---
title: "Patch a claim"
method: PATCH
path: "/api/v1/drafts/{draftClaimId}"
tags: ["Draft claims"]
---

# Patch a claim

`PATCH /api/v1/drafts/{draftClaimId}`

## Path parameters

- `draftClaimId` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `If-Match` string, required

## Request body

- DraftClaimPatch — Updated claim fields
  - `payload` object — payload

## Response `200`

Draft claim patched successfully

- DraftClaim
  - `version` integer, required
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `payload` object — payload
  - `providerUserId` string, uuid — ID of the provider user making the submission

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request body
- `403` — Invalid provider user ID
- `404` — Draft claim not found

## Changes

> 24 revisions in range; 1 could not be searched.

- **2026-07-16** `bbd890b405c7` — 2 breaking
  - the `payload` request property type/format changed from `string`/`` to `object`/``
  - the `payload` response's property type/format changed from `string`/`` to `object`/`` for status `200`
- **2026-07-15** `bc1032512b4b` — 1 info
  - api operation id `patchClaim` removed and replaced with `patchDraftClaim`
- **2026-07-10** `f77ef1a2ebfa` — 1 info
  - api operation id `patchClaim` removed and replaced with `patchDraftClaim`
- **2026-07-10** `d46606c95cba` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-07-10** `c4f3376a8aa5` — 1 info
  - api operation id `patchDraftClaim` removed and replaced with `patchClaim`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/ministryofjustice/apis/openapi-definition-3/changes/api/v1/drafts/:draftClaimId/patch.md)

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