Update own basic information

URL
Requires Auth
HTTP Method
/api/v1/users.updateOwnBasicInfo
yes
POST
Note that to update the password or email for the user you must send currentPassword property encrypted in SHA256 together in payload.
WARNING: This API does not work when the server contains custom fields. There's a bug report here related to that.
Payload
Argument
Example
Required
Description
data.email
example@example.com
Optional
The email address for the user.
data.name
Example User
Optional
The display name of the user.
data.username
example
Optional
The username for the user.
data.currentPassword
5994471abb01112afcc18159f6cc74b4f511b99806da59b3caf5a9c173cacfc5@w0rd
Optional
The password for the user encrypted in SHA256.
data.newPassword
passw0rd
Optional
The new password for the user
data.customFields
{ twitter: '@example' }
Optional 
 Default: undefined
Any custom fields the user should have on their account.
Example Call
curl -H "X-Auth-Token: 9HqLlyZOugoStsXCUfD_0YdwnNnunAJF8V47U3QHXSq" \
     -H "X-User-Id: aobEdbYhXfu5hkeqG" \
     -H "Content-type:application/json" \
     http://localhost:3000/api/v1/users.updateOwnBasicInfo \
     -d '"data" :{"email": "rocket.cat@rocket.chat", "newPassword": "passw0rd",
     "currentPassword": "5994471abb01112afcc18159f6cc74b4f511b99806da59b3caf5a9c173cacfc5",
      "username": "rocket.cat", name": "Example user" }'
Example Result
{
    "user": {
        "_id": "47cRd58HnWwpqxhaZ",
        "createdAt": "2018-03-09T13:17:11.951Z",
        "services": {
            "password": {
                "bcrypt": "$2a$10$zb/dp.AHZAhwPzgmOHcQA.5eOfu6pAYU5gchg3O74z7XzWAppJflq"
            },
            "email": {
                "verificationTokens": [
                    {
                        "token": "rzDjTJBoN8qdc5LCVM3xqaRHEx0lR9mxkFutB6fv-YP",
                        "address": "rocket.cat@rocket.chat",
                        "when": "2018-03-09T13:17:11.968Z"
                    },
                    {
                        "token": "bFdoXbtvVl4NYXNMQn-sb6t9TWwuBYkkntakvkNqyzr",
                        "address": "rocket.cat@rocket.chat",
                        "when": "2018-03-09T13:18:33.414Z"
                    },
                    {
                        "token": "reYkTD_OfKHYgU1p6ON-UyJjvXGODl6EoZ-GLQlg81s",
                        "address": "rocket.cat@rocket.chat",
                        "when": "2018-03-09T14:41:21.633Z"
                    }
                ]
            },
            "resume": {
                "loginTokens": [
                    {
                        "when": "2018-03-09T13:17:12.110Z",
                        "hashedToken": "T6sIP43ctqMedzVsxiF/dln27ua7l56/Rys+aq7J2JA="
                    },
                    {
                        "hashedToken": "0z7NG4SFO00ZvR71nNqAhK0yv/9OeGJ74WZWAUxzAwA="
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        "emails": [
            {
                "address": "rocket.cat@rocket.chat",
                "verified": false
            }
        ],
        "type": "user",
        "status": "online",
        "active": true,
        "name": "Example User",
        "_updatedAt": "2018-03-09T20:21:08.992Z",
        "roles": [
            "admin",
            "user",
            "bot"
        ],
        "lastLogin": "2018-03-09T20:15:20.019Z",
        "statusConnection": "online",
        "utcOffset": -3,
        "username": "rocket.cat",
        "settings": {
            "profile": {}
        },
        "customFields": {
          "twitter": "userstwitter"
        }
    },
    "success": true
}
Change Log
Version
Description
0.62.2
Added as user.updateOwnBasicInfo

Set Status

Update

Last updated 5 months ago

URL	Requires Auth	HTTP Method
`/api/v1/users.updateOwnBasicInfo`	`yes`	`POST`

Argument	Example	Required	Description
`data.email`	`example@example.com`	Optional	The email address for the user.
`data.name`	`Example User`	Optional	The display name of the user.
`data.username`	`example`	Optional	The username for the user.
`data.currentPassword`	`5994471abb01112afcc18159f6cc74b4f511b99806da59b3caf5a9c173cacfc5@w0rd`	Optional	The password for the user encrypted in SHA256.
`data.newPassword`	`passw0rd`	Optional	The new password for the user
`data.customFields`	`{ twitter: '@example' }`	Optional Default: `undefined`	Any custom fields the user should have on their account.