---
title: "Update Group"
method: PATCH
path: "/curricular-skills/groups/{id}"
tags: ["Groups By ID"]
---

# Update Group

`PATCH /curricular-skills/groups/{id}`

The PATCH method will allow you to update the existing group with the provided JSON request body. Note that `site`,`id`, `createdAt`, and `updatedAt` are not valid request body attributes as they cannot be changed.

## Request body

- GroupPatchRequest
  - `data` object, required
    - `type` string, required
    - `attributes` object, required
      - `courses` union
        - object[]
          - `id` string, required
          - `isRequired` boolean
        - string[]
      - `description` string
      - `groupType` string
      - `title` string
      - `cipCode` string
      - `url` string
      - `isPublished` boolean
      - `benchmarks` string[]
      - `savedBenchmarks` object
        - `emsiClusters` object[]
          - `id` string, required
          - `selected` boolean, required
        - `custom` object[]
          - `id` string, required
          - `selected` boolean, required
        - `lightcastOccupations` object[]
          - `id` string, required
          - `type` 'career_area' | 'specialized_occupation' | 'occupation' | 'occupation_group', required
          - `selected` boolean, required

## Response `200`

OK

- SingleGroupResponse
  - `data` object
    - `type` string, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `attributes` object, required
      - `groupType` object
        - `id` string, required
        - `groupTypeClass` object, required
          - `id` string, required
          - `name` string, required
          - `sortOrder` number
        - `label` string, required
      - `courses` object[]
        - `id` string, required
        - `title` string, required
        - `isRequired` boolean, required
        - `attributes` object, required
          - `title` string, required
      - `title` string, required
      - `cipCode` string
      - `site` string, required
      - `subdomain` string
      - `description` string
      - `url` string
      - `benchmarks` string[]
      - `savedBenchmarks` object
        - `emsiClusters` object[]
          - `id` string, required
          - `selected` boolean, required
        - `custom` object[]
          - `id` string
          - `selected` boolean
        - `lightcastOccupations` object[]
          - `id` string
          - `type` 'career_area' | 'specialized_occupation' | 'occupation' | 'occupation_group'
          - `selected` boolean
      - `isPublished` boolean, required
      - `createdAt` string
      - `updatedAt` string
    - `meta` object
      - `skillsInProgram` string[]

## Other responses

- `400` — bad request
- `403` — You don't have access to traveltime data.
- `404` — requested resource not found

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