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PUT
/
api
/
v1
/
blogs
/
:blog_id
/
articles
/
:id.json
Update Article
curl --request PUT \
  --url https://api.launchmystore.io/api/v1/blogs/:blog_id/articles/:id.json \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "title": "<string>",
  "handle": "<string>",
  "author": "<string>",
  "body_html": "<string>",
  "summary_html": "<string>",
  "published": true,
  "published_at": "<string>",
  "tags": "<string>",
  "template_suffix": "<string>",
  "image": {},
  "seo": {},
  "metafields": [
    {}
  ]
}
'
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {}
}

Documentation Index

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Update Article

Updates an existing article. Only provided fields will be updated.

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Request

curl -X PUT "https://api.launchmystore.io/api/v1/blogs/blog_abc123/articles/art_xyz789.json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Summer Collection Launch - Extended!",
    "body_html": "<p>Due to popular demand, our summer sale has been extended...</p>",
    "tags": "summer, announcements, sale-extended"
  }'

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Path Parameters

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blog_id
string
required
The unique blog ID
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id
string
required
The unique article ID to update

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Body Parameters

All parameters are optional. Only provided fields will be updated.
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title
string
The article title
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handle
string
URL-safe handle
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author
string
Author name
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body_html
string
Article content (HTML)
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summary_html
string
Article summary/excerpt (HTML)
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published
boolean
Whether the article is published
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published_at
string
Publication date (ISO 8601)
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tags
string
Comma-separated tags (replaces existing tags)
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template_suffix
string
Custom template suffix (set to null to remove)
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image
object
Featured image. Set to null to remove.
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seo
object
SEO metadata
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metafields
array
Metafields to add or update

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Response

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success
boolean
Whether the request succeeded
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data
object
The updated article object

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Example Response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "art_xyz789",
    "blog_id": "blog_abc123",
    "title": "Summer Collection Launch - Extended!",
    "handle": "summer-product-launch-announcement",
    "author": "Jane Smith",
    "body_html": "<p>Due to popular demand, our summer sale has been extended...</p>",
    "summary_html": "<p>Our summer sale has been extended!</p>",
    "published": true,
    "published_at": "2024-03-15T10:00:00Z",
    "tags": "summer, announcements, sale-extended",
    "image": {
      "id": "img_art123",
      "src": "https://cdn.launchmystore.io/images/summer-launch.jpg",
      "alt": "Summer Collection Launch"
    },
    "created_at": "2024-03-14T09:00:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-03-25T14:30:00Z"
  }
}

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Notes

  • Changing the handle will break existing links to the article
  • Setting published: false will unpublish the article immediately
  • Setting published_at to a future date will schedule the article

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Error Codes

CodeDescription
UNAUTHORIZEDInvalid or missing access token
FORBIDDENApp doesn’t have write_content scope
NOT_FOUNDArticle or blog with the specified ID does not exist
VALIDATION_ERRORInvalid request body (see error details)
DUPLICATE_HANDLEAn article with this handle already exists in this blog