---
title: "Update the caller's shared ``name`` and/or ``institution`` only."
method: PATCH
path: "/api/v1/account/profile"
---

# Update the caller's shared \`\`name\`\` and/or \`\`institution\`\` only.

`PATCH /api/v1/account/profile`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.trends.earth/api/v1`
- URL: `https://api.trends.earth/api/v1/api/v1/account/profile`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/trends/apis/trends-earth-api/docs/api/v1/account/profile/patch.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Update the caller's shared ``name`` and/or ``institution`` only.

## Request body

- object

## Response `200`

Success

- object

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `500`: Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-10-17** `5b9a4507913b`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/trends/apis/trends-earth-api/changes/api/v1/account/profile/patch.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/trends/apis/trends-earth-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/trends/apis/trends-earth-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/trends/apis/trends-earth-api/revisions/0b75d1e065e1?raw)