MadelineProtoDocs/docs/API_docs/methods/account_updateUsername.md
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title: account.updateUsername
description: Update this user's username
image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png
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# Method: account.updateUsername
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Update this user's username
### Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|username|[string](../types/string.md) | The new username | Yes|
### Return type: [User](../types/User.md)
### Can bots use this method: **NO**
### MadelineProto Example:
```php
if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
include 'madeline.php';
$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
$MadelineProto->start();
$User = $MadelineProto->account->updateUsername(['username' => 'string', ]);
```
### [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz) example (NOT FOR MadelineProto):
### As a user:
POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/account.updateUsername`
Parameters:
username - Json encoded string
Or, if you're into Lua:
```lua
User = account.updateUsername({username='string', })
```
### Errors this method can return:
| Error | Description |
|----------|---------------|
|USERNAME_INVALID|The provided username is not valid|
|USERNAME_NOT_MODIFIED|The username was not modified|
|USERNAME_OCCUPIED|The provided username is already occupied|
|SESSION_PASSWORD_NEEDED|2FA is enabled, use a password to login|