---
title: "Update a manufacturer alias"
method: PUT
path: "/v1/admin/aliases/{alias_id}"
tags: ["admin"]
---

# Update a manufacturer alias

`PUT /v1/admin/aliases/{alias_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://mcp.techmanual.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://mcp.techmanual.ai/v1/admin/aliases/{alias_id}`
- Auth: none declared

Update canonical_name and/or notes for an alias. Resets created_by to 'user'. Requires the admin key.

## Path parameters

- `alias_id` integer, required

## Headers

- `authorization` string

## Request body

- AliasUpdate: Request schema for updating a manufacturer alias.
  - `canonical_name` string, nullable
  - `notes` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- AliasOut: Response schema for a manufacturer alias.
  - `id` integer, required
  - `alias` string, required
  - `canonical_name` string, required
  - `created_by` string, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, nullable
  - `notes` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

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