diff --git a/content/responses/user--base.yml b/content/responses/user--base.yml
index 8aa4e087..06779293 100644
--- a/content/responses/user--base.yml
+++ b/content/responses/user--base.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ description: |-
   nested within another resource.
 
 required:
+  - id
   - type
 
 properties: