---
title: "Update an event"
method: PATCH
path: "/api/events/{id}"
tags: ["events"]
---

# Update an event

`PATCH /api/events/{id}`

Update an existing event. Requires administrator privileges.

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Request body

- EventInput — Representation of an Event to be created/updated
  - `event` object, required
    - `title` string, required
    - `event_name_slug` string, required
    - `event_variation_slug` string, required
    - `description` string, nullable
    - `full_details` string, nullable — Full text dump of all event details.
    - `primary_stream_url` string, nullable
    - `published` boolean
    - `start_time` string, date-time, required
    - `end_time` string, date-time, required
    - `type_of` 'live_stream' | 'takeover' | 'other' | 'challenge'
    - `organization_id` integer, nullable
    - `tag_list` string, nullable
    - `data` object, nullable

## Response `200`

Event updated

- Event — Representation of an event
  - `id` integer, required
  - `title` string, required
  - `event_name_slug` string, required
  - `event_variation_slug` string, required
  - `description` string, nullable
  - `full_details` string, nullable — Full text dump of all event details, intended for agent and API consumption.
  - `type_of` 'live_stream' | 'takeover' | 'other' | 'challenge', required
  - `start_time` string, date-time, required
  - `end_time` string, date-time, required
  - `published` boolean, required
  - `primary_stream_url` string, nullable
  - `bg_color_hex` string, nullable
  - `broadcast_config` 'no_broadcast' | 'tagged_broadcast' | 'global_broadcast'
  - `broadcast_ended_at` string, date-time, nullable
  - `user_id` integer, nullable
  - `organization_id` integer, nullable
  - `page_id` integer, nullable
  - `data` object, nullable
  - `tags_array` string[]
  - `cached_tag_list` string, nullable
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required

---

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