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search:
  tags:
    - Ideas
    - PATCH
seo:
  description: >-
    Update an existing idea by ID. All fields are optional - only include the
    fields you want to… Reference for the PATCH /ideas/{id} endpoint in the
    Ordinal API.
sidebar:
  label: Update idea
  badge: PATCH
title: Update idea
type: openapi-operation
---
Update an existing idea by ID. All fields are optional - only include the fields you want to update. Archived ideas cannot be updated; unarchive them first.

`PATCH /ideas/{id}`