# Update custom user properties on bulk

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/update-custom-user-properties-on-bulk/126065>\
**Category:** Account & Settings\
**Tags:** enterprise\
**Created:** [February 13, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/update-custom-user-properties-on-bulk/126065 "2025-02-13T16:57:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![NKolev](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/nkolev/32/31937_2.png) [@NKolev](https://community.hubspot.com/u/NKolev)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/update-custom-user-properties-on-bulk/126065/1 "2025-02-13T16:57:20Z")

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Hello, is there a way to update a certain user custom property I’ve created? I have a list of 130 users and I need to update those and would not be great to do it by hand.

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**Author:** ![karstenkoehler](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/karstenkoehler/32/68554_2.png) [@karstenkoehler](https://community.hubspot.com/u/karstenkoehler)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/update-custom-user-properties-on-bulk/126065/2 "2025-02-13T17:05:09Z")

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Hi @NKolev,

Could you explain in a bit more detail what exactly you need to update? When you say user, do you mean HubSpot users or contacts (prospects/customers)?

Generally, you can find bulk editing steps here: [Bulk edit records](https://knowledge.hubspot.com/records/bulk-edit-records)

Best regards

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**Author:** ![NKolev](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/nkolev/32/31937_2.png) [@NKolev](https://community.hubspot.com/u/NKolev)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 7:00am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/update-custom-user-properties-on-bulk/126065/3 "2025-02-14T07:00:27Z")

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Hey @karstenkoehler, I mean HubSpot user. I need to add some external IDs to each HubSpot user.

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**Author:** ![karstenkoehler](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/karstenkoehler/32/68554_2.png) [@karstenkoehler](https://community.hubspot.com/u/karstenkoehler)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 7:03am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/update-custom-user-properties-on-bulk/126065/4 "2025-02-14T07:03:51Z")

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@NKolev it looks like you’ll have to do this manually for now. As far as I know it’s not possible to import user information to update existing ones. The API doesn’t seem to offer updating custom user properties either: [Accounts Dashboard | HubSpot](https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/guides/api/settings/users/user-details)