Updating a tag

Tags can be updated via a POST method to https://api.rebrandly.com/v1/tags/{id}, where {id} is the unique identifier (id) of the tag, which accepts a JSON object describing the Tag.

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Check compatibility first
Double check whether your API key or OAuth token is enabled to use the Tags feature.
For every account, you can check for features and limits with a preliminary API call.

PATH Parameters

Path parameter	Description
id	Unique identifier of the tag you want to update

Link Parameters

The table below shows the parameters you should specify when updating a tag.
If you do not want to modify some parameters, you can simply leave them unchanged, i.e. pass their values as you originally received them.

Tag property	Type	Constraints	Description
name	string	required UTF8 Min 3 chars Max 255 chars	New name you want to assign to the tag
color	string	required 6-digits Hexadecimal	Hexadecimal code of the color you want to assign to the tag (without the opening "#" char)

Updating an existing tag (changing "marketing" into "promo")

$ curl 'https://api.rebrandly.com/v1/tags/gewa4cc5b6ee45d6gkj65b06ac2d1hww' \
-X POST \
-H 'apikey: YOUR_API_KEY' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d \
'{
  "id": "gewa4cc5b6ee45d6gkj65b06ac2d1hww",
  "name": "promo",
  "color": "FFAA99"
}'

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

JSON response (updated tag)

{
  "id": "gewa4cc5b6ee45d6gkj65b06ac2d1hww",
  "name": "promo",
  "color": "FFAA99"
}

Handling errors

HTTP status	Error type	Description
403	403 - Invalid format	Invalid Link object. Double check value for `property` field. Details about validation failure in `message` field
404	404 - Not found with `property` value "id"	Given `id` does not correspond to any existing tag