---
title: "Updates an existing Library with new name, folders, and/or type."
method: POST
path: "/api/Library/update"
tags: ["Library"]
---

# Updates an existing Library with new name, folders, and/or type.

`POST /api/Library/update`

Any folder or type change will invoke a scan.

## Request body

- UpdateLibraryDto
  - `id` integer, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `type` 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5, required — Members: - `0` — Manga - `1` — Comic (Flexible) (Comic) - `2` — Book - `3` — Image - `4` — Light Novel (LightNovel) - `5` — Comic (ComicVine)
  - `folders` string[], required
  - `folderWatching` boolean, required
  - `includeInDashboard` boolean, required
  - `includeInSearch` boolean, required
  - `manageCollections` boolean, required
  - `manageReadingLists` boolean, required
  - `allowScrobbling` boolean, required
  - `allowMetadataMatching` boolean, required
  - `enableMetadata` boolean, required
  - `removePrefixForSortName` boolean, required
  - `inheritWebLinksFromFirstChapter` boolean, required
  - `defaultLanguage` string, nullable
  - `metadataProvider` 2 | 3 | 4 — Members: - `2` — Hardcover - `3` — Mangabaka - `4` — ComicBookRoundup
  - `fileGroupTypes` FileTypeGroup[], required
  - `excludePatterns` string[], required

## Response `200`

OK

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