---
title: "Promote To Superuser"
method: POST
path: "/admin/users/{user_id}/promote"
tags: ["admin", "admin:users"]
---

# Promote To Superuser

`POST /admin/users/{user_id}/promote`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://platform.tracecat.com/api`
- URL: `https://platform.tracecat.com/api/admin/users/{user_id}/promote`
- Auth: API key in cookie `fastapiusersauth`

Promote a user to superuser status.

## Path parameters

- `user_id` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- AdminUserRead: Admin view of a user.
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `email` string, email, required
  - `first_name` string, nullable
  - `last_name` string, nullable
  - `role` 'basic' | 'admin', required
  - `is_active` boolean, required
  - `is_superuser` boolean, required
  - `is_verified` boolean, required
  - `last_login_at` string, date-time, nullable

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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