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# Update user roles for the given workspace

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

Update user roles for the given workspace if the user is already added to the workspace. If the user is
not added to the workspace, the user will be added with the given role. Rate Limits: 10 calls per 1.00 minute(s) per account\_user

Reference: https://developer.staging.frame.io/platform/api-reference/workspace-permissions/workspace-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)
- `workspace_id` (string, required)
- `user_id` (string, required)

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an UpdateUserRolesParams.

- `data` (UpdateUserRolesParamsData, required)

## Response

### 200

OK

- `data` (UpdateUserRolesResponseData, 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)

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

Unprocessable Entity

- `errors` (list of UnprocessableEntityErrorsItems, required)

### 429 Too Many Requests Error

Too Many Requests

- `errors` (list of TooManyRequestsErrorsItems, required)

## Types

### UpdateUserRolesParamsData

- `role` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `full_access`, `editor`, `edit_only`, `commenter`, `viewer`

### UpdateUserRolesResponseData

- `role` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `full_access`, `editor`, `edit_only`, `commenter`, `viewer`

### 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)

### UnprocessableEntityErrorsItems

- `detail` (string, required)
- `source` (UnprocessableEntityErrorsItemsSource, 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)

### UnprocessableEntityErrorsItemsSource

- `pointer` (string, optional)

### TooManyRequestsErrorsItemsSource

- `pointer` (string, optional)

## Examples

**Request**

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

**Response**

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

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.frame.io/v4/accounts/416cb880-814b-4c4c-903e-cf80cef9b0a1/workspaces/41e0f507-2f40-4f06-b230-1b51d768077c/users/da8abeca-efcf-4bc4-ba1c-79c0a7509e43"

payload = { "data": { "role": "editor" } }
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/416cb880-814b-4c4c-903e-cf80cef9b0a1/workspaces/41e0f507-2f40-4f06-b230-1b51d768077c/users/da8abeca-efcf-4bc4-ba1c-79c0a7509e43';
const options = {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"data":{"role":"editor"}}'
};

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/416cb880-814b-4c4c-903e-cf80cef9b0a1/workspaces/41e0f507-2f40-4f06-b230-1b51d768077c/users/da8abeca-efcf-4bc4-ba1c-79c0a7509e43"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"data\": {\n    \"role\": \"editor\"\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/416cb880-814b-4c4c-903e-cf80cef9b0a1/workspaces/41e0f507-2f40-4f06-b230-1b51d768077c/users/da8abeca-efcf-4bc4-ba1c-79c0a7509e43")

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\": \"editor\"\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/416cb880-814b-4c4c-903e-cf80cef9b0a1/workspaces/41e0f507-2f40-4f06-b230-1b51d768077c/users/da8abeca-efcf-4bc4-ba1c-79c0a7509e43")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"data\": {\n    \"role\": \"editor\"\n  }\n}")
  .asString();
```

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

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PATCH', 'https://api.frame.io/v4/accounts/416cb880-814b-4c4c-903e-cf80cef9b0a1/workspaces/41e0f507-2f40-4f06-b230-1b51d768077c/users/da8abeca-efcf-4bc4-ba1c-79c0a7509e43', [
  'body' => '{
  "data": {
    "role": "editor"
  }
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

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

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.frame.io/v4/accounts/416cb880-814b-4c4c-903e-cf80cef9b0a1/workspaces/41e0f507-2f40-4f06-b230-1b51d768077c/users/da8abeca-efcf-4bc4-ba1c-79c0a7509e43");
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\": \"editor\"\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": "editor"]] as [String : Any]

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

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.frame.io/v4/accounts/416cb880-814b-4c4c-903e-cf80cef9b0a1/workspaces/41e0f507-2f40-4f06-b230-1b51d768077c/users/da8abeca-efcf-4bc4-ba1c-79c0a7509e43")! 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()
```