---
title: "Update Training Category"
method: PUT
path: "/api/v1/training/category/{trainingCategoryId}"
tags: ["Training", "Public API"]
---

# Update Training Category

`PUT /api/v1/training/category/{trainingCategoryId}`

Updates the name of an existing training category. Returns 409 if a category with the same name already exists. The authenticated caller must have access to training settings.

OAuth Scopes: training.write

## Path parameters

- `trainingCategoryId` integer, required

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required — Name of the training category.

## Response `200`

Returns the updated training category.

- TrainingCategory — The category ID and name
  - `id` integer — The ID of the training category.
  - `name` string — The name of the training category.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request parameters.
- `401` — Unauthorized. Invalid API credentials.
- `403` — Insufficient user permissions or API access is not turned on.
- `404` — Bad request url.
- `409` — A training category with the same name already exists.

---

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