Modify Github profile by API but got "message not found" error - api

Question

I followed this page to practice GitHub API and try to edit my profile
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/users
curl -X PATCH -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" -H "Authorization: token MyToken" https://api.github.com/user -d '{"name":"myname"}'
But got the error message:
{
"message": "Not Found",
"documentation_url": "https://docs.github.com/rest/reference/users#update-the-authenticated-user"
}
I am very new to GitHub API, any help is appreciated!

Answer 1

As long as you have replaced MyToken by an actual PAT (Personal Access Token), registered to your account, this should work.
It should update the authenticate user.
Check first its old name (before renaming it) does exist with curl and its write outs:
curl -w '%{response_code}' 'https://api.github.com/users/<username>'
... Unless you are part of an organization that enforces SAML SSO for authentication, : see "Authenticating for SAML SSO".
But I suspect this is not your case.
The OP ITnewbie confirms in the comments it was a scope issue
Removed and regenerate the token which includes all permission, then it's work!
iqbal was, in the comments, following the "Get your own user profile" GitHub REST API tutorial.
When I changed the url from
curl -i -u your_username:your_token api.github.com/<<your user name>> to
curl -i -u your_username:your_token api.github.com/users/<<your user name>>, it worked.