Partially update an attribute

Updates one or more fields of an existing attribute. Only the fields you send are changed.

As with the full update, changing a behavior flag that dependent attribute configurations inherit cascades the new value to those configurations.

patch

/attributes/{id}/

Authorizations

AuthorizationstringRequired

Token credential sent in the Authorization header, in the form: Token <your-token>. Requires a staff (admin) account.

Path parameters

idintegerRequired

The unique identifier of the attribute.

Body

The payload accepted when partially updating an attribute. All fields are optional; only the fields you send are changed.

keystring · max: 255Optional

The unique machine key of the attribute.

Pattern: ^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_-]*$

namestring · max: 255Optional

The human-readable, translatable name of the attribute.

data_typestring · enumOptional

The data type of an attribute, controlling how its value is entered and interpreted. See the Data Types table under Attributes.

Possible values:

default_valueinteger · nullableOptional

The identifier of the attribute value used as the default, when any.

is_requiredbooleanOptional

is_visiblebooleanOptional

is_searchablebooleanOptional

is_filterablebooleanOptional

is_variantbooleanOptional

is_variant_listablebooleanOptional

is_form_requiredbooleanOptional

is_form_field_requiredbooleanOptional

translationsobject · nullableWrite-onlyOptional

Localized values of the translatable fields, keyed by language code. Write-only.

Responses

200

The updated attribute.

application/json

An attribute definition as returned by the API.

pkintegerRead-onlyOptional

The unique identifier of the attribute.

keystring · max: 255Optional

The unique machine key of the attribute. Matches ^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_-]*$.

namestring · max: 255Optional

The human-readable, translatable name of the attribute.

data_typestring · enumOptional

The data type of an attribute, controlling how its value is entered and interpreted. See the Data Types table under Attributes.

Possible values:

default_valueinteger · nullableOptional

The identifier of the attribute value used as the default, when any.

is_requiredbooleanOptional

Whether the attribute must have a value on the product.

is_visiblebooleanOptional

Whether the attribute is shown in management and storefront contexts.

is_searchablebooleanOptional

Whether the attribute is indexed for search.

is_filterablebooleanOptional

Whether the attribute can be used as a storefront filter.

is_variantbooleanOptional

Whether the attribute distinguishes variants of a product.

is_variant_listablebooleanOptional

Whether the attribute participates in choosing the listable variant.

is_form_requiredbooleanOptional

Whether the attribute is required in the product form.

is_form_field_requiredbooleanOptional

Whether the attribute's form field is required.

400

The request contains invalid or missing data.

application/json

401

Authentication credentials were not provided or are invalid.

application/json

403

The authenticated user does not have administrator privileges.

application/json

404

The requested attribute does not exist.

application/json

patch/attributes/{id}/

PATCH /api/remote/1/attributes/{id}/ HTTP/1.1
Host: sandbox.akinon.com
Authorization: YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 266

{
  "key": "text",
  "name": "text",
  "data_type": "text",
  "default_value": null,
  "is_required": true,
  "is_visible": true,
  "is_searchable": true,
  "is_filterable": true,
  "is_variant": true,
  "is_variant_listable": true,
  "is_form_required": true,
  "is_form_field_required": true,
  "translations": null
}

{
  "pk": 42,
  "key": "color",
  "name": "Color",
  "data_type": "dropdown",
  "default_value": null,
  "is_required": true,
  "is_visible": true,
  "is_searchable": true,
  "is_filterable": true,
  "is_variant": true,
  "is_variant_listable": true,
  "is_form_required": false,
  "is_form_field_required": false
}