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UpdateUser - Amazon Q Business

UpdateUser

Updates a information associated with a user id.

Request Syntax

PUT /applications/applicationId/users/userId HTTP/1.1 Content-type: application/json { "userAliasesToDelete": [ { "dataSourceId": "string", "indexId": "string", "userId": "string" } ], "userAliasesToUpdate": [ { "dataSourceId": "string", "indexId": "string", "userId": "string" } ] }

URI Request Parameters

The request uses the following URI parameters.

applicationId

The identifier of the application the user is attached to.

Length Constraints: Fixed length of 36.

Pattern: [a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9-]{35}

Required: Yes

userId

The email id attached to the user.

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 2048.

Required: Yes

Request Body

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

userAliasesToDelete

The user aliases attached to the user id that are to be deleted.

Type: Array of UserAlias objects

Required: No

userAliasesToUpdate

The user aliases attached to the user id that are to be updated.

Type: Array of UserAlias objects

Required: No

Response Syntax

HTTP/1.1 200 Content-type: application/json { "userAliasesAdded": [ { "dataSourceId": "string", "indexId": "string", "userId": "string" } ], "userAliasesDeleted": [ { "dataSourceId": "string", "indexId": "string", "userId": "string" } ], "userAliasesUpdated": [ { "dataSourceId": "string", "indexId": "string", "userId": "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.

userAliasesAdded

The user aliases that have been to be added to a user id.

Type: Array of UserAlias objects

userAliasesDeleted

The user aliases that have been deleted from a user id.

Type: Array of UserAlias objects

userAliasesUpdated

The user aliases attached to a user id that have been updated.

Type: Array of UserAlias objects

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

AccessDeniedException

You don't have access to perform this action. Make sure you have the required permission policies and user accounts and try again.

HTTP Status Code: 403

InternalServerException

An issue occurred with the internal server used for your Amazon Q Business service. Wait some minutes and try again, or contact Support for help.

HTTP Status Code: 500

ResourceNotFoundException

The application or plugin resource you want to use doesn’t exist. Make sure you have provided the correct resource and try again.

HTTP Status Code: 404

ServiceQuotaExceededException

You have exceeded the set limits for your Amazon Q Business service.

HTTP Status Code: 402

ThrottlingException

The request was denied due to throttling. Reduce the number of requests and try again.

HTTP Status Code: 429

ValidationException

The input doesn't meet the constraints set by the Amazon Q Business service. Provide the correct input and try again.

HTTP Status Code: 400

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:

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