# AcceptPrimaryEmailUpdate
Accepts the request that originated from [StartPrimaryEmailUpdate](API_StartPrimaryEmailUpdate.md) to update the primary email address (also known as the root user email address) for the specified account.
## Request Syntax
```
POST /acceptPrimaryEmailUpdate HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json
{
"AccountId": "string",
"Otp": "string",
"PrimaryEmail": "string"
}
```
## URI Request Parameters
The request does not use any URI parameters.
## Request Body
The request accepts the following data in JSON format.
** [AccountId](#API_AcceptPrimaryEmailUpdate_RequestSyntax) **
Specifies the 12-digit account ID number of the AWS account that you want to access or modify with this operation. To use this parameter, the caller must be an identity in the [organization's management account](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_getting-started_concepts.html#account) or a delegated administrator account. The specified account ID must be a member account in the same organization. The organization must have [all features enabled](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_manage_org_support-all-features.html), and the organization must have [trusted access](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_integrate_services.html) enabled for the Account Management service, and optionally a [delegated admin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_getting-started_concepts.html#delegated-admin) account assigned.
This operation can only be called from the management account or the delegated administrator account of an organization for a member account.
The management account can't specify its own `AccountId`.
Type: String
Pattern: `\d{12}`
Required: Yes
** [Otp](#API_AcceptPrimaryEmailUpdate_RequestSyntax) **
The OTP code sent to the `PrimaryEmail` specified on the `StartPrimaryEmailUpdate` API call.
Type: String
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9]{6}`
Required: Yes
** [PrimaryEmail](#API_AcceptPrimaryEmailUpdate_RequestSyntax) **
The new primary email address for use with the specified account. This must match the `PrimaryEmail` from the `StartPrimaryEmailUpdate` API call.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 5. Maximum length of 64.
Required: Yes
## Response Syntax
```
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json
{
"Status": "string"
}
```
## Response Elements
If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.
The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.
** [Status](#API_AcceptPrimaryEmailUpdate_ResponseSyntax) **
Retrieves the status of the accepted primary email update request.
Type: String
Valid Values: `PENDING | ACCEPTED`
## Errors
For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).
** AccessDeniedException **
The operation failed because the calling identity doesn't have the minimum required permissions.
** errorType **
The value populated to the `x-amzn-ErrorType` response header by API Gateway.
HTTP Status Code: 403
** ConflictException **
The request could not be processed because of a conflict in the current status of the resource. For example, this happens if you try to enable a Region that is currently being disabled (in a status of DISABLING) or if you try to change an account’s root user email to an email address which is already in use.
** errorType **
The value populated to the `x-amzn-ErrorType` response header by API Gateway.
HTTP Status Code: 409
** InternalServerException **
The operation failed because of an error internal to AWS. Try your operation again later.
** errorType **
The value populated to the `x-amzn-ErrorType` response header by API Gateway.
HTTP Status Code: 500
** ResourceNotFoundException **
The operation failed because it specified a resource that can't be found.
** errorType **
The value populated to the `x-amzn-ErrorType` response header by API Gateway.
HTTP Status Code: 404
** TooManyRequestsException **
The operation failed because it was called too frequently and exceeded a throttle limit.
** errorType **
The value populated to the `x-amzn-ErrorType` response header by API Gateway.
HTTP Status Code: 429
** ValidationException **
The operation failed because one of the input parameters was invalid.
** fieldList **
The field where the invalid entry was detected.
** message **
The message that informs you about what was invalid about the request.
** reason **
The reason that validation failed.
HTTP Status Code: 400
## See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+ [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/account-2021-02-01/AcceptPrimaryEmailUpdate)
+ [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/account-2021-02-01/AcceptPrimaryEmailUpdate)
+ [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/account-2021-02-01/AcceptPrimaryEmailUpdate)
+ [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/account-2021-02-01/AcceptPrimaryEmailUpdate)
+ [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/account-2021-02-01/AcceptPrimaryEmailUpdate)
+ [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/account-2021-02-01/AcceptPrimaryEmailUpdate)
+ [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/account-2021-02-01/AcceptPrimaryEmailUpdate)
+ [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/account-2021-02-01/AcceptPrimaryEmailUpdate)
+ [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/account-2021-02-01/AcceptPrimaryEmailUpdate)
+ [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/account-2021-02-01/AcceptPrimaryEmailUpdate)