# Change language via Users API

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/change-language-via-users-api/6798>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [November 25, 2019, 7:44am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/change-language-via-users-api/6798 "2019-11-25T07:44:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![britta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c0e974/32.png) [@britta](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/britta)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 7:44am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/change-language-via-users-api/6798/1 "2019-11-25T07:44:36Z")

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Hello!

I want to change the language settings via /users/{userId}  
I tried {  
“language”: “DE”  
}  
and “German” and “Deutsch” and “DE-DE”.

I did not found any documentation on the language key values.  
Could you give me a hint, please?

Second question:  
How can I change the date format?

Thanks in advance,  
Britta

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**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/change-language-via-users-api/6798/2 "2019-11-25T21:56:32Z")

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Hey @britta!

To change a users settings via the API, use the [PATCH /users/{userId}](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/users/userupdate) endpoint.

Here are the list of language tags:

> **[Language localisation | Language tags and codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_localisation#Language_tags_and_codes)**
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> Language codes are closely related to the localising process because they indicate the locales involved in the translation and adaptation of the product. They are used in various contexts; for example, they might be informally used in a document published by the European Union or they might be introduced in HTML element under the lang attribute. In the case of the European Union style guide, the language codes are based on the ISO 639-1 alpha-2 code; in HTML, the language tags are generally de Mo...

Try `de-DE`.

Here are the list of timezones:

> **[Abbreviation Lists - References - API Reference](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/other-references/abbreviation-lists#timezones)**
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> Abbreviation Lists
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> States
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> Countries
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> Timezones
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> Toll Free Countries
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> Premium Countries
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> TSP Call out countries

Let me know if that works!

Thanks,  
Tommy

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**Author:** ![britta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c0e974/32.png) [@britta](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/britta)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 7:15am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/change-language-via-users-api/6798/3 "2019-11-26T07:15:50Z")

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Thanks!  
How can I change the date format settings?

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**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 5:20pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/change-language-via-users-api/6798/4 "2019-11-26T17:20:50Z")

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Hey @britta, happy to help!

When you say date format settings, do you mean the timezone?

If so, pass in one of the time zone IDs from [this list](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/other-references/abbreviation-lists#timezones) as the `timezone` value for [PATCH /users/{userId}](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/users/userupdate)

Thanks,  
Tommy

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**Author:** ![britta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c0e974/32.png) [@britta](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/britta)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 7:45am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/change-language-via-users-api/6798/5 "2019-11-27T07:45:15Z")

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Dear @tommy,  
I mean the Date Format beneath Time Zone  
 ![Unbenannt](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/2X/5/576a2c831065e3b118953baa66111760475bf546.png)

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**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/change-language-via-users-api/6798/6 "2019-11-27T17:18:08Z")

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Hey @britta, thanks for the clarification.

As of now it is not possible to update the Time Format via the API.

Thanks,  
Tommy

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**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/change-language-via-users-api/6798/7 "2020-08-21T19:05:13Z")

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