Action: Update User

WordPress Operation

The Update User action modifies the details, role, or metadata of an existing user.

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

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
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}