Update a document
curl --request PATCH \
--url https://api.custral.com/v1/documents/{id} \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"content": "## Notes\n\nUpdated by the integration."
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.custral.com/v1/documents/{id}"
payload = { "content": "## Notes
Updated by the integration." }
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'PATCH',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({content: '## Notes\n\nUpdated by the integration.'})
};
fetch('https://api.custral.com/v1/documents/{id}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.custral.com/v1/documents/{id}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PATCH",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'content' => '## Notes
Updated by the integration.'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.custral.com/v1/documents/{id}"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"content\": \"## Notes\\n\\nUpdated by the integration.\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://api.custral.com/v1/documents/{id}")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"content\": \"## Notes\\n\\nUpdated by the integration.\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.custral.com/v1/documents/{id}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"content\": \"## Notes\\n\\nUpdated by the integration.\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"data": {
"id": "doc_123",
"markdown": "## Bug\n\nRepro steps…"
},
"reqId": "req_2a1f9c8e7b6d5"
}{
"error": {
"code": "invalid_api_key"
},
"reqId": "req_2a1f9c8e7b6d5"
}{
"error": {
"code": "insufficient_scope"
},
"reqId": "req_2a1f9c8e7b6d5"
}{
"error": {
"code": "not_found"
},
"reqId": "req_2a1f9c8e7b6d5"
}Documents
Update a document
Replace an existing document’s content with markdown, by its doc_… id. Update-only — an unknown id returns 404 document_not_found, never a silent create. The write merges into the document’s live state, so it lands in any open editor. Requires scope: documents:write.
PATCH
/
v1
/
documents
/
{id}
Update a document
curl --request PATCH \
--url https://api.custral.com/v1/documents/{id} \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"content": "## Notes\n\nUpdated by the integration."
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.custral.com/v1/documents/{id}"
payload = { "content": "## Notes
Updated by the integration." }
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'PATCH',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({content: '## Notes\n\nUpdated by the integration.'})
};
fetch('https://api.custral.com/v1/documents/{id}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.custral.com/v1/documents/{id}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PATCH",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'content' => '## Notes
Updated by the integration.'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.custral.com/v1/documents/{id}"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"content\": \"## Notes\\n\\nUpdated by the integration.\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://api.custral.com/v1/documents/{id}")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"content\": \"## Notes\\n\\nUpdated by the integration.\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.custral.com/v1/documents/{id}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"content\": \"## Notes\\n\\nUpdated by the integration.\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"data": {
"id": "doc_123",
"markdown": "## Bug\n\nRepro steps…"
},
"reqId": "req_2a1f9c8e7b6d5"
}{
"error": {
"code": "invalid_api_key"
},
"reqId": "req_2a1f9c8e7b6d5"
}{
"error": {
"code": "insufficient_scope"
},
"reqId": "req_2a1f9c8e7b6d5"
}{
"error": {
"code": "not_found"
},
"reqId": "req_2a1f9c8e7b6d5"
}Authorizations
A Custral secret API key (sk_…), created in Settings → Applications. Sent as Authorization: Bearer sk_…. The X-Api-Key: sk_… header is also accepted and takes precedence. Never expose a secret key in a browser.
Path Parameters
The document id (doc_…).
Body
application/json
The body of an update-document request. The document id is in the path.
The new document body, as markdown. Replaces the document's content in full.
Example:
"## Notes\n\nUpdated by the integration."
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