---
title: "Bulk Update Content Metadata"
method: POST
path: "/v1/content/bulk-update"
---

# Bulk Update Content Metadata

`POST /v1/content/bulk-update`

Atomically update allowlisted metadata on up to 500 content items.

## Request body

- BulkContentUpdateRequest
  - `items` BulkContentUpdateItem[], required
    - `contentId` string, uuid, nullable
    - `externalId` string, nullable
    - `updates` BulkContentUpdates, required — The allowlisted, user-owned content fields a batch may change.
      - `title` string, nullable
      - `description` string, nullable
      - `tags` string[], nullable
      - `section` string, nullable
      - `author` string, nullable
      - `customMetadata` object, nullable
  - `onlyIfMissing` string[]

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-09-01** `9f3e302d6951` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/shortkit/apis/shortkit-api/changes/v1/content/bulk-update/post.md)

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