---
title: "Updates the Cluster's name and description."
method: PATCH
path: "/perspectives/cluster/{cluster_id}/details"
tags: ["perspectives"]
---

# Updates the Cluster's name and description.

`PATCH /perspectives/cluster/{cluster_id}/details`

## Path parameters

- `cluster_id` integer, required

## Request body

- ClusterUpdate
  - `name` string, nullable — New name of the cluster
  - `description` string, nullable — New description of the cluster

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- ClusterRead
  - `id` integer, required — ID of the cluster
  - `aspect_id` integer, required — ID of the aspect this cluster belongs to
  - `parent_cluster_id` integer, nullable, required — ID of the parent cluster, if any
  - `is_outlier` boolean, required — Whether the cluster is an outlier
  - `name` string, required — Name of the cluster
  - `description` string, required — Description of the cluster
  - `level` integer, required — Hierarchical level of the cluster
  - `x` number, required — X coordinate for visualization
  - `y` number, required — Y coordinate for visualization
  - `top_words` string[], nullable, required — Top words associated with the cluster
  - `top_word_scores` number[], nullable, required — Scores of the top words
  - `top_docs` integer[], nullable, required — IDs of top documents for the cluster

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-07-15** `1af5a8046f20` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `detail/items/ctx` to the response with the `422` status
  - added the optional property `detail/items/input` to the response with the `422` status
- **2025-12-05** `d7fbc287d564` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-08-22** `53e769440a25` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/uhh-lt/apis/discourse-analysis-tool-suite-api/changes/perspectives/cluster/:cluster_id/details/patch.md)

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