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Start Member Email Update

Start Member Email Update

The Start Email Update method wraps the Start Member Email Update API endpoint. The organization_id will be automatically inferred from the logged-in Member's session. This method cannot be used to start the self-serve email update process for Members in other Organizations.

Authenticated Method

This method requires valid Session for a Member with permission to perform the update.info.email Action on the stytch.member Resource.

Before using this method, enable Member actions & organization modifications in the Frontend SDK page. To learn more, see our RBAC guide.

Use the Start Self Email Update method when the Member is updating their own email.


Method parameters


member_id* string

Globally unique UUID that identifies a specific Member. The member_id is critical to perform operations on a Member, so be sure to preserve this value. You may use an external_id here if one is set for the member.


email_address* string

The new email address for the Member.


login_redirect_url string

The URL that the Member clicks from the login Email Magic Link. This URL should be an endpoint in the backend server that verifies the request by querying Stytch's authenticate endpoint and finishes the login. If this value is not passed, the default login redirect URL that you set in your Dashboard is used. If you have not set a default login redirect URL, an error is returned.


login_template_id string

Use a custom template for login emails. By default, it will use your default email template. The template must be from Stytch's built-in customizations or a custom HTML email for Magic Links - Login.


locale string

Used to determine which language to use when sending the user this delivery method. Parameter is a IETF BCP 47 language tag, e.g. "en".

Currently supported languages are English ("en"), Spanish ("es"), French ("fr") and Brazilian Portuguese ("pt-br"); if no value is provided, the copy defaults to English.

Request support for additional languages here!


Response fields


request_id string

Globally unique UUID that is returned with every API call. This value is important to log for debugging purposes; we may ask for this value to help identify a specific API call when helping you debug an issue.


status_code int

The HTTP status code of the response. Stytch follows standard HTTP response status code patterns, e.g. 2XX values equate to success, 3XX values are redirects, 4XX are client errors, and 5XX are server errors.


member_id string

Globally unique UUID that identifies a specific Member.


member object

The Member object

organization_id string

Globally unique UUID that identifies a specific Organization. The organization_id is critical to perform operations on an Organization, so be sure to preserve this value. You may also use the organization_slug or organization_external_id here as a convenience.

member_id string

Globally unique UUID that identifies a specific Member. The member_id is critical to perform operations on a Member, so be sure to preserve this value. You may use an external_id here if one is set for the member.

external_id string

The ID of the member given by the identity provider.

email_address string

The email address of the Member.

email_address_verified boolean

Whether or not the Member's email address is verified.

status string

The status of the Member. The possible values are: pending, invited, active, or deleted.

name string

The name of the Member.

sso_registrations array[objects]

An array of registered SAML Connection or OIDC Connection objects the Member has authenticated with.

connection_id string

Globally unique UUID that identifies a specific SSO connection_id for a Member.

registration_id string

The unique ID of an SSO Registration.

external_id string

The ID of the member given by the identity provider.

sso_attributes object

An object for storing SSO attributes brought over from the identity provider.

scim_registration object

A scim member registration, referencing a SCIM Connection object in use for the Member creation.

connection_id string

The ID of the SCIM connection.

registration_id string

The unique ID of a SCIM Registration.

external_id string

The ID of the member given by the identity provider.

scim_attributes object

An object for storing SCIM attributes brought over from the identity provider.

is_breakglass boolean

Identifies the Member as a break glass user - someone who has permissions to authenticate into an Organization by bypassing the Organization's settings. A break glass account is typically used for emergency purposes to gain access outside of normal authentication procedures. Refer to the Organization object and its auth_methods and allowed_auth_methods fields for more details.

member_password_id string

Globally unique UUID that identifies a Member's password.

oauth_registrations array[object]

A list of OAuth registrations for this member.

provider_type string

Denotes the OAuth identity provider that the user has authenticated with, e.g. Google, Microsoft, GitHub etc.

provider_subject string

The unique identifier for the User within a given OAuth provider. Also commonly called the sub or "Subject field" in OAuth protocols.

profile_picture_url string

If available, the profile_picture_url is a URL of the User's profile picture set in OAuth identity the provider that the User has authenticated with, e.g. Google profile picture.

locale string

If available, the locale is the Member's locale set in the OAuth identity provider that the user has authenticated with.

member_oauth_registration_id string

The unique ID of an OAuth registration.

