How can one update a user based on external_id?

[david (David Taylor)]

You will first need to lookup the user’s Discourse user_id, then make an update request using that. This should help with the first bit:

Find a user by their identity provider 'external ID'

When using an external authentication system, Discourse keeps track of two user ids: the Discourse user_id, and an external_id from the identity provider. If you need to lookup a Discourse user based on the external_id, this howto article is for you! First, take a look at the Discourse REST API Documentation, and configure an admin API key. DiscourseConnect (formerly ‘Discourse SSO’) If you are using “DiscourseConnect”, fetch a user like this: curl https://myforum.example.com/u/by-external/{…