Update a User

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Users

PATCH /user/{externalId}

Name	Data Type	Description
Content-type:	application/json	for all requests
Authorization:	EAPI {token}	for all requests

Request Parameters

Parameters indicated with a * are mandatory

Parameter	Type	Description
externalId*	String	The external ID of a user that needs to be fetched. The externalID corresponds with the 'User ID' within the usermanagement.

Body Parameters

Parameters indicated with a * are mandatory

Name	Data Type	Description
ExternalId	string (64)	Unique id of the user, the externalID corresponds with the 'User ID' within the usermanagement.
LastName	string (500)	Last name of the user
FirstName	string (500)	First name of the user
Email	string (100)	example: cirrus_user@gmail.com
UserName	string (50)	example: cirrus_user
Role	string (500)	Title of role in the Cirrus system. It have to be existing role.
Photo	string (500)	example: https://cirrusplatform.com/static/img/default-avatar.png
DateOfBirth	string (10)	YYYY-MM-DD or YYYYMMDD example: 1988-05-03
Company	string (100)	Company name, example: Cirrus assessment
CountryCode	string (20)	example: EN
State	string (50)	example: LA
City	string (50)	example: London
PostalCode	string (50)	example: 12345A
PostalAddress	string (500)	example: Platform 9 3/4, Hogwarts
AddressLine1	string (500)	example: Address line 1
AddressLine2	string (500)	example: Address line 2
PhoneNumber	string (50)	example: 345 123 234
CellularPhone	string (50)	example: +534 64538 7665
SpecialNeeds	boolean	Determines whether the user is given extra time in exams
ReasonableAdjustmentPercentage	int	Setup a % to add extra time, for example 20% on 60 min will result in 12 min extra time. Parameter can only be sent if SpecialNeeds=true
EnableReadSpeaker	boolean	Determines whether the user is able to use ReadSpeaker in exams (Available only if ReadSpeaker is switched on for the customer)
DisableLogin	boolean	Determines whether the user is able to login to Cirrus system with username and passwordf
DisablePasswordReset	boolean	Determines whether the user is able to reset his password
SynchronizationKey	string guid (64)	Deprecated: `SynchronizationKey` is no longer in use (and only kept for backward compatibility) example: 0c824cc1-8294-4857-81cb-8327d83df554
Labels	string (100)	example: Label 1
AllowedIpAddresses	string (34)	Determines from which IP addresses the user can log into the system
Password	string (500)	minimum length: 5; example: 12345
Hierarchies.ExternalId	String(64)	external ID
Hierarchies.IsCoordinator	boolean	minimum length: 5; example: 12345
Hierarchies.IsAdministrator	boolean	minimum length: 5; example: 12345
Hierarchies.HasViewReportsPermissions	boolean	minimum length: 5; example: 12345
Hierarchies.HasReScoringPermissions	boolean	minimum length: 5; example: 12345
Hierarchies.Action	String (64)	Possible values: UPSERT, DELETE default UPSERT

Sample Request URL

https://api.cirrusplatform.com/api/v1/integrations/user/{externalId}

Sample Request

{
  "ExternalId": "cirrus_user_ext_id",
  "LastName": "Miller",
  "FirstName": "John",
  "Email": "cirrus_user@gmail.com",
  "UserName": "cirrus_user",
  "Role": "string",
  "Photo": "https://cirrusplatform.com/static/img/default-avatar.png",
  "DateOfBirth": "1988-05-03",
  "Company": "Cirrus",
  "CountryCode": "EN",
  "State": "LA",
  "City": "London",
  "PostalCode": "12345A",
  "PostalAddress": "Platform 9 3/4, Hogwarts",
  "AddressLine1": "Address line 1",
  "AddressLine2": "Address line 1",
  "PhoneNumber": "345 123 234",
  "CellularPhone": "+534 64538 7665",
  "SpecialNeeds": true,
  "ReasonableAdjustmentPercentage": 20,
  "EnableReadSpeaker": true,
  "DisableLogin": true,
  "DisablePasswordReset": true,
  "SynchronizationKey": "0c824cc1-8294-4857-81cb-8327d83df554",
  "Labels": [
    "Label 1"
  ],
  "AllowedIpAddresses": [
    "192.168.1.1"
  ],
  "Password": "12345",
  "Hierarchies": [
    {
      "ExternalId": "cirrus_group_ext_id",
      "IsCoordinator": true,
      "IsAdministrator": true,
      "HasViewReportsPermissions": true,
      "HasReScoringPermissions": true,
      "Action": "UPSERT"
    }
  ]
}

