# Edit Identity Center directory user properties
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Use the following procedure to edit the properties of a user in your Identity Center directory. Alternatively, you can call the AWS API operation [ UpdateUser](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/singlesignon/latest/IdentityStoreAPIReference/API_UpdateUser.html) to update user properties.

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#### [ Console ]

**To edit user properties in IAM Identity Center**

1. Open the [IAM Identity Center console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/singlesignon).

1. Choose **Users**.

1. Choose the user that you want to edit.

1. On the user **Profile** page, next to **Profile details**, choose **Edit**.

1. On the **Edit profile details** page, update the properties as needed. Then, choose **Save changes** .
**Note**  
(Optional) You can modify additional attributes such as **Employee number** and **Office 365 Immutable ID** to help map the user's identity in IAM Identity Center with certain business applications that users need to use. 
**Note**  
The **Email address** attribute is an editable field and the value you provide must be unique.

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#### [ AWS CLI ]

**To edit user properties in IAM Identity Center**  
The following `update-user` command updates the user's nickname.

```
aws identitystore update-user \
    --identity-store-id d-1234567890 \
    --user-id a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111 \
    --operations '{"AttributePath":"nickName","AttributeValue":"Johnny"}'
```

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