---
title: "Update a schema template"
method: PUT
path: "/schemas/templates/{template_id}"
tags: ["schema-templates"]
---

# Update a schema template

`PUT /schemas/templates/{template_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.whoisgeni.us` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.whoisgeni.us/schemas/templates/{template_id}`
- Auth: none declared

Update an existing user-owned template with re-validated fields.

Mutating route: consumes a rate-limit slot (W2-15 / data-endpoints-01).

## Path parameters

- `template_id` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `X-API-Key` string, nullable

## Request body

- UpdateTemplateRequest: Request body for updating an existing schema template.
  - `name` string, nullable
  - `description` string, nullable
  - `mode` 'include' | 'exclude', nullable
  - `fields` string[], nullable

## Response `200`

Updated template

- ApiResponseTemplateResponse
  - `data` TemplateResponse: Response body for a single schema template.
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `description` string, nullable, required
    - `mode` string, required
    - `fields` string[], required
    - `is_builtin` boolean, required
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, required
  - `error` ErrorDetail: Structured error information for API error responses. Attributes: code: Machine-readable error code (e.g. "JOB_NOT_FOUND"). message: Human-readable error description. details: Optional additional context for debugging.
    - `code` string, required
    - `message` string, required
    - `details` object, nullable
  - `meta` object, nullable

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized — missing or invalid API key/JWT.
- `403`: Cannot modify built-in template or not owned
- `404`: Template not found
- `422`: Invalid field paths

---

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