---
title: "Updates a benchmark using patch semantics."
method: PATCH
path: "/benchmark/{benchmarkId}"
tags: ["Benchmark"]
---

# Updates a benchmark using patch semantics.

`PATCH /benchmark/{benchmarkId}`

## Path parameters

- `benchmarkId` string, required

## Request body

- UpdateBenchmarkEndpointInput
  - `name` string — The new name of the benchmark.
  - `description` string — Optional plain-text credit for the people or sources behind the benchmark. Limited to 2000 characters. Send null to clear it; omit to leave it unchanged.
  - `isPublic` boolean — Whether the benchmark should be public (only admins can change this).
  - `isPublished` boolean — Whether the benchmark should be surfaced in the public benchmark repository (only admins can change this).
  - `initialBoostLevel` integer, nullable — Initial boost level applied to the campaign of every run created from this benchmark. Admins may set any value the validator allows (0-10) or null to clear the override; non-admins are restricted to 0..DefaultInitialBoostLevel and may not clear it. Both restrictions are enforced by IsAllowedToSetInitialBoostLevel with a 403 on violation.
  - `scoreShift` number, double — Additive offset applied to displayed scores on the overall scoreboard of this benchmark.
  - `scoreScale` number, double — Multiplicative factor applied to displayed scores (relative to the Bradley-Terry center) on the overall scoreboard of this benchmark. Must be strictly positive.

## Response `204`

No Content

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthenticated
- `403` — Forbidden

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