---
title: "Update screen scheme"
method: PUT
path: "/rest/api/2/screenscheme/{screenSchemeId}"
tags: ["Screen schemes"]
---

# Update screen scheme

`PUT /rest/api/2/screenscheme/{screenSchemeId}`

Updates a screen scheme. Only screen schemes used in classic projects can be updated.

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

## Path parameters

- `screenSchemeId` string, required

## Request body

- UpdateScreenSchemeDetails — Details of a screen scheme.
  - `description` string — The description of the screen scheme. The maximum length is 255 characters.
  - `name` string — The name of the screen scheme. The name must be unique. The maximum length is 255 characters.
  - `screens` UpdateScreenTypes — The IDs of the screens for the screen types of the screen scheme.
    - `create` string — The ID of the create screen. To remove the screen association, pass a null.
    - `default` string — The ID of the default screen. When specified, must include a screen ID as a default screen is required.
    - `edit` string — The ID of the edit screen. To remove the screen association, pass a null.
    - `view` string — The ID of the view screen. To remove the screen association, pass a null.

## Response `204`

Returned if the request is successful.

- unknown

## Other responses

- `400` — Returned if the request is not valid.
- `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 screen scheme or a screen used as one of the screen types is not found.

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/atlassian/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api/versions/a26541c2f8bd/schema)