Updates a communications template
curl --request PATCH \
--url https://api.rootly.com/v1/communications/templates/{id} \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
--data '
{
"data": {
"type": "communications_templates",
"attributes": {
"name": "<string>",
"description": "<string>",
"communication_type_id": "<string>",
"position": 123,
"communication_template_stages_attributes": [
{
"id": "<string>",
"sms_content": "<string>",
"email_subject": "<string>",
"email_body": "<string>",
"slack_content": "<string>"
}
]
}
}
}
'{
"data": {
"id": "df6ee1ad-a87a-4176-b0ab-a4a2b1002695",
"type": "communications_templates",
"attributes": {
"name": "Updated Template Name",
"slug": "bd5s0",
"description": "Updated description",
"position": 1,
"created_at": "2026-01-07T21:13:21.924-08:00",
"updated_at": "2026-01-07T21:13:23.816-08:00",
"communication_type_id": "9ed1fd65-980f-4c94-bdab-d286dabda7d5",
"communication_type": {
"data": {
"id": "9ed1fd65-980f-4c94-bdab-d286dabda7d5",
"type": "communications_types",
"attributes": {
"name": "el45i",
"slug": "el45i",
"description": "Rerum fugit consectetur doloribus.",
"color": "#F5D9C4",
"position": 1,
"created_at": "2026-01-07T21:13:21.879-08:00",
"updated_at": "2026-01-07T21:13:21.879-08:00",
"communication_groups": [],
"communication_templates": [
{
"id": "df6ee1ad-a87a-4176-b0ab-a4a2b1002695",
"name": "Updated Template Name"
},
{
"id": "59a239ba-941e-4368-9a82-367832fd756f",
"name": "jaux2"
},
{
"id": "bf7378ca-6795-4768-ab9d-ef947a3839d4",
"name": "084jy"
},
{
"id": "8b6e2547-0c18-43b3-b1ce-ab9dfecc381d",
"name": "mfv68"
},
{
"id": "b22a3384-77ce-4b89-818e-1b4272d53059",
"name": "15m0n"
},
{
"id": "aef02b5b-5876-417a-8a8e-2907b70659a6",
"name": "vdv6i"
},
{
"id": "135acd9e-9c88-4444-b528-a7459e957a8a",
"name": "7db6q"
},
{
"id": "f2a1b2bf-a9c8-4f10-851e-f8b9ef154623",
"name": "z2diy"
},
{
"id": "00e87cdc-fcd3-4fc9-a510-c3e84c0c77ed",
"name": "3xbzp"
},
{
"id": "2923d6e5-e2ac-4407-8f6b-35a081ee4e30",
"name": "btajt"
}
]
}
}
},
"communication_template_stages": [
{
"data": {
"id": "6744327f-c8c7-4c24-9f99-16032f2d3dca",
"type": "communications-template_stages",
"attributes": {
"email_body": "Repellat corrupti sapiente modi.",
"email_subject": "sbm6fp9ozy",
"slack_content": "Cumque non rerum a.",
"sms_content": "Sed placeat et voluptatem.",
"created_at": "2026-01-07T21:13:21.934-08:00",
"updated_at": "2026-01-07T21:13:21.934-08:00",
"communication_stage": {
"id": "4cff72e5-9a3f-42fe-a23b-3d08f9624d3b",
"name": "ug4kx"
},
"communication_template": {
"id": "df6ee1ad-a87a-4176-b0ab-a4a2b1002695",
"name": "Updated Template Name"
}
}
}
}
]
}
}
}Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.
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curl --request PATCH \
--url https://api.rootly.com/v1/communications/templates/{id} \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
--data '
{
"data": {
"type": "communications_templates",
"attributes": {
"name": "<string>",
"description": "<string>",
"communication_type_id": "<string>",
"position": 123,
"communication_template_stages_attributes": [
{
"id": "<string>",
"sms_content": "<string>",
"email_subject": "<string>",
"email_body": "<string>",
"slack_content": "<string>"
}
]
}
}
}
'{
"data": {
"id": "df6ee1ad-a87a-4176-b0ab-a4a2b1002695",
"type": "communications_templates",
"attributes": {
"name": "Updated Template Name",
"slug": "bd5s0",
"description": "Updated description",
"position": 1,
"created_at": "2026-01-07T21:13:21.924-08:00",
"updated_at": "2026-01-07T21:13:23.816-08:00",
"communication_type_id": "9ed1fd65-980f-4c94-bdab-d286dabda7d5",
"communication_type": {
"data": {
"id": "9ed1fd65-980f-4c94-bdab-d286dabda7d5",
"type": "communications_types",
"attributes": {
"name": "el45i",
"slug": "el45i",
"description": "Rerum fugit consectetur doloribus.",
"color": "#F5D9C4",
"position": 1,
"created_at": "2026-01-07T21:13:21.879-08:00",
"updated_at": "2026-01-07T21:13:21.879-08:00",
"communication_groups": [],
"communication_templates": [
{
"id": "df6ee1ad-a87a-4176-b0ab-a4a2b1002695",
"name": "Updated Template Name"
},
{
"id": "59a239ba-941e-4368-9a82-367832fd756f",
"name": "jaux2"
},
{
"id": "bf7378ca-6795-4768-ab9d-ef947a3839d4",
"name": "084jy"
},
{
"id": "8b6e2547-0c18-43b3-b1ce-ab9dfecc381d",
"name": "mfv68"
},
{
"id": "b22a3384-77ce-4b89-818e-1b4272d53059",
"name": "15m0n"
},
{
"id": "aef02b5b-5876-417a-8a8e-2907b70659a6",
"name": "vdv6i"
},
{
"id": "135acd9e-9c88-4444-b528-a7459e957a8a",
"name": "7db6q"
},
{
"id": "f2a1b2bf-a9c8-4f10-851e-f8b9ef154623",
"name": "z2diy"
},
{
"id": "00e87cdc-fcd3-4fc9-a510-c3e84c0c77ed",
"name": "3xbzp"
},
{
"id": "2923d6e5-e2ac-4407-8f6b-35a081ee4e30",
"name": "btajt"
}
]
}
}
},
"communication_template_stages": [
{
"data": {
"id": "6744327f-c8c7-4c24-9f99-16032f2d3dca",
"type": "communications-template_stages",
"attributes": {
"email_body": "Repellat corrupti sapiente modi.",
"email_subject": "sbm6fp9ozy",
"slack_content": "Cumque non rerum a.",
"sms_content": "Sed placeat et voluptatem.",
"created_at": "2026-01-07T21:13:21.934-08:00",
"updated_at": "2026-01-07T21:13:21.934-08:00",
"communication_stage": {
"id": "4cff72e5-9a3f-42fe-a23b-3d08f9624d3b",
"name": "ug4kx"
},
"communication_template": {
"id": "df6ee1ad-a87a-4176-b0ab-a4a2b1002695",
"name": "Updated Template Name"
}
}
}
}
]
}
}
}