mfa_enrolled boolean

Sets whether the Member is enrolled in MFA. If true, the Member must complete an MFA step whenever they wish to log in to their Organization. If false, the Member only needs to complete an MFA step if the Organization's MFA policy is set to REQUIRED_FOR_ALL.

mfa_phone_number string

The Member's phone number. A Member may only have one phone number. The phone number should be in E.164 format (i.e. +1XXXXXXXXXX).

mfa_phone_number_verified boolean

Whether or not the Member's phone number is verified.

retired_email_addresses array[object]

A list of retired email addresses for this member. A previously active email address can be marked as retired in one of two ways:

  • It's replaced with a new primary email address during an explicit Member update.
  • A new email address is surfaced by an OAuth, SAML or OIDC provider. In this case the new email address becomes the Member's primary email address and the old primary email address is retired.

A retired email address cannot be used by other Members in the same Organization. However, unlinking retired email addresses allows them to be subsequently re-used by other Organization Members. Retired email addresses can be unlinked using the Unlink Retired Email endpoint.

email_id string

The globally unique UUID of a Member's email.

email_address string

The email address of the Member.

trusted_metadata object

An arbitrary JSON object for storing application-specific data or identity-provider-specific data.

untrusted_metadata object

An arbitrary JSON object of application-specific data. These fields can be edited directly by the frontend SDK, and should not be used to store critical information. See the Metadata resource for complete field behavior details.

roles array[objects]

Explicit or implicit Roles assigned to this Member, along with details about the role assignment source. See the RBAC guide for more information about role assignment.

role_id string

The unique identifier of the RBAC Role, provided by the developer and intended to be human-readable.

Reserved role_ids that are predefined by Stytch include:

  • stytch_member
  • stytch_admin

Check out the guide on Stytch default Roles for a more detailed explanation.

sources array[objects]

A list of sources for this role assignment. A role assignment can come from multiple sources - for example, the Role could be both explicitly assigned and implicitly granted from the Member's email domain.

type string

The type of role assignment. The possible values are: direct_assignment – an explicitly assigned Role.

Directly assigned roles can be updated by passing in the roles argument to the Update Member endpoint. email_assignment – an implicit Role granted by the Member's email domain, regardless of their login method.

Email implicit role assignments can be updated by passing in the rbac_email_implicit_role_assignments argument to the Update Organization endpoint. sso_connection – an implicit Role granted by the Member's SSO connection. This is currently only available for SAML connections and not for OIDC. If the Member has a SAML Member registration with the given connection, this role assignment will appear in the list. However, for authorization check purposes (in sessions authenticate or in any endpoint that enforces RBAC with session headers), the Member will only be granted the Role if their session contains an authentication factor with the specified SAML connection.

SAML connection implicit role assignments can be updated by passing in the saml_connection_implicit_role_assignments argument to the Update SAML connection endpoint. sso_connection_group – an implicit Role granted by the Member's SSO connection and group. This is currently only available for SAML connections and not for OIDC. If the Member has a SAML Member registration with the given connection, and belongs to a specific group within the IdP, this role assignment will appear in the list. However, for authorization check purposes (in sessions authenticate or in any endpoint that enforces RBAC with session headers), the Member will only be granted the role if their session contains an authentication factor with the specified SAML connection.

SAML group implicit role assignments can be updated by passing in the saml_group_implicit_role_assignments argument to the Update SAML connection endpoint.

scim_connection_group – an implicit Role granted by the Member's SCIM connection and group. If the Member has a SCIM Member registration with the given connection, and belongs to a specific group within the IdP, this role assignment will appear in the list.

SCIM group implicit role assignments can be updated by passing in the scim_group_implicit_role_assignments argument to the Update SCIM connection endpoint.

details object

An object containing additional metadata about the source assignment. The fields will vary depending on the role assignment type as follows: direct_assignment – no additional details. email_assignment – will contain the email domain that granted the assignment. sso_connection – will contain the connection_id of the SAML connection that granted the assignment. sso_connection_group – will contain the connection_id of the SAML connection and the name of the group that granted the assignment. scim_connection_group – will contain the connection_id of the SAML connection and the group_id that granted the assignment.

is_admin boolean

Whether or not the Member has the stytch_admin Role. This Role is automatically granted to Members who create an Organization through the discovery flow. See the RBAC guide for more details on this Role.

created_at string

The timestamp of the Member's creation. Values conform to the RFC 3339 standard and are expressed in UTC, e.g. 2021-12-29T12:33:09Z.

