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# Update asset

PATCH https://api.finput.com.au/api/v1/assets/{id}
Content-Type: application/json

Updates an asset's name, alias, or parent. Requires permission to edit equipment.

Reference: https://docs.finput.com.au/api/endpoints/assets/update-asset

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — JWT access token obtained from `POST /api/v1/auth/login`, or a `finput_sk_...` API token

## Request

### Path parameters

- `id` (integer, required)

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an AssetCreateRequest.

- `name` (string, required)
- `alias` (string, optional)
- `parent_id` (integer, optional) — ID of the parent category/asset

## Response

### 200

Asset updated

- `message` (string, optional)
- `data` (Asset, optional)

## Types

### Asset

- `id` (integer, optional)
- `name` (string, optional)
- `alias` (string, optional, nullable) — Comma-separated alternative names
- `parent` (string, optional, nullable) — Parent asset name
- `parent_id` (integer, optional, nullable)
- `is_asset` (boolean, optional) — true if leaf node (actual asset), false if category
- `is_deleted` (boolean, optional)
- `asset_rate_brackets` (list of AssetRateBracketRelation, optional)
- `created_at` (datetime, optional)
- `updated_at` (datetime, optional)

### AssetRateBracketRelation

- `id` (integer, optional)
- `asset` (string, optional) — Asset name
- `asset_id` (integer, optional)
- `organisation` (string, optional) — Organisation name
- `organisation_id` (integer, optional)
- `product` (string, optional, nullable) — Product name
- `product_id` (integer, optional, nullable)
- `rate_bracket` (string, optional, nullable) — Rate bracket name
- `rate_bracket_id` (integer, optional, nullable)
- `created_at` (datetime, optional)
- `updated_at` (datetime, optional)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "name": "Excavator"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "message": "string",
  "data": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "string",
    "alias": "string",
    "parent": "string",
    "is_asset": true,
    "is_deleted": true,
    "asset_rate_brackets": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "asset": "string",
        "organisation": "string",
        "product": "string",
        "rate_bracket": "string",
        "created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
        "updated_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
      }
    ],
    "created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.finput.com.au/api/v1/assets/1"

payload = { "name": "Excavator" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.finput.com.au/api/v1/assets/1';
const options = {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"name":"Excavator"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.finput.com.au/api/v1/assets/1"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"name\": \"Excavator\"\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(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.finput.com.au/api/v1/assets/1")

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  \"name\": \"Excavator\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://api.finput.com.au/api/v1/assets/1")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"name\": \"Excavator\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PATCH', 'https://api.finput.com.au/api/v1/assets/1', [
  'body' => '{
  "name": "Excavator"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.finput.com.au/api/v1/assets/1");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PATCH);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"name\": \"Excavator\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["name": "Excavator"] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.finput.com.au/api/v1/assets/1")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "PATCH"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```