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# Update Group

PATCH https://api.getzep.com/api/v2/groups/{groupId}
Content-Type: application/json

Updates information about a group.

Reference: https://help.getzep.com/v2/sdk-reference/group/update-group

## Request

### Path parameters

- `groupId` (string, required) — Group ID

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an apidata.UpdateGroupRequest.

- `description` (string, optional)
- `fact_rating_instruction` (apidata.FactRatingInstruction, optional)
- `name` (string, optional)

## Response

### 201

The added group

- `created_at` (string, optional)
- `description` (string, optional)
- `external_id` (string, optional) — Deprecated
- `fact_rating_instruction` (apidata.FactRatingInstruction, optional)
- `group_id` (string, optional)
- `id` (integer, optional)
- `name` (string, optional)
- `project_uuid` (string, optional)
- `uuid` (string, optional)

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Bad Request

- `message` (string, optional)

### 404 Not Found Error

Not Found

- `message` (string, optional)

### 500 Internal Server Error

Internal Server Error

- `message` (string, optional)

## Types

### apidata.FactRatingInstruction

- `examples` (apidata.FactRatingExamples, optional) — Examples is a list of examples that demonstrate how facts might be rated based on your instruction. You should provide an example of a highly rated example, a low rated example, and a medium (or in between example). For example, if you are rating based on relevance to a trip planning application, your examples might be: High: "Joe's dream vacation is Bali" Medium: "Joe has a fear of flying", Low: "Joe's favorite food is Japanese",
- `instruction` (string, optional) — A string describing how to rate facts as they apply to your application. A trip planning application may use something like "relevancy to planning a trip, the user's preferences when traveling, or the user's travel history."

### apidata.FactRatingExamples

- `high` (string, optional)
- `low` (string, optional)
- `medium` (string, optional)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "created_at": "2024-05-20T10:15:30Z",
  "description": "Marketing team responsible for campaign analytics and strategy.",
  "external_id": "deprecated-12345",
  "fact_rating_instruction": {
    "examples": {
      "high": "The campaign increased user engagement by 30%.",
      "low": "The office has a coffee machine.",
      "medium": "The team met weekly to discuss project progress."
    },
    "instruction": "Rate facts based on their relevance to marketing campaign performance and team productivity."
  },
  "group_id": "grp-7890",
  "id": 1024,
  "name": "Marketing Analytics Group",
  "project_uuid": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
  "uuid": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
}
```

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