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PATCH
/
v1
/
user
/
{user_id}
Update a user
const options = {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({
    metadata: {customer_tier: 'premium', notes: 'Upgraded to premium tier'},
    display_name: 'John Doe'
  })
};

fetch('https://api.getpalm.com/v1/user/{user_id}', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));
{
  "id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "object": "user",
  "created_at": "2025-10-24T10:30:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2025-10-24T15:45:00Z",
  "metadata": {
    "external_id": "user_123_in_my_system",
    "customer_tier": "premium",
    "signup_source": "mobile_app"
  },
  "status": "active",
  "verification": {
    "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "risk_level": "low",
    "workflow": {
      "name": "KYC Verification",
      "version": 1
    },
    "executed_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z"
  },
  "display_name": "John Doe",
  "email_fingerprint": "f7c3bc1d808e04732adf679965ccc34ca7ae3441",
  "phone_fingerprint": "a8d4bc2e919f15843beg890076ddd45db8bf4552",
  "vault": {
    "identity.first_name": "John",
    "identity.last_name": "Doe"
  }
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Enter your API key in the format: sk_test_xxxxx or sk_live_xxxxx

Path Parameters

​
user_id
string
required

User ID

Example:

"palm_usr_1a2b3c4d5e6f7g8h"

Body

application/json
​
metadata
object

Store up to 50 custom key-value pairs for application-specific data. Metadata updates are merged with existing metadata. To remove a metadata field, set its value to null.

Example:
{
  "customer_tier": "premium",
  "notes": "Upgraded to premium tier"
}
​
display_name
string

Display name for the user

Example:

"John Doe"

Response

User updated successfully

​
id
string<uuid>
required

Unique identifier for the resource

Example:

"123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"

​
object
enum<string>
required

Object type identifier, always "user"

Available options:
user
Example:

"user"

​
created_at
string<date-time>
required

ISO 8601 timestamp of when the resource was created

Example:

"2025-10-24T10:30:00Z"

​
updated_at
string<date-time>
required

ISO 8601 timestamp of when the resource was last updated

Example:

"2025-10-24T15:45:00Z"

​
metadata
object
required

Store up to 50 custom key-value pairs for application-specific data. Useful for storing references to external systems, feature flags, or other custom attributes.

Example:
{
  "external_id": "user_123_in_my_system",
  "customer_tier": "premium",
  "signup_source": "mobile_app"
}
​
status
enum<string>
required

Current status of the user

Available options:
active,
suspended,
deleted
Example:

"active"

​
verification
object
required

Most recent verification information. Null if user has never been verified.

​
display_name
object
required

Display name for the user

Example:

"John Doe"

​
email_fingerprint
object
required

SHA-256 fingerprint of the user's email address. Used for duplicate detection and search without exposing the actual email. Automatically generated when email is stored in vault.

Example:

"f7c3bc1d808e04732adf679965ccc34ca7ae3441"

​
phone_fingerprint
object
required

SHA-256 fingerprint of the user's phone number. Used for duplicate detection and search without exposing the actual phone. Automatically generated when phone is stored in vault.

Example:

"a8d4bc2e919f15843beg890076ddd45db8bf4552"

​
vault
object
required

Cached vault field values for non-encrypted fields. Keys are full field IDs (e.g., "identity.first_name"). Only includes fields where encrypted=false in vault_field_definition.

Example:
{
  "identity.first_name": "John",
  "identity.last_name": "Doe"
}