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# Update a group

> Updates the basic details of an existing group.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.yaml patch /groups/{group}
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Ziik API
  version: '1.0'
servers: []
security: []
tags:
  - name: Auth
    description: Auth
  - name: Posts
    description: Posts
  - name: Counters
    description: Counters
  - name: Groups
    description: Groups
  - name: Languages
    description: Languages
  - name: Timezones
    description: Timezones
  - name: Units
    description: Units
  - name: User unit memberships
    description: User unit memberships
  - name: Users
    description: Users
  - name: User types
    description: User types
  - name: Conversations
    description: Conversations
paths:
  /groups/{group}:
    patch:
      tags:
        - Groups
      summary: Update a group
      description: Updates the basic details of an existing group.
      operationId: c8e52e9607c7f22c7ae1812a0f5fd990
      parameters:
        - name: group
          in: path
          description: Group ID
          required: true
          schema:
            type: integer
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              properties:
                name:
                  description: New group name
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                description:
                  description: New group description
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                type:
                  description: New group visibility type
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - public
                    - private
                  nullable: true
                only_admin_publish:
                  description: If true, only admins can publish posts in the group.
                  type: boolean
                  nullable: true
                post_comments_enabled_default:
                  description: Whether comments should be enabled by default on new posts.
                  type: boolean
                  nullable: true
              type: object
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Updated group.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Group'
                type: object
        '403':
          description: Forbidden – user is not allowed to update this group
        '404':
          description: Group not found
        '500':
          description: Unexpected error while saving the group
components:
  schemas:
    Group:
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        content_type:
          type: string
          example: group
        name:
          type: string
          example: Team Alpha
        description:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
            - public
            - private
          example: public
        mute_rule:
          description: Mute rule/blacklist ID or null
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        has_unread_notifications:
          type: boolean
        only_admin_publish:
          type: integer
        post_comments_enabled_default:
          type: boolean
        member:
          description: 'Membership role: false, "member", or "admin"'
          type: string
          nullable: true
        image:
          description: Group image when loaded
          type: object
          nullable: true
        auto:
          description: Auto-add units/user types when loaded
          type: object
          nullable: true
        url:
          type: string
          example: api/groups/1
        permissions:
          properties:
            member:
              type: string
              nullable: true
            edit:
              type: boolean
            delete:
              type: boolean
          type: object
        publish:
          properties:
            updated_at:
              description: Unix timestamp
              type: integer
          type: object
        membership:
          properties:
            auto:
              type: boolean
          type: object
          nullable: true
        stats:
          properties:
            active:
              type: integer
          type: object
          nullable: true
      type: object

````