# API: cannot update user

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-cannot-update-user/63876>\
**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** rest-api\
**Created:** [June 3, 2017, 9:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-cannot-update-user/63876 "2017-06-03T09:35:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Massimo\_Redaelli](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/massimo_redaelli/32/120795_2.png) [@Massimo\_Redaelli](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Massimo_Redaelli)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2017, 10:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-cannot-update-user/63876/5 "2017-06-03T10:16:42Z")

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Sure:

```bash
curl -X "PUT" "https://disc.uaar.it/users/m.redaelli?api_key=***&api_username=m.redaelli" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d $'{
  "name": "Pippo"
}'

```

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