# Failing to change avatar using Discourse API

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/failing-to-change-avatar-using-discourse-api/261828
**Category:** Development
**Tags:** rest-api
**Created:** [April 16, 2023, 6:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failing-to-change-avatar-using-discourse-api/261828 "2023-04-16T06:39:25Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2023, 8:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failing-to-change-avatar-using-discourse-api/261828/6 "2023-04-16T08:06:02Z")

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I just searched here and found

> [@Update user details](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-user-details/238554):
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> Hi, I was wondering how can we update users group and trust level via API. I haven’t found anything in the docs. Much appreciated.

> [@Update user details](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-user-details/238554/2):
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> See [How to reverse engineer the Discourse API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-reverse-engineer-the-discourse-api/20576)

So it seems possible.

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