---
id: api-updateuser
title: "api.updateUser"
slug: api-updateuser
---

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Updates the user data.



## Parameters


<ul className="method-list-group">
  
<li className="method-list-item">
  <h4 className="method-list-item-label">
    <span className="method-list-item-label-name">
      jwt
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-label-badge required">
      required
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-validation">
      string
    </span>
  </h4>
  <div class="method-list-item-description">

A valid, logged-in JWT.
  
  </div>
  
</li>


<li className="method-list-item">
  <h4 className="method-list-item-label">
    <span className="method-list-item-label-name">
      attributes
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-label-badge required">
      required
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-validation">
      UserAttributes
    </span>
  </h4>
  <div class="method-list-item-description">

The data you want to update.
  
  </div>
  
</li>

</ul>














## Examples

### Update user info that Gotrue holds (also used for setting new passwords)



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```js
const { error, data } = await api
  .updateUser(access_token, { password : 'Why Shinji?' })
  ```


</TabItem>
<TabItem value="py">


```
Not yet implemented
```


</TabItem>

</Tabs>