> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.suggestic.com/telewellness-portal/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.suggestic.com/telewellness-portal/api-reference/coaches/update-a-coach.md).

# Update a Coach

Use the `coachUpdate` mutation to update the coach name, email or password within the [TeleWellness Portal](/telewellness-portal/user-management/manage-coaches.md).

## Available argument

| **Argument Name** | **Is required?** |                                                           **Type**                                                          |                                                                **Description**                                                                |
| :---------------: | :--------------: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
|        `ID`       |        Yes       |                                                              ID                                                             | Unique Coach ID. Get this ID by executing the [`coaches`](https://docs.suggestic.com/coaching-portal/api-references/coaches/coach-list) query |
|        name       |        No        |                                                            String                                                           |                                                                   Coach name                                                                  |
|       email       |        No        |                                                            string                                                           |                                                                  Coach email                                                                  |
|      password     |        No        | [UpdatePasswordInput](https://docs.suggestic.com/coaching-portal/api-references/coaches/update-a-coach#updatepasswordinput) |                                                   Object that contains the password fields.                                                   |

## UpdatePasswordInput object

### Available Fields

| **Field Name** | **Type** |       **Description**      |
| :------------: | :------: | :------------------------: |
|      `old`     |  String  | Introduce the old password |
|      `new`     |  String  | Introduce the new password |

## Available Fields

The following fields will be displayed in the response:

| **Field Name** |                                                **Type**                                                |                                                       **Description**                                                      |
| :------------: | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
|    `success`   |                                                 Boolean                                                | <p><strong>True</strong> if the coach information has been updated successfully. Otherwise, <strong>False</strong><br></p> |
|    `message`   |                                                 String                                                 |                                                  Description of the result                                                 |
|     `coach`    | [Coach](https://docs.suggestic.com/coaching-portal/api-references/coaches/coach-list#available-fields) |                                          Object that returns the coach information                                         |

## Example

Update the coach name

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Request" %}

```graphql
mutation {
  coachUpdate(
    input: { id: "Q29hY2g6ODk2", name: "Liliana Elizabeth Iriarte Sanabria" }
  ) {
    success
    message
    coach {
      id
      email
      name
      isAdmin
      isDisabled
      createdAt
      updatedAt
    }
  }
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Response" %}

```graphql
{
  "data": {
    "coachUpdate": {
      "success": true,
      "message": "Coach updated",
      "coach": {
        "id": "Q29hY2g6ODk2",
        "email": "liliana+coach@suggestic.com",
        "name": "Liliana Elizabeth Iriarte Sanabria",
        "isAdmin": true,
        "isDisabled": false,
        "createdAt": "2021-11-24T18:07:29.189670+00:00",
        "updatedAt": "2022-01-17T21:27:54.241497+00:00"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

Verify that the information was updated by accessing the My Account option:

![](/files/y0zNNTrfgrvFXpqOpH0Q)


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