---
title: "Update folder"
method: PATCH
path: "/folders/{folderId}"
tags: ["Folders"]
---

# Update folder

`PATCH /folders/{folderId}`

Updates metadata for a folder.

## Path parameters

- `folderId` string, required

## Request body

- UpdateFolderRequest — Request for updating a folder.
  - `name` string — Name of the folder.
  - `description` string — Description of the folder.

## Response `200`

The updated folder.

- Folder — A Superhuman Docs folder.
  - `id` string, required — ID of the Superhuman Docs folder.
  - `type` 'folder', required — The type of this resource.
  - `name` string, required — The name of the folder.
  - `browserLink` string, url, required — Browser-friendly link to the folder.
  - `description` string — The description of the folder.
  - `icon` Icon — Info about the icon.
    - `name` string, required — Name of the icon.
    - `type` string, required — MIME type of the icon
    - `browserLink` string, url, required — Browser-friendly link to an icon.
  - `createdAt` string, date-time — Timestamp for when the folder was created.
  - `canEdit` boolean — Whether the folder settings can be edited. E.g., some folder types (like personal folders - "My Docs") cannot be edited.
  - `workspace` WorkspaceReference, required — Reference to a Superhuman Docs workspace.
    - `id` string, required — ID of the Superhuman Docs workspace.
    - `type` 'workspace', required — The type of this resource.
    - `organizationId` string — ID of the organization bound to this workspace, if any.
    - `browserLink` string, url, required — Browser-friendly link to the Superhuman Docs workspace.
    - `name` string — Name of the workspace; included if the user has access to the workspace.

## Other responses

- `400` — The request parameters did not conform to expectations.
- `401` — The API token is invalid or has expired.
- `403` — The API token does not grant access to this resource.
- `404` — The resource could not be located with the current API token.
- `429` — The client has sent too many requests.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/coda/apis/superhuman-docs-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/coda/apis/superhuman-docs-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/coda/superhuman-docs-api/versions/c65a8418f3c8/schema)