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# Update Template

> Update an existing template. Only provided fields are changed.

## Path Parameters

<ParamField path="template_id" type="string" required>
  The unique identifier of the template.
</ParamField>

## Request Body

All fields are optional.

<ParamField body="name" type="string">Template name.</ParamField>
<ParamField body="subject" type="string">Email subject line.</ParamField>
<ParamField body="body" type="string">Email body content.</ParamField>
<ParamField body="category" type="string">Template category.</ParamField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X PATCH "https://api.foxreach.io/api/v1/templates/ctm_abc123" \
    -H "X-API-Key: otr_your_key" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
      "subject": "Updated: Quick question about {{company}}"
    }'
  ```

  ```python Python SDK theme={null}
  from foxreach import FoxReach
  from foxreach.types import TemplateUpdate

  client = FoxReach(api_key="otr_your_key")
  template = client.templates.update(
      "tpl_abc123",
      TemplateUpdate(name="Updated name", body="Updated body")
  )
  ```

  ```typescript TypeScript SDK theme={null}
  import { FoxReach } from "foxreach";

  const client = new FoxReach({ apiKey: "otr_your_key" });
  const template = await client.templates.update("tpl_abc123", {
      name: "Updated name",
      body: "Updated body"
  });
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "data": {
      "id": "ctm_abc123",
      "name": "Cold Intro - SaaS",
      "subject": "Updated: Quick question about {{company}}",
      "body": "Hi {{firstName}},\n\nI noticed that {{company}} is...",
      "category": "email",
      "createdAt": "2025-01-10T08:00:00",
      "updatedAt": "2025-01-16T09:00:00"
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

## Errors

| Status | Description        |
| ------ | ------------------ |
| `404`  | Template not found |

## Rate Limit

* **100 requests per minute, per API key.** Fixed 60-second window.
* Every response includes `X-RateLimit-Limit`, `X-RateLimit-Remaining`, and `X-RateLimit-Reset` (unix epoch seconds).
* A `429` response includes a `Retry-After` header (seconds until the bucket resets).

For client-side patterns (`Retry-After`, exponential backoff, monitoring `X-RateLimit-Remaining`), see [Rate Limiting](/rate-limiting).