updated_at string

The timestamp of when the Member was last updated. Values conform to the RFC 3339 standard and are expressed in UTC, e.g. 2021-12-29T12:33:09Z.


organization object

The Organization object.

organization_id string

Globally unique UUID that identifies a specific Organization. The organization_id is critical to perform operations on an Organization, so be sure to preserve this value. You may also use the organization_slug or organization_external_id here as a convenience.

organization_name string

The name of the Organization. Must be between 1 and 128 characters in length.

organization_logo_url string

The image URL of the Organization logo.

organization_slug string

The unique URL slug of the Organization. The slug only accepts alphanumeric characters and the following reserved characters: - . _ ~. Must be between 2 and 128 characters in length. Wherever an organization_id is expected in a path or request parameter, you may also use the organization_slug as a convenience.

organization_external_id string

A unique identifier for the organization.

sso_jit_provisioning string

The authentication setting that controls the JIT provisioning of Members when authenticating via SSO. The accepted values are: ALL_ALLOWED – the default setting, new Members will be automatically provisioned upon successful authentication via any of the Organization's sso_active_connections. RESTRICTED – only new Members with SSO logins that comply with sso_jit_provisioning_allowed_connections can be provisioned upon authentication. NOT_ALLOWED – disable JIT provisioning via SSO.

sso_jit_provisioning_allowed_connections array[strings]

An array of connection_ids that reference SAML Connection objects. Only these connections will be allowed to JIT provision Members via SSO when sso_jit_provisioning is set to RESTRICTED.

sso_active_connections array[objects]

An array of active SAML Connection references or OIDC Connection references.

connection_id string

Globally unique UUID that identifies a specific SSO connection_id for a Member.

display_name string

A human-readable display name for the connection.

scim_active_connection object

An active SCIM Connection references.

connection_id string

The ID of the SCIM connection.

display_name string

A human-readable display name for the connection.

email_allowed_domains array[strings]

An array of email domains that allow invites or JIT provisioning for new Members. This list is enforced when either email_invites or email_jit_provisioning is set to RESTRICTED. Common domains such as gmail.com are not allowed. See the common email domains resource for the full list.

email_jit_provisioning string

The authentication setting that controls how a new Member can be provisioned by authenticating via Email Magic Link or OAuth. The accepted values are: RESTRICTED – only new Members with verified emails that comply with email_allowed_domains can be provisioned upon authentication via Email Magic Link or OAuth. NOT_ALLOWED – the default setting, disables JIT provisioning via Email Magic Link and OAuth.

email_invites string

The authentication setting that controls how a new Member can be invited to an organization by email. The accepted values are: ALL_ALLOWED – any new Member can be invited to join via email. RESTRICTED – only new Members with verified emails that comply with email_allowed_domains can be invited via email. NOT_ALLOWED – disable email invites.

auth_methods string

The setting that controls which authentication methods can be used by Members of an Organization. The accepted values are: ALL_ALLOWED – the default setting which allows all authentication methods to be used. RESTRICTED – only methods that comply with allowed_auth_methods can be used for authentication. This setting does not apply to Members with is_breakglass set to true.

allowed_auth_methods array[strings]

An array of allowed authentication methods. This list is enforced when auth_methods is set to RESTRICTED. The list's accepted values are: sso, magic_link, email_otp, password, google_oauth, microsoft_oauth, slack_oauth, github_oauth, and hubspot_oauth.

mfa_methods string

The setting that controls which MFA methods can be used by Members of an Organization. The accepted values are: ALL_ALLOWED – the default setting which allows all authentication methods to be used. RESTRICTED – only methods that comply with allowed_mfa_methods can be used for authentication. This setting does not apply to Members with is_breakglass set to true.

allowed_mfa_methods array[strings]

An array of allowed MFA authentication methods. This list is enforced when mfa_methods is set to RESTRICTED. The list's accepted values are: sms_otp and totp.

trusted_metadata object

An arbitrary JSON object for storing application-specific data or identity-provider-specific data.

sso_default_connection_id string

The default connection used for SSO when there are multiple active connections.

rbac_email_implicit_role_assignments array[object]

Implicit role assignments based off of email domains. For each domain-Role pair, all Members whose email addresses have the specified email domain will be granted the associated Role, regardless of their login method. See the RBAC guide for more information about role assignment.

domain string

Email domain that grants the specified Role.

role_id string

The unique identifier of the RBAC Role, provided by the developer and intended to be human-readable.

