Update member role

Change a member’s role via API

PUT /organizations/{org_id}/users/{user_id}/role

This endpoint changes a member’s role in your Tallyfy organization. It’s available to administrators only.

Request

Replace {org_id} with your Organization ID and {user_id} with the member’s numeric ID.

Headers

• Authorization: Bearer {your_access_token}
• Accept: application/json
• X-Tallyfy-Client: APIClient
• Content-Type: application/json

Body (JSON)

Send a JSON object with the new role. The three valid roles are admin, standard, and light.

• role (string, required): Must be one of admin, standard, or light.

{
  "role": "light"
}

Code samples

Javascript

const accessToken = 'YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN';
const orgId = 'YOUR_ORGANIZATION_ID';
const userId = 12345;
const apiUrl = `https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/${orgId}/users/${userId}/role`;

const roleData = {
  role: "admin" // Valid roles: "admin", "standard", "light"
};

const headers = new Headers();
headers.append('Authorization', `Bearer ${accessToken}`);
headers.append('Accept', 'application/json');
headers.append('X-Tallyfy-Client', 'APIClient');
headers.append('Content-Type', 'application/json');

fetch(apiUrl, {
    method: 'PUT',
    headers: headers,
    body: JSON.stringify(roleData)
})
.then(response => {
    return response.json().then(data => {
        if (!response.ok) {
            console.error(`Failed to update role for member ${userId}:`, data);
            throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
        }
        return data;
    });
})
.then(data => {
    console.log(`Successfully updated role for member ${userId}:`);
    console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
})
.catch(error => {
    console.error(`Error updating role for member ${userId}:`, error.message);
});

Python

import requests
import json
import os

access_token = os.environ.get('TALLYFY_ACCESS_TOKEN', 'YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN')
org_id = os.environ.get('TALLYFY_ORG_ID', 'YOUR_ORGANIZATION_ID')
user_id = 12345
api_url = f'https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/{org_id}/users/{user_id}/role'

headers = {
    'Authorization': f'Bearer {access_token}',
    'Accept': 'application/json',
    'X-Tallyfy-Client': 'APIClient',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

role_payload = {
    'role': 'light' # Valid roles: "admin", "standard", "light"
}

response = None
try:
    response = requests.put(api_url, headers=headers, json=role_payload)
    response.raise_for_status()

    updated_member = response.json()
    print(f'Successfully updated role for member {user_id}:')
    print(json.dumps(updated_member, indent=4))

except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as http_err:
    error_details = ""
    try:
        if response is not None:
             error_details = response.json()
    except json.JSONDecodeError:
        if response is not None:
             error_details = response.text
    print(f"HTTP error updating role for member {user_id}: {http_err}")
    print(f"Response Body: {error_details}")

except requests.exceptions.RequestException as req_err:
    print(f"Request failed for member {user_id}: {req_err}")
except Exception as err:
     print(f"An unexpected error occurred: {err}")

Java

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.io.IOException;

public class UpdateMemberRole {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String accessToken = System.getenv().getOrDefault("TALLYFY_ACCESS_TOKEN", "YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN");
        String orgId = System.getenv().getOrDefault("TALLYFY_ORG_ID", "YOUR_ORGANIZATION_ID");
        int userId = 12345;
        String newRole = "standard"; // Valid: "admin", "standard", "light"
        String apiUrl = String.format("https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/%s/users/%d/role", orgId, userId);

        String jsonPayload = String.format("{\"role\": \"%s\"}", newRole);

        HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
                .uri(URI.create(apiUrl))
                .header("Authorization", "Bearer " + accessToken)
                .header("Accept", "application/json")
                .header("X-Tallyfy-Client", "APIClient")
                .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
                .PUT(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(jsonPayload))
                .build();

        try {
            HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
            if (response.statusCode() == 200) {
                System.out.println("Updated role for member " + userId + " to " + newRole + ":");
                System.out.println(response.body());
            } else {
                System.err.println("Failed. Status: " + response.statusCode());
                System.err.println("Response: " + response.body());
            }
        } catch (IOException | InterruptedException e) {
            System.err.println("Request failed: " + e.getMessage());
            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
        }
    }
}

Go

package main

import (
  "bytes"
  "encoding/json"
  "fmt"
  "io/ioutil"
  "net/http"
  "os"
  "strconv"
  "time"
)

func main() {
  accessToken := os.Getenv("TALLYFY_ACCESS_TOKEN")
  if accessToken == "" { accessToken = "YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN" }
  orgId := os.Getenv("TALLYFY_ORG_ID")
  if orgId == "" { orgId = "YOUR_ORGANIZATION_ID" }
  userId := 12345
  newRole := "admin" // Valid: "admin", "standard", "light"
  apiUrl := fmt.Sprintf("https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/%s/users/%s/role", orgId, strconv.Itoa(userId))

  roleData := map[string]interface{}{
    "role": newRole,
  }

  jsonData, err := json.Marshal(roleData)
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Printf("Error marshalling JSON: %v\n", err)
    return
  }

