---
title: "Update a claim"
method: PUT
path: "/api/v1/claims/{id}"
tags: ["Claims"]
---

# Update a claim

`PUT /api/v1/claims/{id}`

## Path parameters

- `id` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- ClaimRequestBody — Claim input data
  - `id` string, uuid — unique ID for the claim
  - `ufn` string, required — universal file number
  - `client` string, required — client name
  - `category` string — claim category
  - `concluded` string, date — claim concluded date
  - `feeType` string — fee type
  - `escaped` boolean — escaped status
  - `counselPayment` string — status of counsel payment
  - `claimed` number — amount claimed

## Response `204`

Claim updated successfully

## Other responses

- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Claim not found

## Changes

- **2026-07-13** `5687569af02f` — 1 warning, 1 info
  - removed the request property `submissionId`
  - added the new optional request property `id`
- **2026-07-13** `693b485f81be` — 1 info
  - for the `path` request parameter `id`, the type was generalized from `integer` to `string`, and format from `int64` to `uuid`
- **2026-07-10** `d4249894b3d4` — 1 info
  - api operation id `updateClaim_1` removed and replaced with `updateClaim`
- **2026-07-10** `f77ef1a2ebfa` — 1 info
  - api operation id `updateClaim_1` removed and replaced with `updateClaim`
- **2026-07-10** `d46606c95cba` — 1 info
  - api operation id `updateClaim` removed and replaced with `updateClaim_1`

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/ministryofjustice/apis/openapi-definition-3/changes/api/v1/claims/:id/put.md)

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