updateCredentials #

Updates a user credentials for the specified authentication strategy.

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Query Syntax #

HTTP #

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URL: http://kuzzle:7512/credentials/<strategy>/<_id>/_update
Method: PUT
Body:

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{
  // example with the "local" authentication strategy
  "password": "<new password>"
}

Other protocols #

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{
  "controller": "security",
  "action": "updateCredentials",
  "strategy": "<strategy>",
  "_id": "<kuid>",
  "body": {
    // example with the "local" authentication strategy
    "password": "<new password>"
  }
}

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Arguments #

• _id: user kuid
• strategy: authentication strategy

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Body properties #

The properties that can be sent to update a user credentials depend entirely of the authentication strategy.

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Response #

Returns the authentication strategy response.

Example for the "local" authentication strategy: #

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{
  "status": 200,
  "error": null,
  "action": "updateCredentials",
  "controller": "security",
  "_id": "<kuid>",
  "result": {
    "username": "MyUser",
    "kuid": "<kuid>"
  }
}