Sample Response

{
  "Success": true,
  "Errors": null,
  "Content": {
    "User": {
      "ExternalId": "cirrus_user_ext_id",
      "LastName": "Miller",
      "FirstName": "John",
      "Email": "cirrus_user@gmail.com",
      "UserName": "cirrus_user",
      "Role": "string",
      "Photo": "https://cirrusplatform.com/static/img/default-avatar.png",
      "DateOfBirth": "1988-05-03",
      "Company": "Cirrus",
      "CountryCode": "EN",
      "State": "LA",
      "City": "London",
      "PostalCode": "12345A",
      "PostalAddress": "Platform 9 3/4, Hogwarts",
      "AddressLine1": "Address line 1",
      "AddressLine2": "Address line 1",
      "PhoneNumber": "345 123 234",
      "CellularPhone": "+534 64538 7665",
      "SpecialNeeds": true,
      "ReasonableAdjustmentPercentage": 20,
      "EnableReadSpeaker": true,
      "DisableLogin": true,
      "DisablePasswordReset": true,
      "SynchronizationKey": "0c824cc1-8294-4857-81cb-8327d83df554",
      "Labels": [
        "Label 1"
      ],
      "AllowedIpAddresses": [
        "192.168.1.1"
      ]
    },
    "GroupErrors": [
      {
        "ExternalId": "group_ext_1",
        "Code": 131,
        "Error": "Hierarchy was not found"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response codes

Code	Description
200	Successful operation
403	Not allowed to use external API
400	Possible error codes: 102: Unknown error 130: Root hierarchy was not found 133: Permissions can not be set for hierarchy 202: User has not been found 206: User ExternalId can not be null or empty 209: User Email must be valid email address 210: FirstName can not be null or empty 211: FirstName can not contain more than 500 chars 212: LastName can not be null or empty 213: LastName can not contain more than 500 chars 214: User with the same UserName already exists 218: ExternalId can not have more than 64 chars 219: ExternalId can have only [-_a-zA-Z0-9@] chars 220: CellularPhone can not contain more than 50 chars 221: PhoneNumber can not contain more than 50 chars 222: AddressLine1 can not contain more than 500 chars 223: AddressLine2 can not contain more than 500 chars 224: PostalCode can not contain more than 50 chars 225: PostalAddress can not contain more than 500 chars 226: UserName can not contain spaces or have more than 50 chars 227: Company can not contain more than 100 chars 228: City can not contain more than 50 chars 229: State can not contain more than 50 chars 230: CountryCode can not contain more than 20 chars 231: SynchronizationKey have to be valid guid 232: User with the same SynchronizationKey is already exists 233: User with the same ExternalId is already exists 234: Count of labels can not be greater than 20 235: Lables can not be empty or have more than 100 chars 236: Labels contain duplicates 237: Count of AllowedIpAddresses can not be greater than 100 238: AllowedIpAddresses must be list of valid IPs or IP ranges 239: AllowedIpAddresses contain duplicates 240: Role is null or empty 241: Role with selected title was not found 242: Hierarchies contain nulls 243: Hierarchies contain duplicates 244: Herarchies contain invalid actions 245: Profile photo could not be loaded. Photo have to be valid url 246: DateOfBirth have to have YYYY-MM-DD or YYYYMMDD formats 247: Password can not contain less than 5 and more than 500 chars 249: ReasonableAdjustmentPercentage is invalid. Must be a value between 0 and 999 250: ReasonableAdjustmentPercentage cannot be set for candidate with SpecialNeeds = false
500	Internal server error

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