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# Patch template

PATCH http://gateway-api.e97e9e55a5d242f9a139.uksouth.aksapp.io/v3/templates/{templateId}
Content-Type: application/json

Reference: https://esendex.ferndocs.com/api-reference/templates/patch-template

## Authentication

- `X-API-Key` header (required) — Your Esendex API key.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `templateId` (string, required)

### Headers

- `AccountReference` (string, required) — Mandatory AccountReference header

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a list of PatchTemplateV3Operation.

- `list of PatchTemplateV3Operation`

## Response

### 200

OK

- `data` (PatchTemplateV3Response, optional, nullable)
- `errors` (list of ErrorDto, optional, nullable)

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Bad Request

- `errors` (list of ErrorDto, optional, nullable)

### 404 Not Found Error

Not Found

- `errors` (list of ErrorDto, optional, nullable)

### 409 Conflict Error

Conflict

- `errors` (list of ErrorDto, optional, nullable)

## Types

### PatchTemplateV3Operation

- `op` (string, optional, nullable)
- `path` (string, optional, nullable)
- `from` (string, optional, nullable)
- `value` (any, optional, nullable) — Arbitrary JSON value.

### PatchTemplateV3Response

- `id` (string, optional)
- `createTimestamp` (datetime, optional)
- `lastUpdateTimestamp` (datetime, optional)
- `name` (string, optional, nullable)
- `content` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContent, optional)
- `accountReference` (string, optional, nullable)
- `createdBy` (string, optional)
- `lastUpdatedBy` (string, optional)
- `type` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `None`, `Text`, `RichCard`, `Media`
- `messageType` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `None`, `MarketingAndResearch`, `NotificationsAndReminders`, `AuthenticationAndSecurity`, `PaymentsAndCollections`, `InternalOperations`, `CustomerSupport`, `Unknown`
- `channelSettings` (list of PatchTemplateV3ResponseChannelSettingsItems, optional, nullable)
- `variables` (list of PatchTemplateV3ResponseVariablesItems, optional)
- `isLocked` (boolean, optional)
- `tags` (list of PatchTemplateV3ResponseTagsItems, optional)
- `approvalState` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `Pending`, `Approved`, `Rejected`
- `smsFallbackSettings` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseSmsFallbackSettings, optional)

### ErrorDto

- `errorCode` (string, required)
- `errorMessage` (string, required)
- `metadata` (map from string to string, optional, nullable)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContent

- `text` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentText, optional)
- `richCard` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCard, optional)
- `file` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentFile, optional)
- `conversationButtons` (list of PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItems, optional)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseChannelSettingsItems

- `channel` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `None`, `Sms`, `Rcs`, `Whatsapp`
- `settings` (string, optional, nullable)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseVariablesItems

- `key` (string, optional, nullable)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseTagsItems

- `id` (string, optional)
- `text` (string, optional, nullable)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseSmsFallbackSettings

- `characterSet` (string, optional, nullable)
- `fallbackMessage` (string, optional, nullable)
- `shortenUrlBrand` (string, optional, nullable)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentText

- `value` (string, optional, nullable)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCard

- `config` (any, optional)
- `cards` (list of PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItems, optional)
- `preferredStyling` (map from string to string, optional, nullable)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentFile

- `fileUrl` (string, optional, nullable)
- `fileName` (string, optional, nullable)
- `text` (string, optional, nullable)
- `sizeBytes` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentFileSizeBytes, optional)
- `contentType` (string, optional, nullable)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItems

- `id` (string, optional, nullable)
- `web` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItemsWeb, optional)
- `phone` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItemsPhone, optional)
- `location` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItemsLocation, optional)
- `calendar` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItemsCalendar, optional)
- `text` (string, optional, nullable)
- `payment` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItemsPayment, optional)
- `reply` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItemsReply, optional)
- `reportTag` (string, optional, nullable)
- `preferredStyling` (map from string to string, optional, nullable)
- `order` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItemsOrder, optional)
- `metadata` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItemsMetadata, optional)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItems

- `header` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsHeader, optional)
- `title` (string, optional, nullable)
- `description` (string, optional, nullable)
- `buttons` (list of PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItems, optional)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentFileSizeBytes

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItemsWeb

- `url` (string, optional, nullable)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItemsPhone

- `msisdn` (string, optional, nullable)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItemsLocation

- `label` (string, optional, nullable)
- `lat` (string, optional, nullable)
- `lng` (string, optional, nullable)
- `variableName` (string, optional, nullable)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItemsCalendar

- `title` (string, optional, nullable)
- `description` (string, optional, nullable)
- `startAtUtc` (string, optional, nullable)
- `endAtUtc` (string, optional, nullable)
- `variableName` (string, optional, nullable)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItemsPayment

- `requestId` (string, optional, nullable)
- `lineItems` (list of PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItemsPaymentLineItemsItems, optional)
- `currency` (string, optional, nullable)
- `paymentMethod` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItemsPaymentPaymentMethod, optional)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItemsReply

- `text` (string, optional, nullable)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItemsOrder

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItemsMetadata

- `public` (map from string to string, optional, nullable)
- `private` (any, optional)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsHeader

- `adaptiveCard` (any, optional)
- `file` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsHeaderFile, optional)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItems

