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Update a user

PATCHhttps://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/users/{user_id}https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/users/{user_id}https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/users/{user_id}https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/users/{user_id}https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/users/{user_id}https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/users/{user_id}https://api.uk1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/users/{user_id}https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/users/{user_id}https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/users/{user_id}

Overview

Edit a user. Can only be used with an application key belonging to an administrator user.

This endpoint requires any of the following permissions:

  • user_access_manage
  • service_account_write

OAuth apps require the user_access_manage authorization scope to access this endpoint.

Arguments

Path Parameters

Name
Type
Description
user_id [required]
string

The ID of the user.

Request

Body Data (required)

Field
Type
Description
data [required]
object

Object to update a user.

Response

OK

Response containing information about a single user.

Field
Type
Description
data
object

User object returned by the API.

included
[<oneOf>]

Array of objects related to the user.

Code Example

Update a user returns "OK" response
# Path parameters
export user_id="00000000-0000-9999-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X PATCH "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/users/${user_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "id": "string",
    "type": "users",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "updated",
      "disabled": true
    }
  }
}
EOF
# Path parameters
export user_id="00000000-0000-9999-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="us3.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X PATCH "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/users/${user_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "id": "string",
    "type": "users",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "updated",
      "disabled": true
    }
  }
}
EOF
# Path parameters
export user_id="00000000-0000-9999-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="us5.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X PATCH "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/users/${user_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "id": "string",
    "type": "users",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "updated",
      "disabled": true
    }
  }
}
EOF
# Path parameters
export user_id="00000000-0000-9999-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="datadoghq.eu"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X PATCH "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/users/${user_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "id": "string",
    "type": "users",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "updated",
      "disabled": true
    }
  }
}
EOF
# Path parameters
export user_id="00000000-0000-9999-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="ap1.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X PATCH "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/users/${user_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "id": "string",
    "type": "users",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "updated",
      "disabled": true
    }
  }
}
EOF
# Path parameters
export user_id="00000000-0000-9999-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="ap2.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X PATCH "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/users/${user_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "id": "string",
    "type": "users",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "updated",
      "disabled": true
    }
  }
}
EOF
# Path parameters
export user_id="00000000-0000-9999-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="uk1.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X PATCH "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/users/${user_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "id": "string",
    "type": "users",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "updated",
      "disabled": true
    }
  }
}
EOF
# Path parameters
export user_id="00000000-0000-9999-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="ddog-gov.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X PATCH "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/users/${user_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "id": "string",
    "type": "users",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "updated",
      "disabled": true
    }
  }
}
EOF
# Path parameters
export user_id="00000000-0000-9999-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="us2.ddog-gov.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X PATCH "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/users/${user_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "id": "string",
    "type": "users",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "updated",
      "disabled": true
    }
  }
}
EOF