Update an article

PUT /articles/{slug}

Token

Update an article. Auth is required

Path parameters

slug string Required

Slug of the article to update

application/json

Body Required

Article to update

article object Required
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- title string
- description string
- body string

Responses

200 application/json

OK
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- article object Required
  
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  slug string Required
  
  title string Required
  
  description string Required
  
  body string Required
  
  tags array[string] Required
  
  createdAt string(date-time) Required
  
  updatedAt string(date-time) Required
  
  favorited boolean Required
  
  favoritesCount integer Required
  
  author object Required
  
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  username string Required
  
  bio string Required
  
  image string Required
  
  following boolean Required
401

Unauthorized
422 application/json

Unexpected error
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- errors object Required
  
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  body array[string] Required

PUT /articles/{slug}

curl \
 --request PUT '/api/articles/{slug}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '{"article":{"title":"string","description":"string","body":"string"}}'

Request examples

{
  "article": {
    "title": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "body": "string"
  }
}

Response examples (200)

{
  "article": {
    "slug": "how-to-train-your-dragon",
    "title": "How to train your dragon",
    "description": "Ever wonder how?",
    "body": "It takes a Jacobian",
    "tags": [
      "dragons",
      "training"
    ],
    "createdAt": "2025-05-04T09:42:00Z",
    "updatedAt": "2025-05-04T09:42:00Z",
    "favorited": false,
    "favoritesCount": 42,
    "author": {
      "bio": "I work at State Farm.",
      "image": "https://api.realworld.io/images/smiley-cyrus.jpg",
      "username": "jake",
      "following": false
    }
  }
}

Response examples (422)

{
  "errors": {
    "body": [
      "string"
    ]
  }
}