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# Update user role for the account

PATCH https://api.frame.io/v4/accounts/{account_id}/users/{user_id}
Content-Type: application/json

Update user role for the account. Rate Limits: 10 calls per 1.00 minute(s) per account\_user

Reference: https://next.developer.frame.io/platform/api-reference/account-permissions/account-user-roles-update

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `account_id` (string, required)
- `user_id` (string, required)

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an UpdateAccountRolesParams.

- `data` (AccountRoleData, required)

## Response

### 200

OK

- `data` (AccountRoleData, required)

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Bad request

- `errors` (list of BadRequestErrorsItems, required)

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized

- `errors` (list of UnauthorizedErrorsItems, required)

### 403 Forbidden Error

Forbidden

- `errors` (list of ForbiddenErrorsItems, required)

### 404 Not Found Error

Not found

- `errors` (list of NotFoundErrorsItems, required)

### 409 Conflict Error

Conflict

- `errors` (list of ConflictErrorsItems, required)

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

Unprocessable content

- `errors` (list of UnprocessableContentErrorsItems, required)

### 429 Too Many Requests Error

Too many requests

- `errors` (list of TooManyRequestsErrorsItems, required)

## Types

### AccountRoleData

- `role` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `member`, `admin`

### BadRequestErrorsItems

- `detail` (string, required)
- `source` (BadRequestErrorsItemsSource, optional)
- `title` (string, optional)

### UnauthorizedErrorsItems

- `detail` (string, required)
- `source` (UnauthorizedErrorsItemsSource, optional)
- `title` (string, optional)

### ForbiddenErrorsItems

- `detail` (string, required)
- `source` (ForbiddenErrorsItemsSource, optional)
- `title` (string, optional)

### NotFoundErrorsItems

- `detail` (string, required)
- `source` (NotFoundErrorsItemsSource, optional)
- `title` (string, optional)

### ConflictErrorsItems

- `detail` (string, required)
- `source` (ConflictErrorsItemsSource, optional)
- `title` (string, optional)

### UnprocessableContentErrorsItems

- `detail` (string, required)
- `source` (UnprocessableContentErrorsItemsSource, optional)
- `title` (string, optional)

### TooManyRequestsErrorsItems

- `detail` (string, required)
- `source` (TooManyRequestsErrorsItemsSource, optional)
- `title` (string, optional)

### BadRequestErrorsItemsSource

- `pointer` (string, optional)

### UnauthorizedErrorsItemsSource

- `pointer` (string, optional)

### ForbiddenErrorsItemsSource

- `pointer` (string, optional)

### NotFoundErrorsItemsSource

- `pointer` (string, optional)

### ConflictErrorsItemsSource

- `pointer` (string, optional)

### UnprocessableContentErrorsItemsSource

- `pointer` (string, optional)

### TooManyRequestsErrorsItemsSource

- `pointer` (string, optional)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "data": {
    "role": "admin"
  }
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "data": {
    "role": "admin"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.frame.io/v4/accounts/a356a2c5-7f04-4b9c-8d69-c228912c736c/users/a90edeef-d2d5-4aaf-bdbc-a1b70ad0cb27"

payload = { "data": { "role": "admin" } }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.frame.io/v4/accounts/a356a2c5-7f04-4b9c-8d69-c228912c736c/users/a90edeef-d2d5-4aaf-bdbc-a1b70ad0cb27';
const options = {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"data":{"role":"admin"}}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.frame.io/v4/accounts/a356a2c5-7f04-4b9c-8d69-c228912c736c/users/a90edeef-d2d5-4aaf-bdbc-a1b70ad0cb27"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"data\": {\n    \"role\": \"admin\"\n  }\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.frame.io/v4/accounts/a356a2c5-7f04-4b9c-8d69-c228912c736c/users/a90edeef-d2d5-4aaf-bdbc-a1b70ad0cb27")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"data\": {\n    \"role\": \"admin\"\n  }\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://api.frame.io/v4/accounts/a356a2c5-7f04-4b9c-8d69-c228912c736c/users/a90edeef-d2d5-4aaf-bdbc-a1b70ad0cb27")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"data\": {\n    \"role\": \"admin\"\n  }\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PATCH', 'https://api.frame.io/v4/accounts/a356a2c5-7f04-4b9c-8d69-c228912c736c/users/a90edeef-d2d5-4aaf-bdbc-a1b70ad0cb27', [
  'body' => '{
  "data": {
    "role": "admin"
  }
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.frame.io/v4/accounts/a356a2c5-7f04-4b9c-8d69-c228912c736c/users/a90edeef-d2d5-4aaf-bdbc-a1b70ad0cb27");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PATCH);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"data\": {\n    \"role\": \"admin\"\n  }\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["data": ["role": "admin"]] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.frame.io/v4/accounts/a356a2c5-7f04-4b9c-8d69-c228912c736c/users/a90edeef-d2d5-4aaf-bdbc-a1b70ad0cb27")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "PATCH"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```