# Change your avatar

### How to change your avatar

#### 1. POST attachment-public

Start by creating an attachment that will be used for the avatar.

**Header**

Make sure you set the `Content-Type` header to match the MIME type of the image. It is also required you pass a description of the image via the `X-Bunq-Attachment-Description` header.

**Body**

The payload of this request is the binary representation of the image file. Do not use any JSON formatting.

**Response**

Save the `uuid` of the posted attachment. You'll need it to create the avatar in the next step.

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[swagger.json](https://346554585-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGE9Y1hc6C24r4Hen6KFH%2Fuploads%2FIUa888wk2qwhos5DXTS3%2Fswagger.json?alt=media\&token=020e751b-2a4b-4993-8247-1f0b9fab0bf5)
{% endopenapi %}

#### 2. POST avatar

Make an avatar using the public attachment you've just created.

**Body**

The payload of this request is the `uuid` of the attachment public.

**Response**

In response, you’ll receive the UUID of the avatar created using the attachment. Save this UUID. You’ll use it as the avatar for the cash register you're about to create.

{% openapi src="<https://346554585-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGE9Y1hc6C24r4Hen6KFH%2Fuploads%2FIUa888wk2qwhos5DXTS3%2Fswagger.json?alt=media&token=020e751b-2a4b-4993-8247-1f0b9fab0bf5>" path="/avatar" method="post" %}
[swagger.json](https://346554585-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGE9Y1hc6C24r4Hen6KFH%2Fuploads%2FIUa888wk2qwhos5DXTS3%2Fswagger.json?alt=media\&token=020e751b-2a4b-4993-8247-1f0b9fab0bf5)
{% endopenapi %}