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/streamplace/apis/generated-lexicon-api-schema/changes/xrpc/com.atproto.identity.updateHandle/post.md)

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