---
title: "Update a project"
method: PATCH
path: "/api/v1/projects/{project_id}/"
tags: ["projects"]
---

# Update a project

`PATCH /api/v1/projects/{project_id}/`

Update a project's details.
Public projects support partial updates to `public_details`.
Once a public project has published studies, `public_details.title` can no longer be changed.

## Path parameters

- `project_id` string, required

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, required

## Request body

- UpdateProject — Partial update payload for a project. All fields are optional.
  - `title` string — Name of project
  - `description` string — What is this project used for
  - `owner` string — User id of the creator of the project.
  - `position` integer — Position of the project within a workspace.
  - `hidden` boolean — Whether the project is hidden in workspace listings.
  - `type` 'PRIVATE' | 'PUBLIC' — Project visibility type.
  - `public_details` PublicDetails
    - `status` 'ENABLED' | 'DISABLED' — Participant-facing publication status for a public project.
    - `title` string — Participant-facing title for the public project.
    - `short_description` string — Short participant-facing summary shown to participants for the public project.
    - `description` string — Additional participant-facing information shown to participants for the public project.
  - `is_sequential` boolean — Whether the project is configured as sequential.

## Response `200`

Updated project redirect link

- Project
  - `id` string, required — Project id. It is created by Prolific.
  - `title` string, required — Name of project
  - `description` string — What is this project used for
  - `owner` string — User id of the creator of the project. It is created by Prolific.
  - `type` 'PRIVATE' | 'PUBLIC', required — Project visibility type.
  - `public_details` PublicDetails
    - `status` 'ENABLED' | 'DISABLED' — Participant-facing publication status for a public project.
    - `title` string — Participant-facing title for the public project.
    - `short_description` string — Short participant-facing summary shown to participants for the public project.
    - `description` string — Additional participant-facing information shown to participants for the public project.
  - `users` WorkspaceUser[] — Data for all users who have access to this project
    - `id` string, required — Id of user
    - `name` string — Name of user
    - `email` string — email of user
    - `roles` string[] — User roles in workspace
  - `workspace` string — Id of the workspace this project is in. This is created by Prolific.
  - `naivety_distribution_rate` number, double, nullable — The rate at which the studies within this project are distributed.

## Other responses

- `400` — Error

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