> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.snipp.gg/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Update Post

> Change a post's title, description or privacy.

Change a post's title, description or privacy. Send only the fields you want to change.

## Body

| Field | Type | Description |
| - | - | - |
| `title` | string or null | Up to 30 characters. `""` or `null` clears it. |
| `description` | string or null | Up to 200 characters. `""` or `null` clears it. |
| `privacy` | string | `public`, `unlisted` or `private`. |

## Behavior

* Send a JSON body. At least one field is required.
* Text over the limit returns `400`; it is never truncated. Surrounding whitespace is trimmed.
* You must own the post. For a team post, use that team's access key.
* Requires [gallery access](/authentication#api-key-permissions) on the key.
* Moderated posts cannot be changed and return `403` with type `moderated`.
* A restricted post cannot be made public and returns `403` with type `forbidden`. It can still switch between `private` and `unlisted`.
* Team posts are always private. Sending `privacy: private` on a team post is accepted and changes nothing; any other value returns `403`.
* Making a post public runs the same automatic scan as a new upload.
* The response is the full updated post.

## Examples

Change the title and make the post public:

```bash theme={null}
curl -X PATCH "https://api.snipp.gg/posts/AbCd1234" \
  -H "api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"title": "New title", "privacy": "public"}'
```

Clear the description:

```bash theme={null}
curl -X PATCH "https://api.snipp.gg/posts/AbCd1234" \
  -H "api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"description": null}'
```

## Responses

```json theme={null}
{
  "post": {
    "code": "AbCd1234",
    "url": "https://snipp.gg/p/AbCd1234",
    "title": "New title",
    "description": null,
    "privacy": "public",
    "created_at": "2026-09-30T18:42:11.512Z",
    "view_count": 128,
    "like_count": 42,
    "comment_count": 3,
    "priority": false,
    "file_count": 1,
    "files": [
      {
        "name": "a1b2c3d4e5f6789012345678abcdef01.png",
        "url": "https://i.snipp.gg/123456789012345678/a1b2c3d4e5f6789012345678abcdef01.png",
        "size": 2487312,
        "mime_type": "image/png",
        "width": 1920,
        "height": 1080,
        "thumbnail_url": null
      }
    ],
    "team_id": null,
    "author": {
      "id": "123456789012345678",
      "username": "playerone",
      "nickname": "Player One",
      "avatar": "https://i.snipp.gg/avatars/123456789012345678/7e1f0a2b3c4d5e6f708192a3b4c5d6e7.png",
      "verified": false,
      "plan": "plus"
    },
    "liked": false,
    "moderated": false,
    "restricted": false
  }
}
```

## Errors

| Status | Type | When |
| - | - | - |
| `400` | `invalid_request` | No fields, a field of the wrong type, text over the limit, or an invalid `privacy` |
| `401` | `unauthorized` | Missing or invalid key |
| `403` | `forbidden` | Not your post, no gallery access, a restricted post made public, or a team post made non-private |
| `403` | `moderated` | The post is moderated |
| `403` | `suspended` | Your account is suspended |
| `404` | `not_found` | No such post |
| `429` | `rate_limited` | More than 20 edits in 30 seconds |


