---
title: "Patch Update Teacher Preferences"
method: PATCH
path: "/ParentsEvening/Preferences"
tags: ["Parentsevening"]
---

# Patch Update Teacher Preferences

`PATCH /ParentsEvening/Preferences`

**Requires permission:** *StaffMember*

Parents' evening - patch Update Teacher Preferences.

## Request body

- PatchUpdateTeacherPreferencesRequest
  - `preferences` ParentsEveningPreferenceDto[], nullable
    - `id` integer
    - `staffNameId` integer
    - `dateId` integer
    - `eveningId` integer
    - `preferenceType` integer
    - `teacher` ParentsEveningTeacherDto
      - `id` integer
      - `staffId` integer
      - `nameId` integer
      - `email` string, nullable
      - `contact` ParentsEveningStaffDto
        - `nameId` integer
        - `staffId` integer
        - `staffUpi` string, guid, nullable
        - `code` string, nullable
        - `staffCode` string, nullable
        - `preferredName` string, nullable
        - `surname` string, nullable
        - `email` string, nullable
        - `photo` string, nullable
        - `department` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Success

## Other responses

- `204` — No Content
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden

## Changes

- **2026-09-02** `36dba1c77613` — 5 info
  - the `preferences/items/staffNameId` request property format was generalized from `int32` to `int64`
  - the `preferences/items/teacher/oneOf[#/components/schemas/ParentsEveningTeacherDto]/contact/oneOf[#/components/schemas/ParentsEveningStaffDto]/nameId` request property format was generalized from `int32` to `int64`
  - the `preferences/items/teacher/oneOf[#/components/schemas/ParentsEveningTeacherDto]/contact/oneOf[#/components/schemas/ParentsEveningStaffDto]/staffId` request property format was generalized from `int32` to `int64`
  - the `preferences/items/teacher/oneOf[#/components/schemas/ParentsEveningTeacherDto]/nameId` request property format was generalized from `int32` to `int64`
  - …1 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/tonbridge/apis/tonbridge-app-api/changes/ParentsEvening/Preferences/patch.md)

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