---
title: "Changes to Update an existing category"
method: PUT
path: "/api/v1/categories"
---

# Changes to Update an existing category

`PUT /api/v1/categories`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 1 of 2 revisions.

- **2026-10-30** `4fd8e917d458`: 2 breaking, 8 info

## Changes

- **2026-10-30** `4fd8e917d458`: 2 breaking, 8 info
  - request body became required
  - removed the media type `*/*` from the request body
  - api operation id `save_1` removed and replaced with `updateCategory`
  - api tag `Categories` added
  - added the media type `application/json` to the request body
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`
  - added the non-success response with the status `404`
  - added the success response with the status `200`

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/anzworldline-solutions/apis/dotcms-rest-api/docs/api/v1/categories/put.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/anzworldline-solutions/apis/dotcms-rest-api.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/anzworldline-solutions/apis/dotcms-rest-api/changes/api/v1/categories/put)