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Update a user

An MCP tool from the Linode API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Update a user Update information about a user on your account, including its restricted status. When setting a user to restricted, the API sets no grants for it. You need to set grants so that user can access… [PUT /v4/account/users/{username}]

Name on the gateway: linode_api__put_user · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
username requiredstringThe username to look up.
emailstringThis user's email address. Akamai uses this address for account management…
last_loginobject__Read-only__ Details on this user's last login attempt. Returned as null if…
password_createdstring__Read-only__ When this user's current password was created. You initially…
restrictedbooleanIf true, this user needs specific access granted to perform actions or access…
ssh_keysarray__Read-only__ A list of the labels for SSH keys added by this user. Users can…
tfa_enabledboolean__Read-only__ Whether this user has Two Factor Authentication (TFA) enabled.…
body_usernamestring__Filterable__ The name of this user. This user needs to use this value to log…
verified_phone_numberstring__Read-only__ The verified phone number for this user profile. Returned as…

How to call it

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "linode_api__put_user",
  "arguments": {
    "username": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the Linode API server directly, which lists 439 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-linode-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/linode-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

Use the update a user tool with username set to ….

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