> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://polar.sh/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Update Member > Update a member. Only name and role can be updated. The authenticated user or organization must have access to the member's organization. **Scopes**: `members:write` ## OpenAPI ````yaml patch /v1/members/{id} openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Polar API summary: Polar HTTP and Webhooks API description: Read the docs at https://polar.sh/docs/api-reference version: 0.1.0 servers: - url: https://api.polar.sh description: Production environment x-speakeasy-server-id: production - url: https://sandbox-api.polar.sh description: Sandbox environment x-speakeasy-server-id: sandbox security: - access_token: [] tags: - name: public description: >- Endpoints shown and documented in the Polar API documentation and available in our SDKs. - name: private description: >- Endpoints that should appear in the schema only in development to generate our internal JS SDK. - name: mcp description: Endpoints enabled in the MCP server. paths: /v1/members/{id}: patch: tags: - members - public - mcp summary: Update Member description: >- Update a member. Only name and role can be updated. The authenticated user or organization must have access to the member's organization. **Scopes**: `members:write` operationId: members:update_member parameters: - name: id in: path required: true schema: type: string format: uuid title: Id requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/MemberUpdate' responses: '200': description: Member updated. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Member' '404': description: Member not found. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceNotFound' '422': description: Validation Error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError' x-codeSamples: - lang: go label: Go (SDK) source: "package main\n\nimport(\n\t\"context\"\n\t\"os\"\n\tpolargo \"github.com/polarsource/polar-go\"\n\t\"github.com/polarsource/polar-go/models/components\"\n\t\"log\"\n)\n\nfunc main() {\n ctx := context.Background()\n\n s := polargo.New(\n polargo.WithSecurity(os.Getenv(\"POLAR_ACCESS_TOKEN\")),\n )\n\n res, err := s.Members.UpdateMember(ctx, \"ab9b628a-6dbd-4f07-bcd6-163a8b5b7de4\", components.MemberUpdate{\n Name: polargo.Pointer(\"Jane Doe\"),\n })\n if err != nil {\n log.Fatal(err)\n }\n if res.Member != nil {\n // handle response\n }\n}" - lang: python label: Python (SDK) source: |- from polar_sdk import Polar with Polar( access_token="", ) as polar: res = polar.members.update_member(id="ab9b628a-6dbd-4f07-bcd6-163a8b5b7de4", member_update={ "name": "Jane Doe", }) # Handle response print(res) - lang: typescript label: Typescript (SDK) source: |- import { Polar } from "@polar-sh/sdk"; const polar = new Polar({ accessToken: process.env["POLAR_ACCESS_TOKEN"] ?? "", }); async function run() { const result = await polar.members.updateMember({ id: "ab9b628a-6dbd-4f07-bcd6-163a8b5b7de4", memberUpdate: { name: "Jane Doe", }, }); console.log(result); } run(); - lang: php label: PHP (SDK) source: |- declare(strict_types=1); require 'vendor/autoload.php'; use Polar; use Polar\Models\Components; $sdk = Polar\Polar::builder() ->setSecurity( '' ) ->build(); $memberUpdate = new Components\MemberUpdate( name: 'Jane Doe', ); $response = $sdk->members->updateMember( id: 'ab9b628a-6dbd-4f07-bcd6-163a8b5b7de4', memberUpdate: $memberUpdate ); if ($response->member !== null) { // handle response } components: schemas: MemberUpdate: properties: name: anyOf: - type: string maxLength: 256 description: The name of the member. examples: - Jane Doe - type: 'null' title: Name role: anyOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/MemberRole' - type: 'null' description: The role of the member within the customer. examples: - member type: object title: MemberUpdate description: Schema for updating a member. Member: properties: id: type: string format: uuid4 title: Id description: The ID of the member. created_at: type: string format: date-time title: Created At description: Creation timestamp of the object. modified_at: anyOf: - type: string format: date-time - type: 'null' title: Modified At description: Last modification timestamp of the object. customer_id: type: string format: uuid4 title: Customer Id description: The ID of the customer this member belongs to. email: type: string title: Email description: The email address of the member. examples: - member@example.com name: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' title: Name description: The name of the member. examples: - Jane Doe external_id: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' title: External Id description: >- The ID of the member in your system. This must be unique within the customer. examples: - usr_1337 role: $ref: '#/components/schemas/MemberRole' description: The role of the member within the customer. examples: - owner type: object required: - id - created_at - modified_at - customer_id - email - name - external_id - role title: Member description: A member of a customer. ResourceNotFound: properties: error: type: string const: ResourceNotFound title: Error examples: - ResourceNotFound detail: type: string title: Detail type: object required: - error - detail title: ResourceNotFound HTTPValidationError: properties: detail: items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError' type: array title: Detail type: object title: HTTPValidationError MemberRole: type: string enum: - owner - billing_manager - member title: MemberRole ValidationError: properties: loc: items: anyOf: - type: string - type: integer type: array title: Location msg: type: string title: Message type: type: string title: Error Type input: title: Input ctx: type: object title: Context type: object required: - loc - msg - type title: ValidationError securitySchemes: access_token: type: http scheme: bearer description: >- You can generate an **Organization Access Token** from your organization's settings. ````