Updating mutable user attributes

[ChrisButterworth]

Is there a way to update a way to update user attributes using this library?

Checked the documentation but doesn't mention anything about updating user attributes.

[richardzcode]

We don't have this yet. In our backlog. We'll keep you posted.

[kbuechl]

@ChrisButterworth , I ran into this issue too and used something similar to this as a temporary work around.

import {
    CognitoUserAttribute
} from 'amazon-cognito-identity-js';

const updateAttributesExample = (attributeName, attributeValue) => {
    let user = getCurrentUser(dispatch);
    user.getSession((err, session) => {
        var disclaimerAttribute = [
            new CognitoUserAttribute({
                Name: attributeName,
                Value: attributeValue
            })
        ];

        user.updateAttributes(disclaimerAttribute, function (err, result) {
            if (err) {
                //handle the error
            }
            //do something with the success if needed
        });
    });
}

Edit: formatting

[asharafshahi]

Was this added recently? I'm also trying to update user attributes from my mobile react-native app. Thanks!

[mlabieniec]

@asharafshahi it's in PR right now and should be in the next release!

[asharafshahi]

If I'm using aws-amplify-react-native will the next release address this for me as well?

[asharafshahi]

Thanks Amplify devs and @mlabieniec for getting the new release out! Looks like a lot of improvements. Sorry in advance if this should be obvious to me, but I looked through the docs to see what the new way to update user attributes is and I couldn't find it. A pointer would be much appreciated! thx

[yuyokk]

@asharafshahi I think that's what you are looking for https://github.com/aws/aws-amplify/blob/master/docs/media/authentication_guide.md#user-attributes

UPD: I believe there is a typo in the docs

it says

let result = await Auth.updateUserAttributes({
    'email': 'me@anotherdomain.com',
    'last_name': 'Lastname'
});

but from the source I see that updateUserAttributes(user, attributes) requires user to be passed in as well

[asharafshahi]

You are right, the docs definitely have a typo. I tried the method as stated in the docs and it throws an error. When I call Auth.currentAuthenticatedUser and pass the result in as the first argument all goes well.

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