---
title: "Update a plasmid"
method: PUT
path: "/api/v1/plasmids/{id}"
tags: ["Plasmids"]
---

# Update a plasmid

`PUT /api/v1/plasmids/{id}`

Update plasmid.

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Request body

- UpdatePlasmid
  - `token` string, required
  - `item` object
    - `title` string — The name of the plasmid
    - `alternative_name` string — Any alternative name by which the plasmid may be known
    - `owner_id` integer — id of the owner - by default it's your member id
    - `length` integer — The total number of base pairs (bp) in the plasmid’s DNA sequence.
    - `usage` string — Intended or common uses of the plasmid (cloning, gene expression, etc.)
    - `host` string — Typical host organism for the plasmid
    - `resistance` string — Antibiotic resistance markers present in the plasmid
    - `clone_number` string — Unique identifier or clone number associated with the plasmid
    - `source` string — Origin or provider of the plasmid
    - `sequence` string — The nucleotide sequence of the plasmid
    - `description` string — A detailed description of the plasmid

## Response `200`

plasmid updated

## Other responses

- `401` — Error: Unauthorized
- `422` — invalid request

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