  client := &http.Client{Timeout: 15 * time.Second}
  req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPut, apiUrl, bytes.NewBuffer(jsonData))
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Printf("Error creating request: %v\n", err)
    return
  }

  req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+accessToken)
  req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
  req.Header.Set("X-Tallyfy-Client", "APIClient")
  req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

  resp, err := client.Do(req)
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Printf("Request failed: %v\n", err)
    return
  }
  defer resp.Body.Close()

  body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Printf("Error reading response: %v\n", err)
    return
  }

  if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
    fmt.Printf("Failed. Status: %d\nBody: %s\n", resp.StatusCode, string(body))
    return
  }

  fmt.Printf("Updated role for member %d to %s:\n", userId, newRole)
  var prettyJSON bytes.Buffer
  if err := json.Indent(&prettyJSON, body, "", "  "); err == nil {
    fmt.Println(prettyJSON.String())
  } else {
    fmt.Println(string(body))
  }
}

C++

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <cpprest/http_client.h>
#include <cpprest/json.h>

using namespace web;
using namespace web::http;
using namespace web::http::client;
using namespace web::json;

pplx::task<void> UpdateTallyfyMemberRole(int userId, const utility::string_t& newRole)
{
    utility::string_t accessToken = U("YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN");
    utility::string_t orgId = U("YOUR_ORGANIZATION_ID");
    utility::string_t userIdStr = utility::conversions::to_string_t(std::to_string(userId));
    utility::string_t apiUrl = U("https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/") + orgId + U("/users/") + userIdStr + U("/role");

    value payload = value::object();
    payload[U("role")] = value::string(newRole);

    http_client client(apiUrl);
    http_request request(methods::PUT);

    request.headers().add(U("Authorization"), U("Bearer ") + accessToken);
    request.headers().add(U("Accept"), U("application/json"));
    request.headers().add(U("X-Tallyfy-Client"), U("APIClient"));
    request.headers().set_content_type(U("application/json"));
    request.set_body(payload);

    return client.request(request).then([userId, newRole](http_response response)
    {
        return response.extract_json().then([response, userId, newRole](pplx::task<value> task)
        {
            try {
                value const & body = task.get();
                if (response.status_code() == status_codes::OK) {
                    std::wcout << L"Updated role for member " << userId << L" to " << newRole << L":\n" << body.serialize() << std::endl;
                } else {
                    std::wcerr << L"Failed. Status: " << response.status_code() << L"\nResponse: " << body.serialize() << std::endl;
                }
            } catch (const std::exception& e) {
                std::wcerr << L"Error: " << e.what() << std::endl;
            }
        });
    });
}

int main() {
    try {
        UpdateTallyfyMemberRole(12345, U("light")).wait();
    } catch (const std::exception &e) {
        std::cerr << "Error: " << e.what() << std::endl;
    }
    return 0;
}
// Requires C++ REST SDK (Casablanca)

C#

using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Text;
using System.Text.Json;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

public class TallyfyMemberRoleUpdater
{
    private static readonly HttpClient client = new HttpClient();

    public class RolePayload
    {
        public string Role { get; set; } // "admin", "standard", or "light"
    }

    public static async Task UpdateMemberRoleAsync(int userId, string newRole)
    {
        var accessToken = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TALLYFY_ACCESS_TOKEN") ?? "YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN";
        var orgId = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TALLYFY_ORG_ID") ?? "YOUR_ORGANIZATION_ID";
        var apiUrl = $"https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/{orgId}/users/{userId}/role";

        var payload = new RolePayload { Role = newRole };

        try
        {
            using var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Put, apiUrl);
            request.Headers.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", accessToken);
            request.Headers.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
            request.Headers.Add("X-Tallyfy-Client", "APIClient");

            string jsonPayload = JsonSerializer.Serialize(payload);
            request.Content = new StringContent(jsonPayload, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");

            HttpResponseMessage response = await client.SendAsync(request);
            string responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();

            if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"Updated role for member {userId} to {newRole}:");
                try {
                    using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(responseBody);
                    Console.WriteLine(JsonSerializer.Serialize(doc.RootElement, new JsonSerializerOptions { WriteIndented = true }));
                } catch (JsonException) {
                    Console.WriteLine(responseBody);
                }
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"Failed. Status: {response.StatusCode}");
                Console.WriteLine($"Response: {responseBody}");
            }
        }
        catch (HttpRequestException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"Request error: {e.Message}");
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}");
        }
    }

    // static async Task Main(string[] args)
    // {
    //     await UpdateMemberRoleAsync(12345, "admin");
    // }
}

Response

A 200 OK response returns the member’s full profile with the updated role.

{
  "data": {
    "id": 12345,
    "email": "specific.user@example.com",
    "first_name": "Specific",
    "last_name": "User",
    "role": "light",
    // ... other user properties ...
  }
}

If the member isn’t found, you’ll get a 404. An invalid role value returns 422. Missing admin permissions returns 403.

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