---
id: auth-api-updateuserbyid
title: 'updateUserById()'
slug: auth-api-updateuserbyid
custom_edit_url: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/edit/master/spec/supabase_js_v1_legacy.yml
---

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Updates the user data.

```js
const { data: user, error } = await supabase.auth.api.updateUserById(
  '6aa5d0d4-2a9f-4483-b6c8-0cf4c6c98ac4',
  { email: 'new@email.com' }
)
```

## Parameters

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

No description provided.

  </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">
      <code>AdminUserAttributes</code>
    </span>
  </h4>
  <div class="method-list-item-description">

The data you want to update.

This function should only be called on a server. Never expose your `service_role` key in the browser.

  </div>
  
</li>

</ul>

## Notes

- Requires a `service_role` key.
- This function should only be called on a server. Never expose your `service_role` key in the browser.

## Examples

### Updates a user's email.

```js
const { data: user, error } = await supabase.auth.api.updateUserById(
  '6aa5d0d4-2a9f-4483-b6c8-0cf4c6c98ac4',
  { email: 'new@email.com' }
)
```

### Updates a user's password.

```js
const { data: user, error } = await supabase.auth.api.updateUserById(
  '6aa5d0d4-2a9f-4483-b6c8-0cf4c6c98ac4',
  { password: 'new_password' }
)
```

### Updates a user's metadata.

```js
const { data: user, error } = await supabase.auth.api.updateUserById(
  '6aa5d0d4-2a9f-4483-b6c8-0cf4c6c98ac4',
  { user_metadata: { hello: 'world' } }
)
```

### Updates a user's app_metadata.

```js
const { data: user, error } = await supabase.auth.api.updateUserById(
  '6aa5d0d4-2a9f-4483-b6c8-0cf4c6c98ac4',
  { app_metadata: { plan: 'trial' } }
)
```

### Confirms a user's email address.

```js
const { data: user, error } = await supabase.auth.api.updateUserById(
  '6aa5d0d4-2a9f-4483-b6c8-0cf4c6c98ac4',
  { email_confirm: true }
)
```

### Confirms a user's phone number.

```js
const { data: user, error } = await supabase.auth.api.updateUserById(
  '6aa5d0d4-2a9f-4483-b6c8-0cf4c6c98ac4',
  { phone_confirm: true }
)
```