---
title: "Update speaker name or metadata"
method: POST
path: "/speakers/update"
tags: ["Speaker Management"]
---

# Update speaker name or metadata

`POST /speakers/update`

## Request body

- UpdateSpeakerRequest
  - `id` integer, required
  - `name` string, nullable
  - `metadata` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Updated speaker

- Speaker
  - `id` integer, required
  - `name` string, nullable, required
  - `metadata` string, required

## Changes

- **2026-02-16** `e143bf8d73bc` — 4 info
  - added the new optional request property `metadata`
  - the request property `name` became nullable
  - the request property `name` became optional
  - added the required property `metadata` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-02-11** `2825740bcf63` — 3 breaking, 1 warning, 2 info
  - the request property `name` became not nullable
  - the response property `name` became nullable for the status `200`
  - removed the required property `metadata` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the request property `metadata`
  - …2 more
- **2026-02-11** `61c0a2f34556` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-02-11** `4303af4aaeda` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/screenpipe/apis/screenpipe-api/changes/speakers/update/post.md)

---

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