# 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, 10:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-cannot-update-user/63876/9 "2017-06-03T10:26:44Z")

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I see.

But then why would it work for setting the usergroups? 😕

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