## OpenAPI

````yaml api-reference/openapi.json PATCH /posts/{code}
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Snipp.gg API
  description: Image and video hosting API. Upload, manage, and share media files.
  version: 3.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.snipp.gg
    description: Default. Load-balanced across regions. No upload cap.
  - url: https://eu-west-1.api.snipp.gg
    description: EU West regional endpoint. Pins uploads and storage to EU West.
  - url: https://us-west-1.api.snipp.gg
    description: US West regional endpoint. Pins uploads and storage to US West.
  - url: https://flux.snipp.gg
    description: Alternative host. Capped at 100 MB per upload.
security:
  - apiKeyAuth: []
paths:
  /posts/{code}:
    patch:
      summary: Update Post
      description: Change a post's title, description or privacy.
      operationId: updatePost
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PostCode'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                title:
                  type: string
                  maxLength: 30
                  description: Empty string or `null` clears it.
                  nullable: true
                description:
                  type: string
                  maxLength: 200
                  description: Empty string or `null` clears it.
                  nullable: true
                privacy:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - public
                    - unlisted
                    - private
            example:
              title: New title
              privacy: public
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          headers:
            request-id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RequestId'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  post:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Post'
                required:
                  - post
              example:
                post:
                  code: AbCd1234
                  url: https://snipp.gg/p/AbCd1234
                  title: New title
                  description: null
                  privacy: public
                  created_at: '2026-09-30T18:42:11.512Z'
                  view_count: 128
                  like_count: 42
                  comment_count: 3
                  priority: false
                  file_count: 1
                  files:
                    - name: a1b2c3d4e5f6789012345678abcdef01.png
                      url: >-
                        https://i.snipp.gg/123456789012345678/a1b2c3d4e5f6789012345678abcdef01.png
                      size: 2487312
                      mime_type: image/png
                      width: 1920
                      height: 1080
                      thumbnail_url: null
                  team_id: null
                  author:
                    id: '123456789012345678'
                    username: playerone
                    nickname: Player One
                    avatar: >-
                      https://i.snipp.gg/avatars/123456789012345678/7e1f0a2b3c4d5e6f708192a3b4c5d6e7.png
                    verified: false
                    plan: plus
                  liked: false
                  moderated: false
                  restricted: false
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/E400'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/E401'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/E403'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/E404'
        '405':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/E405'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/E429'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/E500'
components:
  parameters:
    PostCode:
      name: code
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Post share code.
      schema:
        type: string
      example: AbCd1234
  headers:
    RequestId:
      description: Unique ID for the request. Include it when contacting support.
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
  schemas:
    Post:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Share code.
        url:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Share page, `https://snipp.gg/p/{code}`. When the account has picked
            another link domain, `https://{domain}/{code}` instead.
        title:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        description:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        privacy:
          type: string
          enum:
            - public
            - unlisted
            - private
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        view_count:
          type: integer
        like_count:
          type: integer
          description: '`null` on team posts.'
          nullable: true
        comment_count:
          type: integer
        priority:
          type: boolean
          description: At least one video is on priority (adaptive) streaming.
        file_count:
          type: integer
        files:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/File'
        team_id:
          type: string
          description: Team ID for team posts, otherwise `null`.
          nullable: true
        author:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserRef'
          nullable: true
        liked:
          type: boolean
          description: You liked the post. `null` on team posts.
          nullable: true
        moderated:
          type: boolean
          description: Owner only. Omitted for everyone else.
        restricted:
          type: boolean
          description: Owner only. Omitted for everyone else.
      required:
        - code
        - url
        - title
        - description
        - privacy
        - created_at
        - view_count
        - like_count
        - comment_count
        - priority
        - file_count
        - files
        - team_id
        - author
        - liked
    File:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: 'Stored file name: 32 hex characters plus an extension.'
        url:
          type: string
          description: Direct file URL. Signed for 24 hours on private posts.
        size:
          type: integer
          description: Bytes.
          nullable: true
        mime_type:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        width:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        height:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        thumbnail_url:
          type: string
          description: Video thumbnail URL, or `null`.
          nullable: true
      required:
        - name
        - url
        - size
        - mime_type
        - width
        - height
        - thumbnail_url
    UserRef:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: User ID (snowflake).
        username:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        nickname:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        avatar:
          type: string
          description: Avatar URL. Falls back to `https://cdn.snipp.gg/avatar.png`.
        verified:
          type: boolean
        plan:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Plan'
      required:
        - id
        - username
        - nickname
        - avatar
        - verified
        - plan
      description: A user embedded inside another resource.
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorDetail'
      required:
        - error
      description: Every non-2xx response has this body.
    Plan:
      type: string
      enum:
        - free
        - plus
        - ultra
    ErrorDetail:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorType'
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable sentence. Do not match on it; use `type`.
        username:
          type: string
          description: >-
            `suspended` on `GET /users/{id}` only: the suspended user's
            username.
        quota:
          type: integer
          description: '`quota_exceeded` only: weekly quota in bytes.'
        used:
          type: integer
          description: '`quota_exceeded` only: bytes used in the current window.'
        resets_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: '`quota_exceeded` only: when the weekly window resets.'
          nullable: true
        failed:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FailedFile'
          description: '`upload_failed` only: one entry per file.'
      required:
        - type
        - message
    ErrorType:
      type: string
      enum:
        - invalid_request
        - unauthorized
        - forbidden
        - suspended
        - blocked
        - moderated
        - plan_required
        - not_found
        - method_not_allowed
        - file_too_large
        - unsupported_type
        - quota_exceeded
        - rate_limited
        - upload_failed
        - internal
        - unavailable
      description: Machine-readable error category. See [Errors](/concepts/errors).
    FailedFile:
      type: object
      properties:
        index:
          type: integer
          description: Zero-based position of the file in the request.
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorDetail'
      required:
        - index
        - error
      description: >-
        A file that was not stored. `error` has the same shape as a top-level
        error.
  responses:
    E400:
      description: Invalid request
      headers:
        request-id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RequestId'
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    E401:
      description: Missing or invalid key
      headers:
        request-id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RequestId'
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    E403:
      description: Not allowed
      headers:
        request-id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RequestId'
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    E404:
      description: Not found
      headers:
        request-id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RequestId'
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    E405:
      description: Method not allowed
      headers:
        request-id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RequestId'
        Allow:
          description: Methods this path accepts.
          schema:
            type: string
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    E429:
      description: Rate limited
      headers:
        request-id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RequestId'
        Retry-After:
          description: Seconds to wait before retrying.
          schema:
            type: integer
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    E500:
      description: Internal error
      headers:
        request-id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RequestId'
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: api-key
      description: Your API key from an app on snipp.gg/settings/apps

````

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