---
title: "Update a persona"
method: PUT
path: "/v1/personas/{persona_id}"
tags: ["personas"]
---

# Update a persona

`PUT /v1/personas/{persona_id}`

## Path parameters

- `persona_id` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- PersonaUpdate — Partial update of a persona — only supplied fields change. ``behavior_config``, when supplied, fully replaces the existing config (no deep merge). Explicit ``null`` is rejected for non-nullable columns (``name``, ``body``, ``is_active``, ``traits``, ``behavior_config``) — omit the field instead. ``description`` is the only nullable column, so it accepts ``null`` as a clear-the-column signal. This mirrors the voice-config update API and prevents client bugs ("forgot to fill in ``name``") from looking like successful no-ops.
  - `name` string, nullable
  - `description` string, nullable
  - `is_active` boolean, nullable
  - `body` string, nullable
  - `traits` object, nullable
  - `behavior_config` PersonaBehaviorConfig — Advanced simulation knobs attached to a persona. Stored as JSONB on ``personas.behavior_config``; per-run overrides will reuse this shape on ``SimulationRun`` (ENG-474).
    - `first_speaker` 'persona' | 'agent'
    - `cut_in` PersonaCutInConfig — Persona-as-interrupter — when the agent is speaking, when does the persona cut in? Mirrors voice ``interruption_*`` knobs on ``VoicePipelineConfig``.
      - `min_words` integer
      - `min_duration_ms` integer
      - `backoff_ms` integer
    - `language` string, nullable
    - `background_noise` 'none' | 'office' | 'cafe' | 'city' | 'keyboard_typing'
    - `background_noise_volume` number
    - `wait_seconds` number
    - `yield_on_overlap` PersonaYieldConfig — Persona-as-yielder — when the persona is speaking and the agent starts talking, when does the persona stop? Whichever threshold fires first triggers the yield. ``None`` disables that dimension.
      - `after_words` integer, nullable
      - `after_seconds` number, nullable
    - `interruption_mode` 'off' | 'low' | 'medium' | 'high'
    - `backchannel_style` 'neutral' | 'impatient' | 'polite'
    - `backchannel_overrides` string[], nullable
    - `reaction_pause_ms_min` integer
    - `reaction_pause_ms_max` integer

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- PersonaResponse
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `organization_id` string, uuid, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string, nullable, required
  - `is_active` boolean, required
  - `body` string, required
  - `traits` object, required
  - `behavior_config` PersonaBehaviorConfig, required — Advanced simulation knobs attached to a persona. Stored as JSONB on ``personas.behavior_config``; per-run overrides will reuse this shape on ``SimulationRun`` (ENG-474).
    - `first_speaker` 'persona' | 'agent'
    - `cut_in` PersonaCutInConfig — Persona-as-interrupter — when the agent is speaking, when does the persona cut in? Mirrors voice ``interruption_*`` knobs on ``VoicePipelineConfig``.
      - `min_words` integer
      - `min_duration_ms` integer
      - `backoff_ms` integer
    - `language` string, nullable
    - `background_noise` 'none' | 'office' | 'cafe' | 'city' | 'keyboard_typing'
    - `background_noise_volume` number
    - `wait_seconds` number
    - `yield_on_overlap` PersonaYieldConfig — Persona-as-yielder — when the persona is speaking and the agent starts talking, when does the persona stop? Whichever threshold fires first triggers the yield. ``None`` disables that dimension.
      - `after_words` integer, nullable
      - `after_seconds` number, nullable
    - `interruption_mode` 'off' | 'low' | 'medium' | 'high'
    - `backchannel_style` 'neutral' | 'impatient' | 'polite'
    - `backchannel_overrides` string[], nullable
    - `reaction_pause_ms_min` integer
    - `reaction_pause_ms_max` integer
  - `cloned_from_id` string, uuid, nullable
  - `created_by` string, nullable, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request
- `401` — Authentication required
- `404` — Resource not found
- `422` — Validation Error

---

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