---
title: "Update custom email template for a portal"
method: PATCH
path: "/v3/portals/{portalId}/email-templates/{templateName}"
tags: ["Portal Emails"]
---

# Update custom email template for a portal

`PATCH /v3/portals/{portalId}/email-templates/{templateName}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://global.api.konghq.com`
- URL: `https://global.api.konghq.com/v3/portals/{portalId}/email-templates/{templateName}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP bearer

Update custom email template

## Request body

- object
  - `content` EmailTemplateContent, nullable
    - `subject` string, nullable
    - `title` string, nullable
    - `body` string, nullable
    - `button_label` string, nullable
  - `enabled` boolean: Whether the email template is enabled or disabled for a portal

## Response `200`

Modifying an email template.

- EmailTemplate
  - `label` string, required: The label of the email template
  - `name` 'confirm-email-address' | 'app-registration-approved' | 'app-registration-rejected' | 'app-registration-revoked' | 'reset-password' | 'account-access-approved' | 'account-access-rejected' | 'account-access-revoked' | 'api-key-expiring-soon' | 'api-key-expired' | 'developer-invitation', required: Short name email template name.
  - `default_content` DefaultEmailTemplateContent, required
    - `subject` string, required
    - `title` string, required
    - `body` string, required
    - `button_label` string
  - `content` EmailTemplateContent, nullable
    - `subject` string, nullable
    - `title` string, nullable
    - `body` string, nullable
    - `button_label` string, nullable
  - `variables` EmailTemplateVariableName[], required
  - `enabled` boolean, required: Whether the email template is enabled or disabled for a portal
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required: An ISO-8601 timestamp representation of entity creation date.
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required: An ISO-8601 timestamp representation of entity update date.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found

## Changes

- **2026-10-15** `7aab863a6daa`: 1 breaking, 2 warning
  - added `#/components/schemas/InvalidParameterMinimumTime, #/components/schemas/InvalidParameterMaximumTime` to the `invalid_parameters/items/` response property `oneOf` list for the response status `400`
  - added the new `key_invalid` enum value to the `invalid_parameters/items/oneOf[#/components/schemas/InvalidParameterStandard]/rule` response property for the response status `400`
  - added the new `unique` enum value to the `invalid_parameters/items/oneOf[#/components/schemas/InvalidParameterStandard]/rule` response property for the response status `400`
- **2026-09-25** `68d43091b84d`: 3 warning
  - added the new `400.00` enum value to the `status` response property for the response status `400`
  - added the new `403.00` enum value to the `status` response property for the response status `403`
  - added the new `404.00` enum value to the `status` response property for the response status `404`
- **2026-09-18** `f324fb7610e4`: 3 breaking, 24 info
  - the response's body type changed from no type to `object` for status `400`
  - the response's body type changed from no type to `object` for status `403`
  - the response's body type changed from no type to `object` for status `404`
  - removed `#/components/schemas/BaseError, subschema #2` from the response body `allOf` list for the response status `400`
  - …23 more
- …earlier changes not shown

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/kong/apis/konnect-api-go-sdk/changes/v3/portals/:portalId/email-templates/:templateName/patch.md)

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