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# Action: Update User
The Update User action modifies the details, role, or metadata of an existing user.
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#### Example User Story
I want to update user details in WordPress so that I can manage user information effectively.
#### Fields
| Field Name | Field Type | Required |
| ---------- | ---------- | -------- |
| userId | Integer | Yes |
| email | String | No |
| username | String | No |
| firstName | String | No |
| lastName | String | No |
| roles | String | No |
### Related Connections
[WordPress](/human-connections/wordpress/wordpress.md)
### Related Automations
Example link
### Code (Apache v2.0): Operation
```
{
"handle": "update-user",
"state": "inDev",
"meta": {
"short": "Update User",
"description": "Updates an existing user in WordPress."
},
"input": [
{
"name": "userId",
"type": "Integer",
"required": true,
"meta": {
"description": "The ID of the user to update."
}
},
{
"name": "email",
"type": "String",
"required": false,
"meta": {
"description": "The email address of the user."
}
},
{
"name": "username",
"type": "String",
"required": false,
"meta": {
"description": "The username of the user."
}
},
{
"name": "firstName",
"type": "String",
"required": false,
"meta": {
"description": "The first name of the user."
}
},
{
"name": "lastName",
"type": "String",
"required": false,
"meta": {
"description": "The last name of the user."
}
},
{
"name": "roles",
"type": "String",
"required": false,
"meta": {
"description": "The roles assigned to the user."
}
}
],
"output": [
{
"name": "id",
"type": "Integer",
"selector": ["id"],
"meta": {
"description": "The ID of the updated user."
}
},
{
"name": "email",
"type": "String",
"selector": ["email"],
"meta": {
"description": "The email address of the updated user."
}
},
{
"name": "username",
"type": "String",
"selector": ["username"],
"meta": {
"description": "The username of the updated user."
}
},
{
"name": "firstName",
"type": "String",
"selector": ["first_name"],
"meta": {
"description": "The first name of the updated user."
}
},
{
"name": "lastName",
"type": "String",
"selector": ["last_name"],
"meta": {
"description": "The last name of the updated user."
}
},
{
"name": "roles",
"type": "String",
"selector": ["roles"],
"meta": {
"description": "The roles assigned to the updated user."
}
}
],
"steps": [
{
"type": "http",
"http": {
"method": "POST",
"path": "/wp-json/wp/v2/users/{{userId}}",
"headers": {
"Content-Type": "application/json"
},
"bodyTemplate": {
"value": "{\"email\":\"{{email}}\",\"username\":\"{{username}}\",\"first_name\":\"{{firstName}}\",\"last_name\":\"{{lastName}}\",\"roles\":[\"{{roles}}\"]}",
"placeholders": [
{
"name": "email",
"type": "String",
"description": "The email address of the user.",
"required": false
},
{
"name": "username",
"type": "String",
"description": "The username of the user.",
"required": false
},
{
"name": "firstName",
"type": "String",
"description": "The first name of the user.",
"required": false
},
{
"name": "lastName",
"type": "String",
"description": "The last name of the user.",
"required": false
},
{
"name": "roles",
"type": "String",
"description": "The roles assigned to the user.",
"required": false
}
]
}
}
}
]
}
```
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