# Update a SKU list

To [update](https://docs.commercelayer.io/core/updating-resources) an existing SKU list, send a `PATCH` request to the `/api/sku_lists/:id` endpoint, where `id` is the ID of the resource that you want to update.

Here below the list of all the possible arguments that you can pass with the request body.

## Request

**PATCH** <https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/sku\\_lists/:id>

### Arguments

| Body Parameter                   | Type      | Required |
| -------------------------------- | --------- | -------- |
| **type**                         | `string`  | Required |
| **id**                           | `string`  | Required |
| attributes.**name**              | `string`  | Optional |
| attributes.**description**       | `string`  | Optional |
| attributes.**image\_url**        | `string`  | Optional |
| attributes.**manual**            | `boolean` | Optional |
| attributes.**sku\_code\_regex**  | `string`  | Optional |
| attributes.**reference**         | `string`  | Optional |
| attributes.**reference\_origin** | `string`  | Optional |
| attributes.**metadata**          | `object`  | Optional |
| relationships.**customer**       | `object`  | Optional |

### Example

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Request" %}
The following request updates the SKU list identified by the ID "XAyRWNUzyN":

```shell
curl -g -X PATCH \
  'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/sku_lists/XAyRWNUzyN' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -d '{
  "data": {
    "type": "sku_lists",
    "id": "xYZkjABcde",
    "attributes": {
      "description": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."
    },
    "relationships": {
      "customer": {
        "data": {
          "type": "customers",
          "id": "ABCRtyUpBa"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Response" %}
On success, the API responds with a `200 OK` status code, returning the updated resource object:

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "XAyRWNUzyN",
    "type": "sku_lists",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/sku_lists/XAyRWNUzyN"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Personal list",
      "slug": "personal-list-1",
      "description": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.",
      "image_url": "https://img.yourdomain.com/skus/xYZkjABcde.png",
      "manual": false,
      "sku_code_regex": "^(A|B).*$",
      "created_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "updated_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "reference": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE",
      "reference_origin": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE-ORIGIN",
      "metadata": {
        "foo": "bar"
      }
    },
    "relationships": {
      "customer": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/sku_lists/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/customer",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/sku_lists/XAyRWNUzyN/customer"
        }
      },
      "skus": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/sku_lists/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/skus",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/sku_lists/XAyRWNUzyN/skus"
        }
      },
      "sku_list_items": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/sku_lists/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/sku_list_items",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/sku_lists/XAyRWNUzyN/sku_list_items"
        }
      },
      "bundles": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/sku_lists/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/bundles",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/sku_lists/XAyRWNUzyN/bundles"
        }
      },
      "attachments": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/sku_lists/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/attachments",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/sku_lists/XAyRWNUzyN/attachments"
        }
      },
      "links": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/sku_lists/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/links",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/sku_lists/XAyRWNUzyN/links"
        }
      },
      "event_stores": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/sku_lists/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/event_stores",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/sku_lists/XAyRWNUzyN/event_stores"
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "mode": "test",
      "organization_id": "xRRkjDFafe",
      "trace_id": "69abaa3545913c78132e5578bd26208d44aa9043647d78698fd0021f3958cd74"
    }
  }
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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