---
title: "Update screen tab"
method: PUT
path: "/rest/api/3/screens/{screenId}/tabs/{tabId}"
tags: ["Screen tabs"]
---

# Update screen tab

`PUT /rest/api/3/screens/{screenId}/tabs/{tabId}`

Updates the name of a screen tab.

**[Permissions](#permissions) required:** *Administer Jira* [global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/x4dKLg).

## Path parameters

- `screenId` integer, required
- `tabId` integer, required

## Request body

- ScreenableTab — A screen tab.
  - `id` integer — The ID of the screen tab.
  - `name` string, required — The name of the screen tab. The maximum length is 255 characters.

## Response `200`

Returned if the request is successful.

- ScreenableTab — A screen tab.
  - `id` integer — The ID of the screen tab.
  - `name` string, required — The name of the screen tab. The maximum length is 255 characters.

## Other responses

- `400` — Returned if the request is invalid.
- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing.
- `403` — Returned if the user does not have the necessary permission.
- `404` — Returned if the screen or screen tab is not found.

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-2.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-2/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/atlassian/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-2/versions/5a51740d7ab3/schema)