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Hey Ory team, One of our user asked us to change his login email to another one. Is it possible to do this with an API call ? If I understand correctly the `Patch an Indentity` endpoint is not capable of doing this. Thank you in advance!

Hello <@U05D1650ND7>

I think you should be able to change the identifier with the patchIdentity API as well, just not the id and credentials.

There is also an API that allows you to change anything on a given identity:
<https://www.ory.sh/docs/reference/api#tag/identity/operation/updateIdentity>

Ideally you'd just tell the user to use the self-service flows, otherwise it is a bit complex to validate the request and ensure it is legitimate.