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# Update Skill

PATCH https://wf-api.merge.dev/api/v1/skills/{slug}
Content-Type: application/json

Edits the display fields in place, changes who the skill reaches, and is_active publishes a
draft, republishes or unpublishes.

Requires the `manage_skills` permission.

Reference: https://docs.merge.dev/merge-workforce/api/skills/update-skill

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — An organization API key (`mfw_org_key_...`), sent as `Authorization: Bearer <key>`. Create one under Settings → API keys.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `slug` (string, required)

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an UpdateSkillRequest.

- `name` (string, optional, nullable)
- `description` (string, optional, nullable)
- `referenced_connectors` (list of string, optional, nullable)
- `is_active` (boolean, optional, nullable)
- `access_scope` (enum, optional, nullable) — Who an organization skill reaches: everyone, some Groups, or only its author.
  - Allowed values: `ORG`, `GROUP`, `PERSONAL`
- `group_ids` (list of string, optional, nullable)

## Response

### 200

Successful Response

- `id` (string, required)
- `slug` (string, required)
- `name` (string, required)
- `description` (string, required)
- `referenced_connectors` (list of string, required)
- `source` (enum, required) — Organization skills are AUTHORED; Merge's global skills are EXAMPLE or AUTO_GENERATED.
  - Allowed values: `AUTHORED`, `EXAMPLE`, `AUTO_GENERATED`
- `is_global` (boolean, required)
- `created_by` (string, required, nullable)
- `current_version_id` (string, required, nullable)
- `is_active` (boolean, required)
- `is_live` (boolean, required)
- `visibility` (enum, required) — PERSONAL skills reach only their author; ORG covers both organization-wide and Group reach.
  - Allowed values: `ORG`, `PERSONAL`
- `reach` (SkillReach, required, nullable) — scope is None for a global this organization hasn't enabled.
- `created_at` (datetime, required)
- `updated_at` (datetime, required)
- `versions` (list of SkillVersionResponse, required)

## Errors

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

Validation Error

- `detail` (list of ValidationError, optional)

## Types

### SkillReach

scope is None for a global this organization hasn't enabled.

- `scope` (SkillReachScope, required, nullable)
- `group_ids` (list of string, required)
- `person_ids` (list of string, required)
- `pinned_person_ids` (list of string, required)

### SkillVersionResponse

- `id` (string, required)
- `version_number` (integer, required, nullable)
- `status` (enum, required) — Agent Handler's version lifecycle; review and deprecation arrive in later slices.
  - Allowed values: `DRAFT`, `IN_REVIEW`, `PUBLISHED`, `REJECTED`, `DEPRECATED`
- `name` (string, required, nullable)
- `description` (string, required, nullable)
- `referenced_connectors` (list of string, required)
- `release_notes` (string, required)
- `rejection_reason` (string, required)
- `checksum` (string, required)
- `size_bytes` (integer, required)
- `manifest` (list of string, required)
- `file_sizes` (map from string to integer, required)
- `uploaded_by` (string, required, nullable)
- `reviewed_by` (string, required, nullable)
- `reviewed_at` (datetime, required, nullable)
- `created_at` (datetime, required)

### ValidationError

- `loc` (list of ValidationErrorLocItems, required)
- `msg` (string, required)
- `type` (string, required)
- `input` (any, optional)
- `ctx` (ValidationErrorCtx, optional)

### SkillReachScope

- SkillAccessScope: enum
  - Allowed values: `ORG`, `GROUP`, `PERSONAL`
- SkillProvisioningScope: enum
  - Allowed values: `ORG`, `GROUP`, `PERSON`

### ValidationErrorLocItems

- string
- integer

### ValidationErrorCtx

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "string",
  "slug": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "referenced_connectors": [
    "string"
  ],
  "source": "AUTHORED",
  "is_global": true,
  "created_by": "string",
  "current_version_id": "string",
  "is_active": true,
  "is_live": true,
  "visibility": "ORG",
  "reach": {
    "scope": "ORG",
    "group_ids": [
      "string"
    ],
    "person_ids": [
      "string"
    ],
    "pinned_person_ids": [
      "string"
    ]
  },
  "created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "versions": [
    {
      "id": "string",
      "version_number": 1,
      "status": "DRAFT",
      "name": "string",
      "description": "string",
      "referenced_connectors": [
        "string"
      ],
      "release_notes": "string",
      "rejection_reason": "string",
      "checksum": "string",
      "size_bytes": 1,
      "manifest": [
        "string"
      ],
      "file_sizes": {},
      "uploaded_by": "string",
      "reviewed_by": "string",
      "reviewed_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
      "created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
    }
  ]
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://wf-api.merge.dev/api/v1/skills/slug"

payload = {}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://wf-api.merge.dev/api/v1/skills/slug';
const options = {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', '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://wf-api.merge.dev/api/v1/skills/slug"

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

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

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	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://wf-api.merge.dev/api/v1/skills/slug")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
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://wf-api.merge.dev/api/v1/skills/slug")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{}")
  .asString();
```

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

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PATCH', 'https://wf-api.merge.dev/api/v1/skills/slug', [
  'body' => '{}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

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

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://wf-api.merge.dev/api/v1/skills/slug");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PATCH);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [] as [String : Any]

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

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://wf-api.merge.dev/api/v1/skills/slug")! 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()
```