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# Update User Avatar

## POST /v1/admin/user/{uid}/avatar/update

> Update the avatar of a particular user

```json
{"openapi":"3.1.1","info":{"title":"Pod API","version":"20.17.1"},"servers":[{"url":"http://yourpodURL.symphony.com/pod"}],"paths":{"/v1/admin/user/{uid}/avatar/update":{"post":{"summary":"Update the avatar of a particular user","parameters":[{"schema":{"type":"string"},"name":"sessionToken","description":"Session authentication token.","in":"header","required":true},{"schema":{"type":"integer","format":"int64"},"name":"uid","description":"User ID as a decimal integer\n","in":"path","required":true}],"tags":["User"],"responses":{"200":{"description":"Success","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/SuccessResponse"}}}},"400":{"description":"Client error, see response body for further details.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Error"}}}},"401":{"description":"Unauthorized: Invalid session token.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Error"}}}},"403":{"description":"Forbidden: Caller lacks necessary entitlement.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Error"}}}},"500":{"description":"Server error, see response body for further details.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Error"}}}}},"requestBody":{"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/AvatarUpdate"}}},"required":true}}}},"components":{"schemas":{"SuccessResponse":{"type":"object","properties":{"format":{"type":"string","enum":["TEXT","XML"]},"message":{"type":"string"}}},"Error":{"type":"object","properties":{"code":{"type":"integer","format":"int32"},"message":{"type":"string"}}},"AvatarUpdate":{"type":"object","properties":{"image":{"description":"Base64 encoded image. Original image must be less than 2MB.","type":"string"}}}}}}
```

> #### 📘 Note
>
> This API also allows the current user to update his own avatar.

> #### 🚧 Required Permissions
>
> Calling this endpoint requires the User Provisioning role with `ACCESS_USER_PROVISIONING_API` privilege.\
> See [Bot Permissions](https://docs.developers.symphony.com/building-bots-on-symphony/configuration/bot-permissions) for a list of roles and associated privileges.