---
title: "Partially update epic"
method: POST
path: "/rest/agile/1.0/epic/{epicIdOrKey}"
tags: ["Epic"]
---

# Partially update epic

`POST /rest/agile/1.0/epic/{epicIdOrKey}`

Performs a partial update of the epic. A partial update means that fields not present in the request JSON will not be updated. Valid values for color are `color_1` to `color_9`. **Note:** This operation does not work for epics in next-gen projects.

## Path parameters

- `epicIdOrKey` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `color` object
    - `key` 'color_1' | 'color_2' | 'color_3' | 'color_4' | 'color_5' | 'color_6' | 'color_7' | 'color_8' | 'color_9' | 'color_10' | 'color_11' | 'color_12' | 'color_13' | 'color_14'
  - `done` boolean
  - `name` string
  - `summary` string

## Response `200`

Updated epic

## Other responses

- `400` — Returned if the request is invalid.
- `401` — Returned if the user is not logged in.
- `403` — Returned if the user does not have a valid license or edit issue permission.
- `404` — Returned if the epic does not exist or the user does not have permission to view it.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/jira-software-cloud-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/jira-software-cloud-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/atlassian/jira-software-cloud-api/revisions/4e108d54b990/schema)