Hi Guys, Im getting an error when trying to use the API to update email. I have looked at the logs and can see the following: Started PUT “/discussion/users/davetest/preferences/email.json” for xx.xx.xx.xx at 2018-05-11 12:22:11 +0000 Processing by UsersEmailController#update as JSON Parameters: {“api_key”=>;"[FILTERED]", “api_username”=>;“daveAdmin”, “email”=>;“[new.email@example.com](mailto:new.email@example.com)”, “username”=>;“davetest”} Can’t verify CSRF token authenticity. This is a PUT request, but looking at the scopes below, doesnt seem like PUT is supported for the WRITE scope? surely im misunderstanding, so could someone please assist? I have re-generated the all-user api-key, also created specific user api-keys to use, but same result. SCOPES = { read: [:get], write: [:get, :post, :patch], message_bus: [[:post, ‘message_bus’]], push: nil, notifications: [[:post, ‘message_bus’], [:get, ‘notifications#index’], [:put, ‘notifications#mark_read’]], session_info: [[:get, ‘session#current’], [:get, ‘users#topic_tracking_state’]] }

[תמונה] shahidmir: Can’t verify CSRF token authenticity. Can you verify the content-type that you are making the API request as? It needs to be "Content-Type: multipart/form-data;" If it is not that content type you may see the CSRF token error.

Hi, thanks for the reply. I actually had tried it both with ‘application/json’ and ‘application/x-www-form-urlencoded’ and neither worked. I have now tried it with what you suggested (via postman) and getting: “You are not permitted to view the requested resource. The API username or key is invalid.” I have regenerated the global api key that is used for “all users” and using it with my own username, which is an admin too… shahid

Here is an example of my postman request maybe you can spot any differences with what you are doing? I’m also using the “all users” key with an admin username. [image]

yes, its the same, im using the Postman API collection supplied by discourse. So using it as suggested. I will try again tonight and see if i get any different results. Will update when ive tried. Thanks for assisting, much appreciated. Do let me know if you have any other idea.

It most likely isn’t the oauth provider because the api keys will bypass it. Could you share the code for your API request?

in python: import json import requests import time my_token = '' url_base = '<>' update_email = url_base + "users/ /preferences/email.json" headers = { "Content-Type": "multipart/form-data", 'user-agent': 'my-app/0.0.1', 'Api-Key': my_token, 'Api-Username': ' ' } data = { "email": " " } response = requests.put(update_email, data=data, headers=headers) print(response.text) Edit: very similar code for setting groups on users etc worked, so the key / username combo (which is a user with admin privileges) works. Edit 2: I’m guessing from other browsing in the forum that this has to be done directly in the database, (or rather, via the console) which is impossible for us.

Any more thoughts on this? My feeling is that someone with admin access rights should be able to set the e-mail of a person.

How so? I don’t think this is possible with the existing web UI, which defines the API. Therefore it can’t be done.

You mean that the UX/API should make it possible to set a user’s email address to whatever you want. (Not that you believe that it is currently possible.) You can initiate a change (via UX and I presume API) by editing their profile and entering the new address, but it won’t be changed until they click the link in their email. Is that good enough? If not, you’ll need to do it from the console or a plugin.

Cant update email via API - invalid_access error

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simonv3 (Simon) 12 באוגוסט,‏ 2019,‏ 1:34am 6

I’m experiencing this issue too and I’m wondering if it has anything to do with using an oauth provider for signing in and so this specific page is being blocked?

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