While using the API and making a put request to: MYDISCOURSE/users/MYUSER?api_key=MYSYSTEMAPIKEY&api_username=system with a json payload of: {“username”:“helloworld”} I am receiving a response with a code of 200 and a body that indicates the username has not been changed.

Try this endpoint instead: curl -i -sS -X PUT "http://127.0.0.1:3000/u/blake/preferences/username.json" \ -H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data;" \ -F "api_key=a66d01fbe98cc51b2747d8bfe99f81d7adca18317fbf3c43aa20f340d8e25bfe" \ -F "api_username=system" \ -F "new_username=blake2" And it will outp…

I was wondering: is it safe to change the system username?

[imagem] Can I rename "system" user permanently? Do not change the system username, it is the unique identifier for the account. [imagem] Can I rename "system" user permanently? It actually is configurable. An administrator can easily rename the system user via the configuration interface. …

Thank you @blake that was exactly what I needed. :slight_smile:

Como mudar um nome de usuário via API?

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Como mudar um nome de usuário via API?

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