# UpdateUserMetadataRequestBody


## Fields

| Field                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Type                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Required                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `publicMetadata`                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | [Optional<? extends com.clerk.backend_api.models.operations.UpdateUserMetadataPublicMetadata>](../../models/operations/UpdateUserMetadataPublicMetadata.md)                                                                                | :heavy_minus_sign:                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Metadata saved on the user, that is visible to both your frontend and backend.<br/>The new object will be merged with the existing value.                                                                                                  |
| `privateMetadata`                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | [Optional<? extends com.clerk.backend_api.models.operations.UpdateUserMetadataPrivateMetadata>](../../models/operations/UpdateUserMetadataPrivateMetadata.md)                                                                              | :heavy_minus_sign:                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Metadata saved on the user that is only visible to your backend.<br/>The new object will be merged with the existing value.                                                                                                                |
| `unsafeMetadata`                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | [Optional<? extends com.clerk.backend_api.models.operations.UpdateUserMetadataUnsafeMetadata>](../../models/operations/UpdateUserMetadataUnsafeMetadata.md)                                                                                | :heavy_minus_sign:                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Metadata saved on the user, that can be updated from both the Frontend and Backend APIs.<br/>The new object will be merged with the existing value.<br/><br/>Note: Since this data can be modified from the frontend, it is not guaranteed to be safe. |