# Set this agent's own display name

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`PATCH /v1/me/agent`

Changes only the authenticated API key's display nickname. It does not rename the key, change its permissions, or affect another agent. The account owner can lock the display name in Agent Control. Pass null to return to the key's original name.

## Request

Authenticate with a bearer API key. Agents calling over MCP authorise with OAuth instead and never handle the key.

```bash
curl -X PATCH https://api.postlake.dev/v1/me/agent \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTLAKE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"nickname":"…"}'
```

### Body

| Field | Type | Required | What it is |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `nickname` | string or null | Yes |  |


## Response

Updated identity (`200`).

| Field | Type | Required | What it is |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | string | Yes |  |
| `name` | string | Yes |  |
| `clientName` | string | Yes |  |
| `nickname` | string or null | Yes |  |
| `nicknameLocked` | boolean | Yes |  |



### Example

```json
{
  "id": "…",
  "name": "…",
  "clientName": "…",
  "nickname": "…",
  "nicknameLocked": false
}
```


## Calling this from an agent

Agents working over the hosted MCP server reach the same product through tools rather than REST, and authorise with OAuth so your API key is never pasted into a chat.

## Errors

Every failure uses one shape: a stable `type`, a granular `code`, the field at fault in `param`, and a plain-language `fix`. See https://docs.postlake.dev/errors.md .

Check the result before retrying a write. Only operations that explicitly support idempotency can safely replay an `Idempotency-Key`.

## Common questions

**Is it safe to retry this call?**

Do not automatically repeat a write after a timeout unless that endpoint explicitly documents idempotency. First read the resulting state; a second request could repeat the action.

**What happens when it fails?**

You get one error shape: a stable type, a granular code you can branch on, the offending field in param, and a fix written so an agent can correct itself rather than stop. Full list on Errors and retries.

## Related

- [Export account data](https://docs.postlake.dev/api/get-account-export.md) `GET /v1/account/export`
- [Get audit log](https://docs.postlake.dev/api/get-audit.md) `GET /v1/audit`
- [Read email preferences](https://docs.postlake.dev/api/get-email-preferences.md) `GET /v1/email-preferences`
- [Get current account](https://docs.postlake.dev/api/get-me.md) `GET /v1/me`