# Update User — Thinkific

> Updates the information of a specific user on Thinkific. See the documentation

- Key: `thinkific-update-user`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.3
- App: Thinkific (`thinkific`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/thinkific.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/thinkific/actions/update-user
- Hints: destructive · open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/thinkific/actions/update-user/update-user.mjs

## Description

Updates the information of a specific user on Thinkific. [See the documentation](https://developers.thinkific.com/api/api-documentation/#/Users/updateUserByID)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `userId` | `string` | Yes | The ID of the user Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `firstName` | `string` | No | The user's first name |
| `lastName` | `string` | No | The user's last name |
| `password` | `string` | No | The password of the User. If not included, the Express Sign In Link becomes activated for the User. Min length 8. |
| `roles` | `string[]` | No | The user's roles |
| `company` | `string` | No | The user's company name |
| `headline` | `string` | No | The user's headline |
| `affiliateCode` | `string` | No | User's affiliate code |
| `affiliateCommission` | `string` | No | Required only if the User is an affiliate. This should be greater than 0 and less than or equal to 100 if the type is percentage or lower than 9999.99 if is a fixed type. |
| `affiliateCommissionType` | `string` | No | The affiliate payout type, it can be either % (percentage, default) or $ (fixed amount). Required only if the User is an affiliate.` |
| `affiliatePayoutEmail` | `string` | No | The email of the User. Required only if the user is an affiliate. Used to pay the User out. |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "thinkific",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "thinkific-update-user",
  arguments: {
    userId: "User ID",
    firstName: "First Name",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "thinkific-update-user",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    thinkific: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    userId: "User ID",
    firstName: "First Name",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "thinkific-update-user",
    "configured_props": {
      "thinkific": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "userId": "User ID",
      "firstName": "First Name"
    }
  }'
```

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