---
title: "Update a project"
method: PATCH
path: "/projects/{project_id}"
tags: ["projects"]
---

# Update a project

`PATCH /projects/{project_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://eu.bisibility.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://eu.bisibility.com/api/v1/projects/{project_id}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP bearer
  - OAuth 2 (authorization code, authorization URL `/api/auth/oauth2/authorize`, token URL `/api/auth/oauth2/token`, scopes: `api:write`)

## Path parameters

- `project_id` string, required: Public project ID; membership and token scope are enforced.

## Headers

- `Bisibility-API-Version` 'v1'
- `X-Bisibility-Source` 'sdk' | 'cli' | 'mcp'

## Response `200`

JSON response

- Project
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `domain` string, required
  - `id` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `readiness` object: Present on get_project responses; summarizes what the current credential can do on the project.
    - `backlinks` object, required
      - `available` boolean, required
      - `reason` 'provider_not_connected' | 'provider_disabled' | 'needs_reauth' | 'project_read_only' | 'token_read_only' | 'null', nullable, required: Closed reason enum; null when the area is available.
    - `domain_overview` object, required
      - `available` boolean, required
      - `reason` 'provider_not_connected' | 'provider_disabled' | 'needs_reauth' | 'project_read_only' | 'token_read_only' | 'null', nullable, required: Closed reason enum; null when the area is available.
    - `keyword_research` object, required
      - `available` boolean, required
      - `reason` 'provider_not_connected' | 'provider_disabled' | 'needs_reauth' | 'project_read_only' | 'token_read_only' | 'null', nullable, required: Closed reason enum; null when the area is available.
    - `search_performance` object, required
      - `available` boolean, required
      - `reason` 'provider_not_connected' | 'provider_disabled' | 'needs_reauth' | 'project_read_only' | 'token_read_only' | 'null', nullable, required: Closed reason enum; null when the area is available.
    - `serp` object, required
      - `available` boolean, required
      - `primary_provider` string, nullable, required: Rank-data provider that would serve checks, regardless of availability.
      - `reason` 'provider_not_connected' | 'provider_disabled' | 'needs_reauth' | 'project_read_only' | 'token_read_only' | 'null', nullable, required: Closed reason enum; null when the area is available.
    - `token_scope` 'read' | 'write', required: What this credential may do: read or write.
    - `write_mode` 'active' | 'migration_hold' | 'migrated', required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required
  - `write_mode` 'active' | 'migration_hold' | 'migrated', required

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not found
- `409`: Unsupported API version
- `429`: Rate limited

## Changes

- **2026-10-19** `a6e1ec0dec82`: 1 breaking, 6 info
  - added the new path request parameter `project_id`
  - the endpoint scheme security `AppOAuth` was added to the API
  - media type `application/json` was changed to a more specific media type `application/problem+json` for the response status `400`
  - media type `application/json` was changed to a more specific media type `application/problem+json` for the response status `401`
  - …3 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/bisibility/apis/bisibility-public-api/changes/projects/:project_id/patch.md)

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