---
title: "Update purchased components columns"
method: PATCH
path: "/suppliers/public/purchased_component_columns/{purchasedComponentsColumnId}"
tags: ["Purchased Components"]
---

# Update purchased components columns

`PATCH /suppliers/public/purchased_component_columns/{purchasedComponentsColumnId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.paperlessparts.com/v1`
- URL: `https://api.paperlessparts.com/v1/suppliers/public/purchased_component_columns/{purchasedComponentsColumnId}`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/paperlessparts/apis/paperless-parts-api/docs/suppliers/public/purchased_component_columns/:purchasedComponentsColumnId/patch.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Updates an existing custom purchased components columns

## Path parameters

- `purchasedComponentsColumnId` integer, required

## Request body

- PatchPurchasedComponentsColumn
  - `code_name` string
  - `name` string
  - `value_type` string
  - `default_numeric_value` integer, nullable
  - `default_string_value` string, nullable
  - `default_boolean_value` boolean
  - `update_existing_defaults` boolean
  - `position` integer

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- PurchasedComponentsColumn[]
  - `code_name` string
  - `name` string
  - `value_type` string
  - `default_numeric_value` integer, nullable
  - `default_string_value` string, nullable
  - `default_boolean_value` boolean
  - `id` integer
  - `position` integer: Position of the column when displayed in the table; starts at 1.

## Other responses

- `404`: Not found response

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