---
title: "Update field scheme"
method: PUT
path: "/rest/api/3/config/fieldschemes/{id}"
tags: ["Field schemes"]
---

# Update field scheme

`PUT /rest/api/3/config/fieldschemes/{id}`

Endpoint for updating an existing field association scheme.

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

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Request body

- UpdateFieldAssociationSchemeRequest — Request object for updating an existing field association scheme.
  - `description` string — The description value to update
  - `name` string — The name value to update

## Response `200`

Returned if the update was successful.

- UpdateFieldAssociationSchemeResponse — Response object after successfully updating an existing field association scheme.
  - `description` string
  - `id` integer
  - `links` UpdateFieldAssociationSchemeLinksBean
    - `associations` string
    - `projects` string
  - `name` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Returned if the request is invalid. If request is malformed, returns a collection of errors.
- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing.
- `403` — Returned if the user does not have the required permissions
- `404` — Returned if the feature flag is disabled or the scheme ID is not found.

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[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/ec7f275dfee5/schema)