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# Update workspace member role

PATCH https://alephant.io/api/v1/workspace-members/{id}
Content-Type: application/json

Update a member's role. Only owner or admin. Cannot demote the last owner.

Reference: https://developers.alephant.io/api-reference/saa-s-api/workspace-members/update-workspace-member-role

## Servers

- `https://alephant.io` (Production, default)
- `https://dev.alephant.io` (Development)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `id` (string, required) — Member UUID

### Headers

- `Authorization` (string, required) — Bearer \{access\_token}
- `X-Workspace-Id` (string, required) — Workspace UUID

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an internal_api_handlers_workspace_members.UpdateRoleRequest.

- `role` (string, required)

## Response

### 200

data: updated member

- `map from string to any`

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

X-Workspace-Id required

- `map from string to any`

### 401 Unauthorized Error

AUTH_TOKEN_EXPIRED

- `map from string to any`

### 403 Forbidden Error

FORBIDDEN

- `map from string to any`

### 404 Not Found Error

NOT_FOUND

- `map from string to any`

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

VALIDATION_ERROR

- `map from string to any`

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "role": "string"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://alephant.io/api/v1/workspace-members/id"

payload = { "role": "string" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Authorization",
    "X-Workspace-Id": "X-Workspace-Id",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://alephant.io/api/v1/workspace-members/id';
const options = {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Authorization',
    'X-Workspace-Id': 'X-Workspace-Id',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: '{"role":"string"}'
};

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://alephant.io/api/v1/workspace-members/id"

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

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

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Authorization")
	req.Header.Add("X-Workspace-Id", "X-Workspace-Id")
	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://alephant.io/api/v1/workspace-members/id")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Authorization'
request["X-Workspace-Id"] = 'X-Workspace-Id'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"role\": \"string\"\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://alephant.io/api/v1/workspace-members/id")
  .header("Authorization", "Authorization")
  .header("X-Workspace-Id", "X-Workspace-Id")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"role\": \"string\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

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

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PATCH', 'https://alephant.io/api/v1/workspace-members/id', [
  'body' => '{
  "role": "string"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Authorization',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    'X-Workspace-Id' => 'X-Workspace-Id',
  ],
]);

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

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://alephant.io/api/v1/workspace-members/id");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PATCH);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Authorization");
request.AddHeader("X-Workspace-Id", "X-Workspace-Id");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"role\": \"string\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Authorization",
  "X-Workspace-Id": "X-Workspace-Id",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["role": "string"] as [String : Any]

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

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://alephant.io/api/v1/workspace-members/id")! 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()
```