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# Update project

PATCH https://api.getzep.com/api/v4/project
Content-Type: application/json

Reference: https://docs-beta.getzep.com/sdk-reference/project/update

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (required) (prefixed with ` Api-Key  `) — Type "Api-Key" followed by a space and the project API key.

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a v4.PatchProjectRequest.

- `default_time_zone` (string, optional) — The project's IANA fallback time zone. Set to null to clear the existing value.
- `include_policy_violating_episodes` (boolean, optional) — When true, episode reads on graphs with a content policy include the episodes that violated the policy.

## Response

### 200

OK

- `created_at` (string, optional) — The time the project was created.
- `default_time_zone` (string, optional) — The project's default IANA time zone, used as the fallback when a resource does not set its own.
- `description` (string, optional) — A human-readable description of the project.
- `include_policy_violating_episodes` (boolean, optional) — When true, episode reads on graphs with a content policy include the episodes that violated the policy. The default is false.
- `name` (string, optional) — The name of the project.
- `uuid` (string, optional) — The unique identifier of the project.

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Bad Request

- `error` (v4.ErrorBody, optional)

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized

- `error` (v4.ErrorBody, optional)

### 404 Not Found Error

Not Found

- `error` (v4.ErrorBody, optional)

### 409 Conflict Error

Conflict

- `error` (v4.ErrorBody, optional)

## Types

### v4.ErrorBody

- `code` (string, optional)
- `details` (map from string to any, optional)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `param` (string, optional)
- `request_id` (string, optional)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "created_at": "string",
  "default_time_zone": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "include_policy_violating_episodes": false,
  "name": "string",
  "uuid": "string"
}
```