buddypress_update_member
Update BuddyPress member profiles by modifying display names, biographies, or member types using user IDs.
Instructions
Update member profile information
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | Yes | User ID | |
| name | No | Display name | |
| description | No | User biography | |
| member_type | No | Member type |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:587-590 (handler)Handler for the 'buddypress_update_member' tool. Extracts the user ID and other parameters from the input arguments, then sends a PUT request to the BuddyPress '/members/{id}' API endpoint using the shared buddypressRequest helper.
else if (name === 'buddypress_update_member') { const { id, ...body } = args as any; result = await buddypressRequest(`/members/${id}`, 'PUT', body); } - src/index.ts:156-169 (registration)Registration of the 'buddypress_update_member' tool in the tools array, including its name, description, and input schema definition.
{ name: 'buddypress_update_member', description: 'Update member profile information', inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: { id: { type: 'number', description: 'User ID', required: true }, name: { type: 'string', description: 'Display name' }, description: { type: 'string', description: 'User biography' }, member_type: { type: 'string', description: 'Member type' }, }, required: ['id'], }, }, - src/index.ts:159-168 (schema)Input schema defining the parameters for the buddypress_update_member tool: requires user ID, optional name, description, and member_type.
inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: { id: { type: 'number', description: 'User ID', required: true }, name: { type: 'string', description: 'Display name' }, description: { type: 'string', description: 'User biography' }, member_type: { type: 'string', description: 'Member type' }, }, required: ['id'], }, - src/index.ts:18-46 (helper)Shared helper function buddypressRequest used by all BuddyPress tools, including buddypress_update_member, to make authenticated API requests to the BuddyPress REST API.
async function buddypressRequest( endpoint: string, method: string = 'GET', body?: any ): Promise<any> { const url = `${BUDDYPRESS_URL}/wp-json/buddypress/v2${endpoint}`; const auth = Buffer.from(`${BUDDYPRESS_USERNAME}:${BUDDYPRESS_PASSWORD}`).toString('base64'); const options: any = { method, headers: { 'Authorization': `Basic ${auth}`, 'Content-Type': 'application/json', }, }; if (body && method !== 'GET') { options.body = JSON.stringify(body); } const response = await fetch(url, options); if (!response.ok) { const errorText = await response.text(); throw new Error(`BuddyPress API Error (${response.status}): ${errorText}`); } return await response.json(); }