title	Update emailAuthenticationMethod
description	Update a user's emailAuthenticationMethod object.
author	tilarso
ms.reviewer	intelligentaccesspm
ms.localizationpriority	medium
ms.subservice	entra-sign-in
doc_type	apiPageType
ms.date	06/07/2024

Update emailAuthenticationMethod

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Update a user's email address represented by an emailAuthenticationMethod object.

Self-service operations aren't supported.

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Permissions

Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.

[!INCLUDE permissions-table]

[!INCLUDE rbac-authentication-methods-apis-write-others]

HTTP request

The ID of the email authentication method, referenced by {emailMethods-id}, is always 3ddfcfc8-9383-446f-83cc-3ab9be4be18f.

Update the email authentication method for another user's account.

PATCH /users/{id | userPrincipalName}/authentication/emailMethods/{emailMethods-id}

Request headers

Name	Description
Authorization	Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.
Content-Type	application/json. Required.

Request body

In the request body, supply a JSON representation of the emailAuthenticationMethod object with the updated email address.

The following table shows the properties that are required when you update the emailAuthenticationMethod.

Property	Type	Description
emailAddress	String	New email address.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 204 No Content response code.

Examples

Request

HTTP

PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/kim@contoso.com/authentication/emailMethods/3ddfcfc8-9383-446f-83cc-3ab9be4be18f
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "emailAddress": "kim@contoso.com"
}