User authentication grants administrator privileges when an administrator account authenticates, useAdminAccess is true, and the following authorization scope is used:
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Key actions include setting the `membership.name` path parameter and using the `updateMask` query parameter to specify fields for updating, such as `role`. Optionally, `useAdminAccess` can grant administrator privileges. The request body defines the new membership details, and the response body will contain updated membership information. Multiple authorization scopes are required.\n"],null,["- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Path parameters](#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)\n- [Query parameters](#body.QUERY_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n- [Try it!](#try-it)\n\nUpdates a membership. For an example, see [Update a user's membership in a space](https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/update-members).\n\nSupports the following types of [authentication](https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/authenticate-authorize):\n\n- [App authentication](https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/authenticate-authorize-chat-app) with [administrator approval](https://support.google.com/a?p=chat-app-auth) in [Developer Preview](https://developers.google.com/workspace/preview) and the authorization scope:\n\n - `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.app.memberships` (only in spaces the app created)\n- [User authentication](https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/authenticate-authorize-chat-user) with one of the following authorization scopes:\n\n - `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.memberships`\n - `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.import` (import mode spaces only)\n - User authentication grants administrator privileges when an administrator account authenticates, `useAdminAccess` is `true`, and the following authorization scope is used:\n - `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.admin.memberships`\n\nHTTP request\n\n`PATCH https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/{membership.name=spaces/*/members/*}`\n\nThe URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\nPath parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `membership.name` | `string` Identifier. Resource name of the membership, assigned by the server. Format: `spaces/{space}/members/{member}` |\n\nQuery parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `updateMask` | `string (`[FieldMask](https://protobuf.dev/reference/protobuf/google.protobuf/#field-mask)` format)` Required. The field paths to update. Separate multiple values with commas or use `*` to update all field paths. Currently supported field paths: - `role` |\n| `useAdminAccess` | `boolean` Optional. When `true`, the method runs using the user's Google Workspace administrator privileges. The calling user must be a Google Workspace administrator with the [manage chat and spaces conversations privilege](https://support.google.com/a/answer/13369245). Requires the `chat.admin.memberships` [OAuth 2.0 scope](https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/authenticate-authorize#chat-api-scopes). |\n\nRequest body\n\nThe request body contains an instance of [Membership](/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/spaces.members#Membership).\n\nResponse body\n\nIf successful, the response body contains an instance of [Membership](/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/spaces.members#Membership).\n\nAuthorization scopes\n\nRequires one of the following OAuth scopes:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.app.memberships`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.admin.memberships`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.import`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.memberships`\n\nFor more information, see the [Authorization guide](/workspace/chat/authenticate-authorize)."]]
