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# Update a component type

> Applies a partial update to the supplied component type. Returns `400 component_type_not_found` if the name does not match any accessible type.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/management-expert.json put /v1/component-types/{name}
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  description: >-
    Advanced configuration endpoints for Extole platform experts: campaign
    controllers, typed actions and triggers, advanced component types and
    facets, source mapping, report post-handlers, pre-handlers, and other expert
    configuration surfaces not included in the standard Management API.
  title: Management Expert API
  version: '1.0'
servers:
  - description: Production
    url: https://api.extole.io
security:
  - HEADER: []
  - QUERY: []
  - COOKIE: []
tags:
  - name: Authentication
  - name: Campaign Controllers
  - name: Campaign Controllers Actions
  - name: Campaign Controllers Triggers
  - name: Campaign Flow Steps
  - name: Components
  - name: Components Grants
  - name: Components Subscriptions
  - name: Components Types
  - name: Content
  - name: Debug
  - name: Domains
  - name: Email
  - name: Event Prehandlers
  - name: Events
  - name: Javascript Core Extensions
  - name: Persons
  - name: Profiles
  - name: Report Schedules
  - name: Report Types
  - name: Reporting
  - name: Security Keys
  - name: Settings
paths:
  /v1/component-types/{name}:
    put:
      tags:
        - Components Types
      summary: Update a component type
      description: >-
        Applies a partial update to the supplied component type. Returns `400
        component_type_not_found` if the name does not match any accessible
        type.
      operationId: updateComponentType
      parameters:
        - description: Name of the component type to update.
          in: path
          name: name
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            example:
              display_name: display_name
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ComponentTypeUpdateRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ComponentTypeResponse'
          description: >-
            Component type definition that describes the settings schema,
            display metadata, and parent relationship for campaign components.
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                component_type_not_found:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/component_type_not_found'
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RestExceptionResponse'
          description: >-
            Component type was not found. The supplied name does not match any
            component type accessible to the calling client.
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                method_unauthorized:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/method_unauthorized'
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RestExceptionResponse'
          description: Unauthorized
        '402':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                payment_required:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/payment_required'
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RestExceptionResponse'
          description: Payment Required
        '403':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                access_denied:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/access_denied'
                method_unauthorized:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/method_unauthorized'
                missing_access_token:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/missing_access_token'
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RestExceptionResponse'
          description: Forbidden
        '415':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                unsupported_media_type:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/unsupported_media_type'
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RestExceptionResponse'
          description: Unsupported Media Type
        '429':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                too_many_requests:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/too_many_requests'
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RestExceptionResponse'
          description: Too Many Requests
components:
  schemas:
    ComponentTypeUpdateRequest:
      description: Body of a `PUT /v1/component-types/{name}` request.
      properties:
        display_name:
          nullable: true
          type: string
      type: object
    ComponentTypeResponse:
      description: >-
        Component type definition that describes the settings schema, display
        metadata, and parent relationship for campaign components.
      properties:
        created_date:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ZonedDateTime'
        display_name:
          description: Optional human-readable display name for the component type.
          type: string
        name:
          description: >-
            Unique component type name used when creating or filtering campaign
            components.
          type: string
        parent:
          description: >-
            Optional parent component type name inherited by this component
            type.
          type: string
        schema:
          description: >-
            JSON schema that defines the settings and facets available on
            components of this type.
          type: string
        updated_date:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ZonedDateTime'
      required:
        - created_date
        - display_name
        - name
        - parent
        - schema
        - updated_date
      type: object
    RestExceptionResponse:
      description: Represents the API error response
      properties:
        code:
          description: Specific error code for this error type, documented per endpoint
          type: string
        http_status_code:
          description: >-
            HTTP status code that was returned with this error, useful if client
            get response code
          format: int32
          type: integer
        message:
          description: User readable English description of the error
          type: string
        parameters:
          additionalProperties:
            description: >-
              Attributes related to the error, varies be error code, documented
              per endpoint
            type: object
          description: >-
            Attributes related to the error, varies be error code, documented
            per endpoint
          type: object
        unique_id:
          description: >-
            Unique id associated with this error, useful for discussions with
            Extole
          type: string
      required:
        - code
        - http_status_code
        - message
        - parameters
        - unique_id
      type: object
    ZonedDateTime:
      description: >-
        [RFC 3339](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3339#section-5.6) or
        [RFC 9557](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9557#section-4)
        date-time with a numeric [UTC
        offset](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3339#section-5.6) and
        an optional [IANA
        time-zone](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9557#section-4)
        suffix in square brackets. Precision up to milliseconds.
      example: '2025-10-24T02:00:00-07:00'
      pattern: >-
        ^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}(\.\d{1,3})?(Z|[+-](?:[01][0-9]|2[0-3]):[0-5][0-9])(\[[^\]]+\])?$
      type: string
  examples:
    component_type_not_found:
      summary: component_type_not_found
      value:
        code: component_type_not_found
        http_status_code: 400
        message: Component type was not found
        parameters: {}
        unique_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
    method_unauthorized:
      summary: method_unauthorized
      value:
        code: method_unauthorized
        http_status_code: 401
        message: Unauthorized access to this endpoint
        parameters: {}
        unique_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
    payment_required:
      summary: payment_required
      value:
        code: payment_required
        http_status_code: 402
        message: The access_token provided is associated with an unpaid account.
        parameters: {}
        unique_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
    access_denied:
      summary: access_denied
      value:
        code: access_denied
        http_status_code: 403
        message: >-
          The access_token provided is not permitted to access the specified
          resource.
        parameters: {}
        unique_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
    missing_access_token:
      summary: missing_access_token
      value:
        code: missing_access_token
        http_status_code: 403
        message: No access_token was provided with this request.
        parameters: {}
        unique_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
    unsupported_media_type:
      summary: unsupported_media_type
      value:
        code: unsupported_media_type
        http_status_code: 415
        message: Request had an unsupported or no media type
        parameters: {}
        unique_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
    too_many_requests:
      summary: too_many_requests
      value:
        code: too_many_requests
        http_status_code: 429
        message: >-
          The server is unable to process your request at the moment, please
          retry later.
        parameters: {}
        unique_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
  securitySchemes:
    HEADER:
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      type: apiKey
      x-bearer-format: bearer
    QUERY:
      in: query
      name: access_token
      type: apiKey
    COOKIE:
      in: cookie
      name: extole_token
      type: apiKey

````