Update AccountUser via WSProxy

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Has anybody been able to update the AccountUser object. For example, disable a user or delete a user. I was not able to find any documentation about it. I almost got my WSProxy code working the only part that I am getting an error on is setting the UserID. I am getting the following error:

User 0 does not have permission to edit ACCOUNTUSERS on account MID.

prox.setClientId({"ID": MID, "UserID": 'felipe.diaz'});
var updateObject = {
AccountUserID: 'AccountID',
ActiveFlag: 'true'
};

var options = {SaveOptions: [{'PropertyName': '*', SaveAction: 'UpdateAdd'}]};
var res = prox.updateItem('AccountUser', updateObject, options);

Eliot Harper · Answer

The SOAP API error “User [n] does not have permission to edit ACCOUNTUSERS on account [MID]” has been fixed in the July 2020 release.

Eliot Harper · Answer

I've spent some time trying to workaround this, but get the same error as the one you reported. I've also tried using the SSJS/AMPscript API functions and get the same error.

This is a known issue with the SOAP API (WSProxy is a wrapper for the SOAP API). Refer to this known issue.

For now, it appears the only workaround would be to enable 'Enable Username and Password for Web Services' in Setup > Security > Security Settings and then create a user with API User with an Administrator Role. Then, you would be able to make an HTTPPost request to the Marketing Cloud SOAP API with basic authentication. Not ideal, I know.

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