---
title: "Update a designation"
method: POST
path: "/v1/designations/{id}"
tags: ["Designations"]
---

# Update a designation

`POST /v1/designations/{id}`

Use this request to update a designation. Only the provided fields are updated; omitted fields keep their current values.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Request body

- UpdateDesignationRequest — Contains the request parameters for updating a designation. Only the provided fields are updated.
  - `code` string, nullable — Designation code.
  - `livemode` boolean — Specifies whether the request is executed in live or test mode. Required for API keys created after 30th January 2026. Designations only exist in live mode — set this to `true`.
  - `name` string — Designation name.

## Response `200`

On success, the API returns the updated designation object.

- Designation — A designation represents a fund allocation category for donations.
  - `account` AccountResponse, required — Organization account information.
    - `code` string, nullable, required — Custom identifier for the organization, set as the Account code in the Fundraise Up account.
    - `id` string, required — Unique identifier of the organization in the format A[A-Z]{7}.
    - `name` string, required — The name of the organization as set in the Fundraise Up account.
  - `code` string, nullable, required — Designation code.
  - `created_at` string, required — Timestamp in ISO 8601 format, indicating when the designation was created in UTC.
  - `id` string, required — Unique designation identifier.
  - `is_default` boolean, required — Indicates whether this is the default designation for the account.
  - `name` string, nullable, required — Designation name.
  - `updated_at` string, required — Timestamp in ISO 8601 format, indicating when the designation was last updated in UTC.

## Other responses

- `403` — Forbidden. The API key does not have permission to update designations.
- `404` — Resource not found.

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