Request Syntax Request Parameters Response Elements Errors See Also

UpdatePrimaryEmailAddress

Updates the primary email for a user, group, or resource. The current email is moved into the list of aliases (or swapped between an existing alias and the current primary email), and the email provided in the input is promoted as the primary.

Request Syntax


{
   "Email": "string",
   "EntityId": "string",
   "OrganizationId": "string"
}

Request Parameters

For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

Email

The value of the email to be updated as primary.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 254.

Pattern: [a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]{1,64}@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z-]{2,}

Required: Yes

EntityId

The user, group, or resource to update.

The identifier can accept UseriD, ResourceId, or GroupId, Username, Resourcename, or Groupname, or email. The following identity formats are available:

Entity ID: 12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012, r-0123456789a0123456789b0123456789, or S-1-1-12-1234567890-123456789-123456789-1234
Email address: entity@domain.tld
Entity name: entity

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.

Pattern: [a-zA-Z0-9._%+@-]+

Required: Yes

OrganizationId

The organization that contains the user, group, or resource to update.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Fixed length of 34.

Pattern: ^m-[0-9a-f]{32}$

Required: Yes

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response with an empty HTTP body.

Errors

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

DirectoryServiceAuthenticationFailedException

The directory service doesn't recognize the credentials supplied by WorkMail.

HTTP Status Code: 400

DirectoryUnavailableException

The directory is unavailable. It might be located in another Region or deleted.

HTTP Status Code: 400

EmailAddressInUseException

The email address that you're trying to assign is already created for a different user, group, or resource.

HTTP Status Code: 400

EntityNotFoundException

The identifier supplied for the user, group, or resource does not exist in your organization.

HTTP Status Code: 400

EntityStateException

You are performing an operation on a user, group, or resource that isn't in the expected state, such as trying to delete an active user.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InvalidParameterException

One or more of the input parameters don't match the service's restrictions.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InvalidParameterException

One or more of the input parameters don't match the service's restrictions.

HTTP Status Code: 400

MailDomainNotFoundException

The domain specified is not found in your organization.

HTTP Status Code: 400

MailDomainStateException

After a domain has been added to the organization, it must be verified. The domain is not yet verified.

HTTP Status Code: 400

OrganizationNotFoundException

An operation received a valid organization identifier that either doesn't belong or exist in the system.

HTTP Status Code: 400

OrganizationStateException

The organization must have a valid state to perform certain operations on the organization or its members.

HTTP Status Code: 400

UnsupportedOperationException

You can't perform a write operation against a read-only directory.

HTTP Status Code: 400