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POST
/
secured
/
update_user
Update User
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.example.com/secured/update_user \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "id": 123,
  "tipoUsuario": "<string>",
  "correo": "<string>",
  "nombre": "<string>",
  "apellido": "<string>"
}
'
{
  "msg": "<string>",
  "401 Unauthorized": {}
}

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Authentication

This endpoint requires authentication. Include a valid JWT token in the Authorization header.

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Request Body

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id
number
required
User ID to update
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tipoUsuario
string
required
User account type/level (e.g., “admin”, “user”)
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correo
string
required
User’s email address
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nombre
string
required
User’s first name
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apellido
string
required
User’s last name
This endpoint does not update the user’s password. Password updates require a separate process.
curl --location 'http://localhost:8080/secured/update_user' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: YOUR_JWT_TOKEN' \
--data-raw '{
  "id": 5,
  "tipoUsuario": "admin",
  "correo": "[email protected]",
  "nombre": "Carlos",
  "apellido": "Ramírez"
}'

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Response

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msg
string
Success or error message

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Success Response (200)

{
  "msg": "Usuario actualizado con exito"
}

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Error Responses

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401 Unauthorized
object
Returned when the JWT token is invalid or missing
{
  "msg": "Token_invalido"
}
or
{
  "msg": "Sin autorización"
}

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Implementation Details

The endpoint updates the following fields in the usuarios table:
  • tipoUsuario - User account type
  • correo - Email address
  • nombre - First name
  • apellido - Last name
The update is performed using the user’s id as the identifier: 
UPDATE usuarios 
SET tipoUsuario = ?, correo = ?, nombre = ?, apellido = ? 
WHERE id = ?

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