> ## Documentation Index
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# Update User

> Update a vendor portal user's email or password

## Overview

Updates a vendor portal user's email address and/or password.

### Use Cases

* **Reset a vendor's password** when they are locked out
* **Update email addresses** after a vendor team change
* **Rotate credentials** as part of a security policy

## Path Parameters

<ParamField path="userId" type="string" required>
  The user's unique ID.
</ParamField>

## Request Body

<ParamField body="email" type="string" required>
  Updated email address.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="password" type="string" required>
  Updated password. Will be bcrypt-hashed before storage.
</ParamField>

## Response

```json 200 theme={null}
{
  "message": "User updated successfully.",
  "user": { ... }
}
```

## Example

```bash theme={null}
curl -X PUT "https://api.puppetvendors.com/v1/users/61a2b3c4d5e6f7g8h9i0j1k2" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "x-access-token: YOUR_JWT_TOKEN" \
  -d '{
    "email": "new-email@acme.com",
    "password": "newSecurePassword456"
  }'
```