---
title: "Update Channel"
full: true
_openapi:
  method: PATCH
  toc: []
  structuredData:
    headings: []
    contents:
      - content: "Updates an existing channel"
_apiData:
  document: "https://reloop.sh/api/contacts/openapi/json"
  operationData: [{"path":"/api/contacts/v1/channels/{channel_id}","method":"patch"}]
  parameterList: [{"name":"channel_id","type":"string","required":true,"description":"Channel ID","location":"path"},{"name":"name","type":"string","required":false,"description":"Channel name","location":"body","minLength":1,"maxLength":255},{"name":"description","type":"string | null","required":false,"description":"","location":"body"},{"name":"visibility","type":"\"private\" | \"public\"","required":false,"description":"","location":"body","enumValues":["private","public"]}]
  responseMap: {"200":{"description":"Response for status 200","schema":{"object":"channel","id":"con_123456789","name":"Newsletter","description":"example_description","defaultSubscription":"opt_in","visibility":"private","createdAt":"2026-03-23T10:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-03-23T10:00:00.000Z","event":"evt_123456789"}},"403":{"description":"Response for status 403","schema":{"message":"Unauthorized access","why":"A contact with this email already exists in your organization.","fix":"Use a different email address or update the existing contact instead."}},"404":{"description":"Response for status 404","schema":{"message":"Channel not found","why":"A contact with this email already exists in your organization.","fix":"Use a different email address or update the existing contact instead."}},"409":{"description":"Response for status 409","schema":{"message":"Channel already exists","why":"A contact with this email already exists in your organization.","fix":"Use a different email address or update the existing contact instead."}}}
  codeSamples:
    - id: node
      lang: javascript
      label: Node.js
      source: |-
        import { Reloop } from "reloop-email";
        
        const reloop = new Reloop({ apiKey: "rl_123456789" });
        
        const { channel, channelError } = await reloop.contacts.channels.update(
          "chn_123456789",
          { name: "Marketing News" },
        );
        
        if (channelError) throw channelError;
        
        console.log(channel.id, channel.name);
    - id: curl
      lang: bash
      label: cURL
      source: |-
        curl -X PATCH https://reloop.sh/api/contacts/v1/channels/chn_123456789 \
          -H "x-api-key: rl_123456789" \
          -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
          -d '{"name": "Marketing News"}'
    - id: python
      lang: python
      label: Python
      source: |-
        from reloop_email import Reloop
        
        reloop = Reloop(api_key="rl_123456789")
        
        result = reloop.contacts.channels.update("chn_123456789", {
          "name": "Marketing News",
        })
        
        if result.channel_error:
            raise result.channel_error
        
        print(result.channel["id"], result.channel["name"])
    - id: php
      lang: php
      label: PHP
      source: |-
        <?php
        
        require 'vendor/autoload.php';
        
        use Reloop\Reloop;
        
        $reloop = Reloop::client('rl_123456789');
        
        $channel = $reloop->contacts->channels->update('chn_123456789', [
            'name' => 'Marketing News',
        ]);
        echo $channel['id'] . ' ' . $channel['name'] . PHP_EOL;
    - id: java
      lang: java
      label: Java
      source: |-
        import sh.reloop.ReloopClient;
        ReloopClient reloop = new ReloopClient("rl_123456789");
        
        UpdateChannelParams params = new UpdateChannelParams();
        params.name = "Marketing News";
        var channel = reloop.contacts.channels.update("chn_123456789", params);
        System.out.println(channel.id + " " + channel.name);
    - id: dotnet
      lang: csharp
      label: .NET
      source: |-
        using Reloop;
        using Reloop.Models;
        
        var reloop = new ReloopClient("rl_123456789");
        
        await reloop.Contacts.Channels.UpdateAsync("chn_123456789", new Dictionary<string, object?> { ["name"] = "Marketing News" });
    - id: go
      lang: go
      label: Go
      source: |-
        import reloop "github.com/reloop-labs/reloop-go"
        
        client, _ := reloop.NewClient(reloop.ClientOptions{
            APIKey: "rl_123456789",
        })
        
        channel, _ := client.Contacts.Channels.Update("chn_123456789", map[string]interface{"name": "Marketing News"})
    - id: rust
      lang: rust
      label: Rust
      source: |-
        use reloop::ReloopClient;
        #[tokio::main]
        async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
            let reloop = ReloopClient::new("rl_123456789".to_string(), None);
        
            reloop.contacts().channels().update("chn_123456789", UpdateChannelParams { name: Some("Marketing News".to_string()), ..Default::default() }).await?;
        
            Ok(())
        }
    - id: ruby
      lang: ruby
      label: Ruby
      source: |-
        require "reloop"
        
        reloop = Reloop::Client.new(api_key: "rl_123456789")
        
        channel = reloop.contacts.channels.update("chn_123456789", name: "Marketing News")
    - id: elixir
      lang: elixir
      label: Elixir
      source: |-
        client = Reloop.client("rl_123456789")
        
        {:ok, channel} = Reloop.Services.ContactChannels.update(client, "chn_123456789", %{name: "Marketing News"})
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