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# Update project

PATCH https://alephant.io/api/v1/projects/{id}
Content-Type: application/json

Update a project name or description for an Enterprise workspace. All body fields are optional, but at least one field must be supplied. All workspace members except viewers may write; PATs require the write scope.

Reference: https://developers.alephant.io/api-reference/saa-s-api/projects/update-project

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: saas-openapi
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /api/v1/projects/{id}:
    patch:
      operationId: updateProject
      summary: Update project
      description: >-
        Update a project name or description for an Enterprise workspace. All
        body fields are optional, but at least one field must be supplied. All
        workspace members except viewers may write; PATs require the write
        scope.
      tags:
        - projects
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          description: Project UUID
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
        - name: Authorization
          in: header
          description: Bearer {access_token}
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: X-Workspace-Id
          in: header
          description: Workspace UUID
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
      responses:
        '200':
          description: 'data: updated project'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/internal_api_handlers_projects.ProjectDetailDataEnvelope
        '400':
          description: X-Workspace-Id required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/github_com_alephant_backend-saas-service_internal_api_dto.APIErrorBody
        '401':
          description: AUTH_TOKEN_EXPIRED
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/github_com_alephant_backend-saas-service_internal_api_dto.APIErrorBody
        '403':
          description: feature_unavailable or FORBIDDEN
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/github_com_alephant_backend-saas-service_internal_api_dto.APIErrorBody
        '404':
          description: project_not_found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/github_com_alephant_backend-saas-service_internal_api_dto.APIErrorBody
        '409':
          description: project_name_conflict
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/github_com_alephant_backend-saas-service_internal_api_dto.APIErrorBody
        '422':
          description: validation_error (invalid id, name, description, or body)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/github_com_alephant_backend-saas-service_internal_api_dto.APIErrorBody
      requestBody:
        description: At least one of name or description must be supplied
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: >-
                #/components/schemas/internal_api_handlers_projects.UpdateProjectRequest
servers:
  - url: https://alephant.io
    description: Production
  - url: https://dev.alephant.io
    description: Development
components:
  schemas:
    internal_api_handlers_projects.UpdateProjectRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        description:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: New project description; null clears the description.
        name:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Leading and trailing whitespace is trimmed; the trimmed name must
            contain 1-100 Unicode characters.
      description: >-
        All fields are optional, but at least one of name or description must be
        supplied.
      title: internal_api_handlers_projects.UpdateProjectRequest
    github_com_alephant_backend-saas-service_internal_service.ProjectDetail:
      type: object
      properties:
        activeAgentCount:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        activeMemberCount:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        description:
          type: string
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      title: github_com_alephant_backend-saas-service_internal_service.ProjectDetail
    internal_api_handlers_projects.ProjectDetailDataEnvelope:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: >-
            #/components/schemas/github_com_alephant_backend-saas-service_internal_service.ProjectDetail
      title: internal_api_handlers_projects.ProjectDetailDataEnvelope
    github_com_alephant_backend-saas-service_internal_api_dto.APIErrorBody:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
      title: github_com_alephant_backend-saas-service_internal_api_dto.APIErrorBody

```

## Examples



**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "data": {
    "activeAgentCount": 1,
    "activeMemberCount": 1,
    "createdAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "description": "string",
    "id": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "updatedAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://alephant.io/api/v1/projects/id"

payload = {}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Authorization",
    "X-Workspace-Id": "X-Workspace-Id",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://alephant.io/api/v1/projects/id';
const options = {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Authorization',
    'X-Workspace-Id': 'X-Workspace-Id',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: '{}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://alephant.io/api/v1/projects/id"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Authorization")
	req.Header.Add("X-Workspace-Id", "X-Workspace-Id")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://alephant.io/api/v1/projects/id")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Authorization'
request["X-Workspace-Id"] = 'X-Workspace-Id'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://alephant.io/api/v1/projects/id")
  .header("Authorization", "Authorization")
  .header("X-Workspace-Id", "X-Workspace-Id")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PATCH', 'https://alephant.io/api/v1/projects/id', [
  'body' => '{}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Authorization',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    'X-Workspace-Id' => 'X-Workspace-Id',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://alephant.io/api/v1/projects/id");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PATCH);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Authorization");
request.AddHeader("X-Workspace-Id", "X-Workspace-Id");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Authorization",
  "X-Workspace-Id": "X-Workspace-Id",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://alephant.io/api/v1/projects/id")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "PATCH"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```