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# Update Extension

PATCH https://api.bctrl.ai/v1/browser-extensions/{extensionId}
Content-Type: application/json

Update customer-controlled browser extension metadata such as the display name.

Reference: https://platform.bctrl.ai/api/api-reference/extensions/update

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: bctrl API
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /v1/browser-extensions/{extensionId}:
    patch:
      operationId: update
      summary: Update a browser extension
      description: >-
        Update customer-controlled browser extension metadata such as the
        display name.
      tags:
        - subpackage_browserExtensions
      parameters:
        - name: extensionId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: Authorization
          in: header
          description: Use Bearer <api-key>.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BrowserExtension'
        '400':
          description: >-
            The request was invalid. See `code` and `details`. Example code:
            `browser_extension.invalid_package`.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: 'Authentication required: the API key is missing or invalid.'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '403':
          description: 'Forbidden: the API key cannot access this resource.'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: >-
            The requested resource was not found. Example code:
            `browser_extension.not_found`.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded. Retry after the delay indicated by Retry-After.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/BrowserExtensionUpdateRequest'
servers:
  - url: https://api.bctrl.ai
    description: Production
  - url: http://localhost:8787
    description: Local development gateway
components:
  schemas:
    BrowserExtensionUpdateRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
      title: BrowserExtensionUpdateRequest
    BrowserExtension:
      type: object
      properties:
        contentHash:
          type: string
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        format:
          type: string
          enum:
            - crx
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        profileCount:
          type: integer
        sizeBytes:
          type: integer
        sourceUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
        subaccountId:
          type: string
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        version:
          type: string
      required:
        - createdAt
        - format
        - id
        - name
        - profileCount
        - updatedAt
        - version
      title: BrowserExtension
    ErrorResponseReasonClass:
      type: string
      enum:
        - invalid_input
        - unauthorized
        - capability_denied
        - capability_limit_exceeded
        - rate_limited
        - not_found
        - conflict
        - upstream
        - server
      description: Stable public error category for programmatic branching.
      title: ErrorResponseReasonClass
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Stable, dot-namespaced error code, e.g. "runtime.not_found" or
            "request.invalid".
        details:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            description: Any type
          description: >-
            Resource-specific structured context. Use `code` and `reasonClass`
            for branching.
        error:
          type: string
        hint:
          type: string
          description: Optional next action for recoverable errors, e.g. "retry after 2s".
        reasonClass:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseReasonClass'
          description: Stable public error category for programmatic branching.
        requestId:
          type: string
      required:
        - code
        - error
      title: ErrorResponse
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Use Bearer <api-key>.

```

## Examples



**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "createdAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "format": "crx",
  "id": "ext_Ab12Cd34Ef56Gh78Ij90",
  "name": "AdBlocker Plus",
  "profileCount": 1250,
  "updatedAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "version": "3.4.1",
  "contentHash": "sha256:3a7bd3e2360a3d5f4e8b9c1d2f4a5b6c7d8e9f0a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8c9d0e1f2a",
  "sizeBytes": 2048576,
  "sourceUrl": "https://extensions.bctrl.ai/adblocker-plus",
  "subaccountId": "subacct_987654321"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.bctrl.ai/v1/browser-extensions/extensionId"

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

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.bctrl.ai/v1/browser-extensions/extensionId';
const options = {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{}'
};

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.bctrl.ai/v1/browser-extensions/extensionId"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{}")

	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.bctrl.ai/v1/browser-extensions/extensionId")

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 = "{}"

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.bctrl.ai/v1/browser-extensions/extensionId")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{}")
  .asString();
```

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

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PATCH', 'https://api.bctrl.ai/v1/browser-extensions/extensionId', [
  'body' => '{}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

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

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.bctrl.ai/v1/browser-extensions/extensionId");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PATCH);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

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

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

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.bctrl.ai/v1/browser-extensions/extensionId")! 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()
```