- `id` (string, optional, nullable)
- `web` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItemsWeb, optional)
- `phone` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItemsPhone, optional)
- `location` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItemsLocation, optional)
- `calendar` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItemsCalendar, optional)
- `text` (string, optional, nullable)
- `payment` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItemsPayment, optional)
- `reply` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItemsReply, optional)
- `reportTag` (string, optional, nullable)
- `preferredStyling` (map from string to string, optional, nullable)
- `order` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItemsOrder, optional)
- `metadata` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItemsMetadata, optional)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItemsPaymentLineItemsItems

- `type` (string, optional, nullable)
- `text` (string, optional, nullable)
- `subText` (string, optional, nullable)
- `amount` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItemsPaymentLineItemsItemsAmount, optional)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItemsPaymentPaymentMethod

- `merchantId` (string, optional, nullable)
- `merchantName` (string, optional, nullable)
- `acceptedCards` (list of string, optional)
- `countryCodes` (list of string, optional)
- `billingAddressRequired` (boolean, optional)
- `tokenisationData` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItemsPaymentPaymentMethodTokenisationData, optional)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsHeaderFile

- `fileUrl` (string, optional, nullable)
- `fileName` (string, optional, nullable)
- `text` (string, optional, nullable)
- `sizeBytes` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsHeaderFileSizeBytes, optional)
- `contentType` (string, optional, nullable)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItemsWeb

- `url` (string, optional, nullable)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItemsPhone

- `msisdn` (string, optional, nullable)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItemsLocation

- `label` (string, optional, nullable)
- `lat` (string, optional, nullable)
- `lng` (string, optional, nullable)
- `variableName` (string, optional, nullable)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItemsCalendar

- `title` (string, optional, nullable)
- `description` (string, optional, nullable)
- `startAtUtc` (string, optional, nullable)
- `endAtUtc` (string, optional, nullable)
- `variableName` (string, optional, nullable)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItemsPayment

- `requestId` (string, optional, nullable)
- `lineItems` (list of PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItemsPaymentLineItemsItems, optional)
- `currency` (string, optional, nullable)
- `paymentMethod` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItemsPaymentPaymentMethod, optional)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItemsReply

- `text` (string, optional, nullable)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItemsOrder

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItemsMetadata

- `public` (map from string to string, optional, nullable)
- `private` (any, optional)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItemsPaymentLineItemsItemsAmount

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentConversationButtonsItemsPaymentPaymentMethodTokenisationData

- `type` (string, optional, nullable)
- `tokenisationParameters` (map from string to string, optional, nullable)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsHeaderFileSizeBytes

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItemsPaymentLineItemsItems

- `type` (string, optional, nullable)
- `text` (string, optional, nullable)
- `subText` (string, optional, nullable)
- `amount` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItemsPaymentLineItemsItemsAmount, optional)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItemsPaymentPaymentMethod

- `merchantId` (string, optional, nullable)
- `merchantName` (string, optional, nullable)
- `acceptedCards` (list of string, optional)
- `countryCodes` (list of string, optional)
- `billingAddressRequired` (boolean, optional)
- `tokenisationData` (PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItemsPaymentPaymentMethodTokenisationData, optional)

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItemsPaymentLineItemsItemsAmount

### PatchTemplateV3ResponseContentRichCardCardsItemsButtonsItemsPaymentPaymentMethodTokenisationData

- `type` (string, optional, nullable)
- `tokenisationParameters` (map from string to string, optional, nullable)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
[
  {}
]
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "data": null,
  "errors": null
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "http://gateway-api.e97e9e55a5d242f9a139.uksouth.aksapp.io/v3/templates/templateId"

payload = [{}]
headers = {
    "AccountReference": "AccountReference",
    "X-API-Key": "<apiKey>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'http://gateway-api.e97e9e55a5d242f9a139.uksouth.aksapp.io/v3/templates/templateId';
const options = {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {
    AccountReference: 'AccountReference',
    'X-API-Key': '<apiKey>',
    '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 := "http://gateway-api.e97e9e55a5d242f9a139.uksouth.aksapp.io/v3/templates/templateId"

	payload := strings.NewReader("[\n  {}\n]")

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

	req.Header.Add("AccountReference", "AccountReference")
	req.Header.Add("X-API-Key", "<apiKey>")
	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("http://gateway-api.e97e9e55a5d242f9a139.uksouth.aksapp.io/v3/templates/templateId")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["AccountReference"] = 'AccountReference'
request["X-API-Key"] = '<apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "[\n  {}\n]"

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("http://gateway-api.e97e9e55a5d242f9a139.uksouth.aksapp.io/v3/templates/templateId")
  .header("AccountReference", "AccountReference")
  .header("X-API-Key", "<apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("[\n  {}\n]")
  .asString();
```

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

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PATCH', 'http://gateway-api.e97e9e55a5d242f9a139.uksouth.aksapp.io/v3/templates/templateId', [
  'body' => '[
  {}
]',
  'headers' => [
    'AccountReference' => 'AccountReference',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    'X-API-Key' => '<apiKey>',
  ],
]);

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

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("http://gateway-api.e97e9e55a5d242f9a139.uksouth.aksapp.io/v3/templates/templateId");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PATCH);
request.AddHeader("AccountReference", "AccountReference");
request.AddHeader("X-API-Key", "<apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "[\n  {}\n]", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "AccountReference": "AccountReference",
  "X-API-Key": "<apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [[]] as [String : Any]

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

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "http://gateway-api.e97e9e55a5d242f9a139.uksouth.aksapp.io/v3/templates/templateId")! 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()
```