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# Update user type

> Updates an existing user type. Can change name and reference.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.yaml patch /usertypes/{userType}
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:
  /usertypes/{userType}:
    patch:
      tags:
        - User types
      summary: Update user type
      description: Updates an existing user type. Can change name and reference.
      operationId: 603f7244815cd7fd13f7181597cc6c4b
      parameters:
        - name: userType
          in: path
          description: User type ID
          required: true
          schema:
            type: integer
      requestBody:
        description: 'Fields to update: name, reference.'
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              properties:
                name:
                  description: User type name
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                reference:
                  description: Optional external reference for the user type
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
              type: object
      responses:
        '204':
          description: User type updated.
        '404':
          description: User type not found.
        '422':
          description: Validation error.

````