Edit Account

PUT /user

Description

Updates the authenticated user's profile. This route accepts multipart form data and can update text fields, privacy, password, email, timezone, and profile picture.

Request Parameters

Requires Authentication: true

BODY (multipart/form-data)

Name	Type	Required	Description
username	string	No	New username.
displayName	string	No	New display name.
email	string	No	New email. Changing it marks the account as unverified again.
bio	string	No	New bio.
timeZone	string	No	New IANA timezone.
private	boolean	No	Account privacy, sent as "true" or "false" in form-data.
password	string	No	New password.
lastPassword	string	No	Required when changing password.
file	file	No	New profile picture image.

Usage Example

const formData = new FormData()
formData.append("displayName", "John Doe")
formData.append("bio", "My new bio")
formData.append("private", "true")

await axios.put("https://api.daykeeper.app/user", formData, {
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
    "Content-Type": "multipart/form-data",
  },
})

Success Response

{
  "message": "user updated successfully",
  "user": {
    "_id": "65cbaab84b9d1cce41e98b60",
    "username": "johndoe",
    "displayName": "John Doe"
  }
}

Notes

• If email changes, a new verification code is generated and sent.
• If password is sent, lastPassword must also be correct.
• Duplicate username or email values are rejected.

Error Response

Code	Description
400	Invalid email, time zone, or missing lastPassword
401	Wrong lastPassword
404	User not found
409	Email or username already in use
413	Bio, username, display name, password, or time zone too long
500	Server error