---
title: "Update idea"
method: POST
path: "/social-post-ideas/update-idea"
tags: ["Social Post Ideas"]
---

# Update idea

`POST /social-post-ideas/update-idea`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.synup.com/api/v4`
- URL: `https://api.synup.com/api/v4/social-post-ideas/update-idea`
- Auth: none required
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/synup/apis/synup-api/docs/social-post-ideas/update-idea/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Updates an existing social post idea's editable fields — title, content, status, call-to-action, scheduling, bucket, note, and target platforms. Only the fields you send are changed.

## Headers

- `Synup-Version` string, required
- `Authorization` string, required

## Request body

- UpdateIdeaRequest
  - `ideaId` string, required
  - `title` string
  - `content` string
  - `status` string
  - `ctaText` string
  - `ctaUrl` string
  - `scheduledDate` string
  - `scheduledTime` string
  - `bucket` string
  - `note` string
  - `platforms` string[]

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `data` object
    - `updateIdea` RegenerateResponse
      - `success` boolean
      - `idea` object: The updated post idea (see Post idea for the full shape).
      - `error` Error
        - `message` string
        - `code` string
        - `contextInfo` object[]
          - `key` string
          - `value` string

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key

---

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