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# Update an item collection

PATCH https://api.twelvelabs.io/v1.3/knowledge-stores/{knowledge_store_id}/item-collections/{collection_id}
Content-Type: application/json

Updates the `name`, `description`, and `metadata` fields of the specified item collection.


Reference: https://docs.twelvelabs.io/api-reference/knowledge-store-items/item-collections/update

## Authentication

- `x-api-key` header (required) — Your API key. You can find your API key on the API Keys page.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `knowledge_store_id` (string, required) — The unique identifier of the knowledge store.
- `collection_id` (string, required) — The unique identifier of the knowledge store item collection.

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `name` (string, optional) — The name of the item collection. Must be unique within the knowledge store.
- `description` (string, optional) — An optional description of the item collection.
- `metadata` (map from string to KnowledgeStoreMetadataValue, optional) — Custom metadata for the item collection, as user-defined key-value pairs. Up to 10 pairs, keys up to 128 characters, string values up to 2048 characters. Keys are strings; values can be a string, a number, a boolean, or an array of strings. A nested object, an array containing anything other than strings, and a null value are rejected. An integer must fit in 53 bits (-9007199254740991 to 9007199254740991). Send a wider integer, or an identifier that must be preserved verbatim, as a string. The provided object replaces the existing metadata in full, so include every key you want to keep and omit the ones you want to remove. To clear all metadata, set this field to an empty object (`{}`).

## Response

### 200

The item collection has been successfully updated.

- `_id` (string, optional) — The unique identifier of the item collection.
- `knowledge_store_id` (string, optional) — The unique identifier of the knowledge store this collection belongs to.
- `name` (string, optional) — The name of the item collection.
- `description` (string, optional) — The description of the item collection.
- `metadata` (map from string to KnowledgeStoreMetadataValue, optional) — Custom metadata for the item collection. Keys are strings; each value is a string, a number, a boolean, or an array of strings.
- `member_count` (integer, optional) — The number of items in the collection.
- `created_at` (string, optional) — The date and time when the item collection was created, in the RFC 3339 format.
- `updated_at` (string, optional) — The date and time when the item collection was last updated, in the RFC 3339 format.

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

The request has failed.

- `code` (string, optional) — A string representing the code associated with the error. See the [Error codes](/v1.3/api-reference/error-codes) page for details.
- `message` (string, optional) — A human-readable string describing the error, intended to be suitable for display in a user interface.

## Types

### KnowledgeStoreMetadataValue

A single custom-metadata value: a string, a number, a boolean, or an array of strings. The value keeps the JSON type sent; a nested object, an array containing anything other than strings, and a null value are rejected. An integer must fit in 53 bits (-9007199254740991 to 9007199254740991). A wider integer, or an identifier that must be preserved verbatim, must be sent as a string.

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "_id": "ksic_069e9870-3c4d-7abc-9012-3456789abcde",
  "knowledge_store_id": "ks_069e9869-1ea3-7481-8000-dae72bf6be6e",
  "name": "Q1 highlights",
  "description": "Highlight clips selected for the Q1 review",
  "metadata": {},
  "member_count": 12,
  "created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.twelvelabs.io/v1.3/knowledge-stores/ks_069e9869-1ea3-7481-8000-dae72bf6be6e/item-collections/ksic_069e9870-3c4d-7abc-9012-3456789abcde"

payload = {}
headers = {
    "x-api-key": "<apiKey>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.twelvelabs.io/v1.3/knowledge-stores/ks_069e9869-1ea3-7481-8000-dae72bf6be6e/item-collections/ksic_069e9870-3c4d-7abc-9012-3456789abcde';
const options = {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {'x-api-key': '<apiKey>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.twelvelabs.io/v1.3/knowledge-stores/ks_069e9869-1ea3-7481-8000-dae72bf6be6e/item-collections/ksic_069e9870-3c4d-7abc-9012-3456789abcde"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("x-api-key", "<apiKey>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.twelvelabs.io/v1.3/knowledge-stores/ks_069e9869-1ea3-7481-8000-dae72bf6be6e/item-collections/ksic_069e9870-3c4d-7abc-9012-3456789abcde")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["x-api-key"] = '<apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://api.twelvelabs.io/v1.3/knowledge-stores/ks_069e9869-1ea3-7481-8000-dae72bf6be6e/item-collections/ksic_069e9870-3c4d-7abc-9012-3456789abcde")
  .header("x-api-key", "<apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PATCH', 'https://api.twelvelabs.io/v1.3/knowledge-stores/ks_069e9869-1ea3-7481-8000-dae72bf6be6e/item-collections/ksic_069e9870-3c4d-7abc-9012-3456789abcde', [
  'body' => '{}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    'x-api-key' => '<apiKey>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.twelvelabs.io/v1.3/knowledge-stores/ks_069e9869-1ea3-7481-8000-dae72bf6be6e/item-collections/ksic_069e9870-3c4d-7abc-9012-3456789abcde");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PATCH);
request.AddHeader("x-api-key", "<apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "x-api-key": "<apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.twelvelabs.io/v1.3/knowledge-stores/ks_069e9869-1ea3-7481-8000-dae72bf6be6e/item-collections/ksic_069e9870-3c4d-7abc-9012-3456789abcde")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "PATCH"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```