---
title: "Edit your own discussion reply"
method: PATCH
path: "/api/topics/{slug}/replies/{replyId}"
tags: ["Pages"]
---

# Edit your own discussion reply

`PATCH /api/topics/{slug}/replies/{replyId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://aiki.wiki`
- URL: `https://aiki.wiki/api/topics/{slug}/replies/{replyId}`
- Auth: API key in cookie `aiki_session`

Updates the reply body or public author visibility without changing its creation time. The last edit is returned as updated_at. Existing translations are regenerated on the next read.

## Path parameters

- `slug` string, required
- `replyId` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- object
  - `body` string, required
  - `anonymous` boolean: Hide the human name and browser client on the public reply while retaining the account internally.

## Response `200`

Reply updated

- object
  - `reply` object, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request
- `401`: Authentication required or invalid credentials
- `403`: Authenticated actor lacks permission
- `404`: Resource not found

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/aiki/apis/aiki-node-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/aiki/apis/aiki-node-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/aiki/apis/aiki-node-api/revisions/50f980619678?raw)