---
title: "Update an inbox"
method: PATCH
path: "/email/inboxes/{id}"
tags: ["Email"]
---

# Update an inbox

`PATCH /email/inboxes/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.crevio.co/v1`
- URL: `https://api.crevio.co/v1/email/inboxes/{id}`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Updates an inbox's display name or metadata (merged).

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `display_name` string
  - `metadata` object

## Response `200`

Updated

- EmailInbox
  - `object` string, required
  - `id` string, required
  - `address` string, required
  - `local_part` string, required
  - `domain` string, nullable, required
  - `display_name` string, nullable, required
  - `status` 'active' | 'deleted', required
  - `metadata` object, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `401`: Authentication required
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Resource not found
- `422`: Validation error
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded — 600 requests per minute per credential. Retry after the number of seconds in `Retry-After`.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/crevio/apis/crevio-api-v1.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/crevio/apis/crevio-api-v1/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/crevio/apis/crevio-api-v1/revisions/2219f18ad651?raw)