# How to update profile information via API

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-update-profile-information-via-api/29001
**Category:** Development
**Tags:** rest-api
**Created:** [May 19, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-update-profile-information-via-api/29001 "2015-05-19T18:51:00Z")
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### Author: ![OnceWas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/oncewas/32/40734_2.png) [@OnceWas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OnceWas)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-update-profile-information-via-api/29001/3 "2015-09-04T20:38:18Z")

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Using the API:

```
curl -X PUT -d 'name=BOB TEST' http://your.discourse.instance/users/<DISCOURSE_USERNAME>.json?api_key=<API_KEY>&api_username=<API_USER>

```

Take a look [at the Discourse API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-api-documentation/22706).

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