# PUT /u/{username}.json does not change the email

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/put-u-username-json-does-not-change-the-email/273272
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** rest-api
**Created:** [July 30, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/put-u-username-json-does-not-change-the-email/273272 "2023-07-30T15:58:45Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/put-u-username-json-does-not-change-the-email/273272/2 "2023-07-30T16:17:52Z")

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I recommend that you [Reverse engineer the Discourse API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reverse-engineer-the-discourse-api/20576) and see what api call to use.

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