---
title: "Update event template"
method: PUT
path: "/v1/event-templates/{event-code}"
tags: ["Event Templates"]
---

# Update event template

`PUT /v1/event-templates/{event-code}`

Update an existing event template. Only the fields provided in the request body will be modified.

## Path parameters

- `event-code` integer, required

## Request body

- EventTemplateInput — Event template create/update request body
  - `name` string — Event name (must be a valid object name, unique across all event templates)
  - `severity` integer — Default event severity (0=Normal, 1=Warning, 2=Minor, 3=Major, 4=Critical)
  - `flags` integer — Event flags bitmask (1=write to log)
  - `message` string — Message template with %1..%n parameter placeholders
  - `description` string — Detailed event description
  - `tags` string — Comma-separated list of event tags

## Response `200`

Event template updated successfully

- EventTemplate — Event template definition
  - `code` integer — Unique event code
  - `name` string — Event name (unique identifier)
  - `guid` string, uuid — Event template GUID
  - `severity` integer — Default event severity (0=Normal, 1=Warning, 2=Minor, 3=Major, 4=Critical)
  - `flags` integer — Event flags bitmask (1=write to log)
  - `message` string — Message template with %1..%n parameter placeholders
  - `description` string — Detailed event description
  - `tags` string[] — List of event tags

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid event code or invalid event name
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — User does not have EDIT_EVENT_DB access right
- `404` — Event template not found
- `409` — Event with this name already exists
- `500` — Database failure

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