Change someone's role

PATCH

/api/households/current/members/{memberId}

curl --request PATCH \
  --url http://localhost:3000/api/households/current/members/example \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --cookie merran.session_token=<merran.session_token> \
  --data '{ "role": "admin" }'

• Your Merran

Household admins only. Only owners can make or unmake owners, and there’s always at least one owner.

Authorizations

• session

Parameters

Path Parameters

memberId

required

string

Request Body^required

Media typeapplication/json

object

role

required

string

Allowed values: owner admin member

Example

{
  "role": "admin"
}

Responses

200

Changed.

Media typeapplication/json

object

id

required

string

userId

required

string

name

required

string

username

required

string | null

role

required

string

Allowed values: owner admin member

joinedAt

required

string format: date-time

Example

{
  "id": "0199e8b0-5a10-7a01-8b00-000000000005",
  "userId": "0199e8b0-5a10-7a01-8b00-000000000002",
  "name": "Jamie Rivera",
  "username": "jamie",
  "role": "admin",
  "joinedAt": "2026-10-01T17:30:00.000Z"
}

401

Not signed in.

Media typeapplication/json

object

error

required

object

code

required

string

message

required

string

fields

object

key

additional properties

string

Example

{
  "error": {
    "code": "not_found",
    "message": "There's nothing here.",
    "fields": {
      "name": "Give it a name."
    }
  }
}

403

Not allowed.

Media typeapplication/json

object

error

required

object

code

required

string

message

required

string

fields

object

key

additional properties

string

Example

{
  "error": {
    "code": "not_found",
    "message": "There's nothing here.",
    "fields": {
      "name": "Give it a name."
    }
  }
}

404

No such person in the household.

Media typeapplication/json

object

error

required

object

code

required

string

message

required

string

fields

object

key

additional properties

string

Example

{
  "error": {
    "code": "not_found",
    "message": "There's nothing here.",
    "fields": {
      "name": "Give it a name."
    }
  }
}

409

That would leave no owner.

Media typeapplication/json

object

error

required

object

code

required

string

message

required

string

fields

object

key

additional properties

string

Example

{
  "error": {
    "code": "not_found",
    "message": "There's nothing here.",
    "fields": {
      "name": "Give it a name."
    }
  }
}