# Change a template

> Changes the name, the text or both.

`PATCH /v1/templates/{id}`

Changes the name, the text or both. Sequences and keyword replies that use it send the new text from their next text on.

Needs a key with the `messages:send` scope. [Keys and scopes](https://usebluebot.com/docs/concepts/api-keys)

## Path parameters

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | string | Yes | The template’s id. Starts with `tpl_` |

## Request body

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `name` | string | No | A name, unique among your templates whatever its capitals. Up to 80 characters |
| `body` | string | No | The text, up to 2,000 characters, with `{{variables}}` and `{{variable\|fallback}}`. Up to 2,000 characters |

## Example

```bash
curl -X PATCH "https://usebluebot.com/api/v1/templates/tpl_1Hq2LxW9cVbN3mKpRtYs0a" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BLUEBOT_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "body": "Hi {{first_name|there}}, a reminder that we see {{showing}} tomorrow at 10."
  }'
```

```ts
import BlueBot from '@usebluebot/sdk';

const client = new BlueBot({ apiKey: process.env.BLUEBOT_API_KEY });

const template = await client.templates.update('tpl_1Hq2LxW9cVbN3mKpRtYs0a', {
  body: 'Hi {{first_name|there}}, a reminder that we see {{showing}} tomorrow at 10.',
});
console.log(template);
```

```python
import os
from bluebot import BlueBot

client = BlueBot(api_key=os.environ["BLUEBOT_API_KEY"])

template = client.templates.update(
    "tpl_1Hq2LxW9cVbN3mKpRtYs0a",
    body="Hi {{first_name|there}}, a reminder that we see {{showing}} tomorrow at 10.",
)
print(template)
```

## Response

`200`: The template after the change.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | string | Yes | A tpl_ id. Starts with `tpl_` |
| `object` | "template" | Yes |   |
| `name` | string | Yes | Its name, unique among your templates. |
| `body` | string | Yes | The text, with `{{variables}}` and `{{variable\|fallback}}`. |
| `variables` | array of strings | Yes | The variables the text names, in order, once each. |
| `created_at` | timestamp | Yes | When it was made. |
| `updated_at` | timestamp | Yes | When it last changed. |

The answer, `200`:

```json
{
  "id": "tpl_1Hq2LxW9cVbN3mKpRtYs0a",
  "object": "template",
  "name": "Showing reminder",
  "body": "Hi {{first_name|there}}, a reminder that we see {{showing}} tomorrow at 10.",
  "variables": [
    "first_name",
    "showing"
  ],
  "created_at": "2026-11-10T16:00:00.000Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-13T19:41:00.000Z"
}
```

## Errors

Every refusal has the same envelope and a page of its own. These are the ones this operation can give.

| Code                                                    | Status | What it means                                                                                                                                    |
| ------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [`unauthorized`](https://usebluebot.com/docs/errors/unauthorized)             | 401    | The request carried no key, or a key BlueBot doesn’t know: mistyped, revoked, or a test key sent to the live API.                                |
| [`insufficient_scope`](https://usebluebot.com/docs/errors/insufficient_scope) | 403    | The key doesn’t carry the scope the endpoint needs. Each endpoint’s reference names its scope.                                                   |
| [`rate_limited`](https://usebluebot.com/docs/errors/rate_limited)             | 429    | Too many requests. A key may make 120 requests a minute. The `RateLimit` header says how many are left, and `Retry-After` how long to wait.      |
| [`internal`](https://usebluebot.com/docs/errors/internal)                     | 500    | Something went wrong on BlueBot’s side. It was reported. Send the request again; with an Idempotency-Key that is always safe.                    |
| [`invalid_request`](https://usebluebot.com/docs/errors/invalid_request)       | 400    | Something in the request doesn’t fit: a missing or malformed field, a bad id, or a combination the endpoint refuses. `details` names each field. |
| [`not_found`](https://usebluebot.com/docs/errors/not_found)                   | 404    | There is no such thing on this account. Ids are prefixed by kind, so a message id starts with `msg_`.                                            |
| [`conflict`](https://usebluebot.com/docs/errors/conflict)                     | 409    | The request doesn’t fit the thing’s current state, or another request with the same Idempotency-Key is still running.                            |

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