Reserved role_ids that are predefined by Stytch include:

  • stytch_member
  • stytch_admin

Check out the guide on Stytch default Roles for a more detailed explanation.

oauth_tenant_jit_provisioning string

The authentication setting that controls how a new Member can JIT provision into an organization by tenant. The accepted values are: RESTRICTED – only new Members with tenants in allowed_oauth_tenants can JIT provision via tenant. NOT_ALLOWED – the default setting, disables JIT provisioning by OAuth Tenant.

allowed_oauth_tenants object

A map of allowed OAuth tenants. If this field is not passed in, the Organization will not allow JIT provisioning by OAuth Tenant. Allowed keys are "slack", "hubspot", and "github".

first_party_connected_apps_allowed_type string

The authentication setting that sets the Organization's policy towards first party Connected Apps. The accepted values are: ALL_ALLOWED – the default setting, any first party Connected App in the Project is permitted for use by Members. RESTRICTED – only first party Connected Apps with IDs in allowed_first_party_connected_apps can be used by Members. NOT_ALLOWED – no first party Connected Apps are permitted.

allowed_first_party_connected_apps array[strings]

An array of first party Connected App IDs that are allowed for the Organization. Only used when the Organization's first_party_connected_apps_allowed_type is RESTRICTED.

third_party_connected_apps_allowed_type string

The authentication setting that sets the Organization's policy towards third party Connected Apps. The accepted values are: ALL_ALLOWED – the default setting, any third party Connected App in the Project is permitted for use by Members. RESTRICTED – only third party Connected Apps with IDs in allowed_first_party_connected_apps can be used by Members. NOT_ALLOWED – no third party Connected Apps are permitted.

allowed_third_party_connected_apps array[strings]

An array of third party Connected App IDs that are allowed for the Organization. Only used when the Organization's third_party_connected_apps_allowed_type is RESTRICTED.

created_at string

The timestamp of the Organization's creation. Values conform to the RFC 3339 standard and are expressed in UTC, e.g. 2021-12-29T12:33:09Z.

updated_at string

The timestamp of when the Organization was last updated. Values conform to the RFC 3339 standard and are expressed in UTC, e.g. 2021-12-29T12:33:09Z.

import { useStytchB2BClient } from '@stytch/react/b2b';

export const StartEmailUpdate = () => {
  const stytch = useStytchB2BClient();

  const startMemberEmailUpdate = () => {
    stytch.organization.members.startEmailUpdate({ member_id: 'member-test-32fc5024-9c09-4da3-bd2e-c9ce4da9375f', email_address: 'sandbox@stytch.com' });
  };

  return <button onClick={startMemberEmailUpdate}>Start Member Email Update</button>;
};
RESPONSE 200
200
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{
  "status_code": 200,
  "request_id": "request-id-test-b05c992f-ebdc-489d-a754-c7e70ba13141",
  "member_id": "member-test-32fc5024-9c09-4da3-bd2e-c9ce4da9375f",
  "member": {...},
  "organization": {...}
}
RESPONSE 401
200
​
{
  "status_code": 401,
  "request_id": "request-id-test-b05c992f-ebdc-489d-a754-c7e70ba13141",
  "error_type": "unauthorized_credentials",
  "error_message": "Unauthorized credentials.",
  "error_url": "https://stytch.com/docs/api/errors/401"
}
RESPONSE 403
200
​
{
  "status_code": 403,
  "request_id": "request-id-test-b05c992f-ebdc-489d-a754-c7e70ba13141",
  "error_type": "session_authorization_error",
  "error_message": "The Member is not authorized to perform the requested action on that resource.",
  "error_url": "https://stytch.com/docs/api/errors/403"
}
RESPONSE 429
200
​
{
  "status_code": 429,
  "request_id": "request-id-test-b05c992f-ebdc-489d-a754-c7e70ba13141",
  "error_type": "too_many_requests",
  "error_message": "Too many requests have been made.",
  "error_url": "https://stytch.com/docs/api/errors/429"
}
RESPONSE 500
200
​
{
  "status_code": 500,
  "request_id": "request-id-test-b05c992f-ebdc-489d-a754-c7e70ba13141",
  "error_type": "internal_server_error",
  "error_message": "Oops, something seems to have gone wrong, please reach out to support@stytch.com to let us know what went wrong.",
  "error_url": "https://stytch.com/docs/api/errors/500"
}