---
title: "Update an idea"
method: PATCH
path: "/v0/ideas/{id}"
tags: ["Ideas"]
---

# Update an idea

`PATCH /v0/ideas/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.schedulin.app`
- URL: `https://api.schedulin.app/v0/ideas/{id}`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `x-api-key`
  - OAuth 2 (authorization code, authorization URL `https://api.schedulin.app/oauth/authorize`, token URL `https://api.schedulin.app/oauth/token`, scopes: `posts:write`)

Change an idea's title or description, or move it to the bottom of another column with `columnId`. Moving into the last (Done) column marks it completed; moving out clears that.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `title` string
  - `description` string, nullable
  - `columnId` string: Move the idea to the bottom of this column

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `id` string, required
  - `title` string, required
  - `description` string, nullable, required
  - `columnId` string, required
  - `order` integer, required: Position within its column, 0 = top
  - `completedAt` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
  - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request — the request isn't allowed in the resource's current state (e.g. editing a published post).
- `401`: Unauthorized — missing or invalid API key / access token.
- `403`: Forbidden — the credential lacks the required scope or access.
- `404`: Not Found
- `409`: Conflict
- `422`: Unprocessable request. Schema validation failures have `code: "INPUT_VALIDATION_FAILED"` and `data.fieldErrors` mapping each invalid field to its messages (nested issues name their full path, e.g. `media[0].url: ...`). Business-rule rejections (e.g. a `scheduledAt` in the past) have `code: "UNPROCESSABLE_CONTENT"` and carry the reason in `data.message` and `data.formErrors`.
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded. Wait `Retry-After` seconds before retrying.
- `500`: Internal Server Error

---

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