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# Update Typography

PATCH https://api.makeswift.com/v4/typographies/{id}
Content-Type: application/json

This feature is in beta and may change. Requests return `403` until the feature flag is enabled for your site or workspace.

Updates a site owned typography by typographyId. All fields are optional; omitted fields keep their current values. "style" replaces the full per-device style array when provided.

Reference: https://docs.makeswift.com/developer/api-reference/rest/typographies/update-typography

## Authentication

- `x-api-key` header (required) — API key authentication with an App API key (e.g. sk_eczMHVBY9fV6GYFhvs53qcnxq7yptlXL3ABKOZtn6dQ).

## Request

### Path parameters

- `id` (string, required) — The ID of the typography.

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an UpdateTypographyV4BodyDto.

- `name` (string, optional) — The name of the typography. A "/" in the name nests it in a group (e.g. "Headings / H1"); renaming across groups moves it.
- `style` (list of UpdateTypographyV4BodyDtoStyleItems, optional) — Per-device style overrides. Replaces the full style array when provided; per-device entries are not merged. A "color" references an existing swatch by its "id" or "referenceId" in "swatchId"; omit or null it for no swatch. "alpha" (0-1) sets opacity.

## Response

### 200

- `id` (string, required)
- `referenceId` (string, required) — The id to use wherever a text element references this typography (e.g. the "id" field of a Text element's "typography" prop in a page's element data) - NOT the plain "id" field above, which is used as the typography identifier in other REST typography API calls.
- `name` (string, required)
- `style` (list of TypographyV4ResponseDtoStyleItems, required)
- `siteId` (string, required)

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

- `object` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `error`
- `code` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `bad_request`
- `message` (string, required)

### 403 Forbidden Error

- `object` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `error`
- `code` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `forbidden`
- `message` (string, required)

### 404 Not Found Error

- `object` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `error`
- `code` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `not_found`
- `message` (string, required)

## Types

### UpdateTypographyV4BodyDtoStyleItems

- `deviceId` (string, required)
- `value` (UpdateTypographyV4BodyDtoStyleItemsValue, required)

### TypographyV4ResponseDtoStyleItems

- `deviceId` (string, required)
- `value` (TypographyV4ResponseDtoStyleItemsValue, required)

### UpdateTypographyV4BodyDtoStyleItemsValue

- `color` (UpdateTypographyV4BodyDtoStyleItemsValueColor, optional, nullable)
- `fontFamily` (string, optional, nullable)
- `fontSize` (UpdateTypographyV4BodyDtoStyleItemsValueFontSize, optional, nullable)
- `fontWeight` (double, optional, nullable)
- `italic` (boolean, optional, nullable)
- `letterSpacing` (double, optional, nullable)
- `lineHeight` (double, optional, nullable)
- `strikethrough` (boolean, optional, nullable)
- `textAlign` (string, optional, nullable)
- `underline` (boolean, optional, nullable)
- `uppercase` (boolean, optional, nullable)

### TypographyV4ResponseDtoStyleItemsValue

- `color` (TypographyV4ResponseDtoStyleItemsValueColor, optional, nullable)
- `fontFamily` (string, optional, nullable)
- `fontSize` (TypographyV4ResponseDtoStyleItemsValueFontSize, optional, nullable)
- `fontWeight` (double, optional, nullable)
- `italic` (boolean, optional, nullable)
- `letterSpacing` (double, optional, nullable)
- `lineHeight` (double, optional, nullable)
- `strikethrough` (boolean, optional, nullable)
- `textAlign` (string, optional, nullable)
- `underline` (boolean, optional, nullable)
- `uppercase` (boolean, optional, nullable)

### UpdateTypographyV4BodyDtoStyleItemsValueColor

- `swatchId` (string, optional, nullable) — The "id" or "referenceId" of an existing swatch (create one with the Swatch API first). Omit or null it for no swatch.
- `alpha` (double, optional, nullable) — Opacity between 0 and 1.

### UpdateTypographyV4BodyDtoStyleItemsValueFontSize

- `value` (double, optional, nullable)
- `unit` (string, optional, nullable)

### TypographyV4ResponseDtoStyleItemsValueColor

- `swatchId` (string, required, nullable)
- `alpha` (double, optional, nullable)

### TypographyV4ResponseDtoStyleItemsValueFontSize

- boolean
- double
- string
- any

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "2f3c9a1e-8b47-4d6a-9c1e-5a7b3d2f8e91",
  "referenceId": "VHlwb2dyYXBoeToyZjNjOWExZS04YjQ3LTRkNmEtOWMxZS01YTdiM2QyZjhlOTE=",
  "name": "Heading 1",
  "style": [
    {
      "deviceId": "desktop",
      "value": {
        "color": {
          "swatchId": "8a1f3c2d-5b6e-4f7a-9c0d-1e2f3a4b5c6d",
          "alpha": 1
        },
        "fontFamily": "Inter",
        "fontSize": true,
        "fontWeight": 500,
        "lineHeight": 2
      }
    },
    {
      "deviceId": "mobile",
      "value": {
        "fontSize": true
      }
    }
  ],
  "siteId": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.makeswift.com/v4/typographies/2f3c9a1e-8b47-4d6a-9c1e-5a7b3d2f8e91"

payload = {}
headers = {
    "x-api-key": "<apiKey>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.makeswift.com/v4/typographies/2f3c9a1e-8b47-4d6a-9c1e-5a7b3d2f8e91';
const options = {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {'x-api-key': '<apiKey>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.makeswift.com/v4/typographies/2f3c9a1e-8b47-4d6a-9c1e-5a7b3d2f8e91"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("x-api-key", "<apiKey>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.makeswift.com/v4/typographies/2f3c9a1e-8b47-4d6a-9c1e-5a7b3d2f8e91")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["x-api-key"] = '<apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://api.makeswift.com/v4/typographies/2f3c9a1e-8b47-4d6a-9c1e-5a7b3d2f8e91")
  .header("x-api-key", "<apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PATCH', 'https://api.makeswift.com/v4/typographies/2f3c9a1e-8b47-4d6a-9c1e-5a7b3d2f8e91', [
  'body' => '{}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    'x-api-key' => '<apiKey>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.makeswift.com/v4/typographies/2f3c9a1e-8b47-4d6a-9c1e-5a7b3d2f8e91");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PATCH);
request.AddHeader("x-api-key", "<apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "x-api-key": "<apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.makeswift.com/v4/typographies/2f3c9a1e-8b47-4d6a-9c1e-5a7b3d2f8e91")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "PATCH"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```