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

# Update a category

> Rename, recolour, reparent (categories only), reorder or archive.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/v2.json post /categories/{id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Redbark API
  version: 2026-10-01.wattle
  description: >-
    Everything a user can do in the dashboard, by API key. Send
    `Redbark-Version` on every request; see the conventions guide for ids,
    lists, errors and idempotency.
servers:
  - url: https://api.redbark.com/v2
security:
  - Bearer: []
    RedbarkVersion: []
tags:
  - name: Account
    description: The authenticated account, its plan and the key in use.
  - name: API keys
    description: Create, scope, rotate and revoke API keys.
  - name: Connections
    description: Linked banks and brokerages, and their lifecycle.
  - name: Consents
    description: Open Banking consents behind each connection.
  - name: Accounts
    description: Bank and brokerage accounts, live balances and details.
  - name: Transactions
    description: Transactions read live from the provider.
  - name: Holdings
    description: Brokerage positions.
  - name: Trades
    description: Brokerage trade history.
  - name: Categories
    description: The category taxonomy and provider categories.
  - name: Syncs
    description: Syncs from accounts to destinations.
  - name: Sync runs
    description: Individual sync executions.
  - name: Rules
    description: Rulesets and rules that transform transactions during a sync.
  - name: Destinations
    description: 'Where synced data lands: Sheets, Airtable, Notion, YNAB, webhooks.'
  - name: Link sessions
    description: Hosted flows that connect a bank or brokerage.
  - name: Destination links
    description: Hosted flows that authorise a destination.
  - name: Institutions
    description: Banks available to link.
  - name: Event destinations
    description: Endpoints that receive signed events.
  - name: Events
    description: What happened, and redelivery.
paths:
  /categories/{id}:
    post:
      tags:
        - Categories
      summary: Update a category
      description: Rename, recolour, reparent (categories only), reorder or archive.
      operationId: update_category
      parameters:
        - schema:
            type: string
            description: The id of the object.
            example: cat_8Mn3Pq5rSt7uVw9xYz1aBc
          required: true
          description: The id of the object.
          name: id
          in: path
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateCategory'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated category
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Category'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Key lacks a scope, plan lacks the feature, or IP not allowed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: No such resource
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '409':
          description: State conflict or Idempotency-Key conflict
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '429':
          description: Rate limited; see Retry-After
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Internal error; quote request_id to support
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    UpdateCategory:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
          maxLength: 60
        parent:
          type: string
        icon:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          maxLength: 16
        color:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          maxLength: 32
        position:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
        archived:
          type: boolean
        metadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type:
              - string
              - 'null'
            maxLength: 500
          description: Up to 50 string pairs. Set a key to null to unset it.
    Category:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: cat_8Mn3Pq5rSt7uVw9xYz1aBc
        object:
          type: string
          enum:
            - category
        name:
          type: string
        parent:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: null for a group
        icon:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        color:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        position:
          type: integer
        archived:
          type: boolean
        sources:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Provider category codes this category claims
        category_count:
          type: integer
          description: Children, for a group
        metadata:
          type:
            - object
            - 'null'
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
            maxLength: 500
          description: Up to 50 string pairs. Set a key to null in an update to unset it.
        livemode:
          type: boolean
        created:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2026-08-21T09:30:00.000Z'
        updated:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2026-08-21T09:30:00.000Z'
      required:
        - id
        - object
        - name
        - parent
        - icon
        - color
        - position
        - archived
        - sources
        - category_count
        - metadata
        - livemode
        - created
        - updated
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
              enum:
                - invalid_request_error
                - authentication_error
                - permission_error
                - rate_limit_error
                - idempotency_error
                - upstream_error
                - api_error
            code:
              type: string
            message:
              type: string
            param:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
            doc_url:
              type: string
            request_id:
              type: string
          required:
            - type
            - code
            - message
            - param
            - doc_url
            - request_id
      required:
        - error
  securitySchemes:
    Bearer:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: API key
      description: 'Authorization: Bearer rbk_live_...'
    RedbarkVersion:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Redbark-Version
      description: >-
        The API release your integration is built against, e.g.
        2026-10-01.wattle. Required on every request.

````