---
title: "Edit Legal Hold"
method: PATCH
path: "/v1/accounts/me/legalHolds/{legalHoldId}"
tags: ["Legal Holds"]
---

# Edit Legal Hold

`PATCH /v1/accounts/me/legalHolds/{legalHoldId}`

Modifies an existing legal hold, allowing changes to the title, description, and end time. If the legal hold has not yet started, the start time and keywords can also be updated.

## Path parameters

- `legalHoldId` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- object
  - `Title` string — The new title for the legal hold (the existing one will be replaced). Max length of title is 80 characters.
  - `StartTime` string, date-time — The new time that the legal hold will begin. Must be at least 24 hours before the end time and cannot be in the past. Cannot be changed if the legal hold has already started.
  - `EndTime` string, date-time — The new time that the legal hold will end and documents on the legal hold will be released. Must be at least 24 hours after the start time and cannot be in the past.
  - `Description` string — The new description for the legal hold (the existing one will be replaced). Max length of description is 256 characters.
  - `Keywords` string — The new keywords for the legal hold (any existing ones will be replaced). Max length of keywords is 400 characters. Cannot be changed if the legal hold has already started.

## Response `200`

With the legal hold that was successfully modified.

- LegalHold
  - `LegalHoldId` string, uuid, required — Unique ID of the legal hold.
  - `AccountId` number, required — Unique ID for the creating admin’s account.
  - `StartTime` string, date-time, required — Start time of the legal hold.
  - `EndTime` string, date-time, required — End time of the legal hold.
  - `Title` string, required — Title of the legal hold.
  - `Description` string — Description of the legal hold.
  - `Keywords` string — Keyword(s) of the legal hold.
  - `Created` string, date-time, required — Time that the legal hold was created.
  - `Modified` string, date-time, required — Time that the legal hold was last modified.

## Other responses

- `400` — Incorrect format or invalid parameters.
- `403` — Account does not have permission to access the API.
- `404` — The specified legal hold id was not found.

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