Update a Member

In this code snippet you learn how to update the details of a Member.

Example

Ensure the following variables are set to your required values using any convenient method:

Key	Description
`CONVERSATION_ID`	The unique ID of the Conversation.
`USER_ID`	The unique ID of the User.
`MEMBER_ID`	The unique ID of the member.

Prerequisites

Use your existing application

You will need to use an existing Application that contains a Conversation and at least one Member in order to be able to update a Member. See the Create Conversation code snippet for information on how to create an Application and some sample Conversations.

Write the code

Add the following to update-member.sh:

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curl -X "PUT" "https://api.nexmo.com/beta/conversations/$CONVERSATION_ID/members/$MEMBER_ID" \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer '$JWT\
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d $'{
  "user_id": "'$USER_ID'",
  "action": "join",
  "channel": {
    "type": "app"
  }
}'

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Run your code

Save this file to your machine and run it:

bash update-member.sh

Prerequisites

Use your existing application

Install dependencies

npm install nexmo@beta

Initialize your dependencies

Create a file named update-member.js and add the following code:

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const Nexmo = require('nexmo')

const nexmo = new Nexmo({
  apiKey: NEXMO_API_KEY,
  apiSecret: NEXMO_API_SECRET,
  applicationId: NEXMO_APPLICATION_ID,
  privateKey: NEXMO_APPLICATION_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH
})

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Write the code

Add the following to update-member.js:

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nexmo.conversations.members.update(CONVERSATION_ID, MEMBER_ID, {
    "action": "join",
    "channel": {
      "type": "app"
    }
  },
  (error, result) => {
    if (error) {
      console.error(error);
    } else {
      console.log(result);
    }
  });

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Run your code

Save this file to your machine and run it:

node update-member.js

Try it out

When you run the code you will update the Member.