PUT /api/v1/statuses/{id}
Default statuses (Open, Snoozed, Resolved, Closed) cannot be updated. Requires the status:manage permission.
Authentication
Use an agent API key and secret.
Parameters
| Name | Location | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | path | string | Yes |
Request body
Status update
Required: Yes.
application/json
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | string | Yes | maxLength: 25 example: "Open" |
| category | string (enum) | Yes | Category this status maps to. enum: ["open", "waiting", "resolved"] example: "open" |
Responses
200
Status updated successfully
Content type: application/json.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| status | string | No | example: "success" |
| data | object | No | |
| data.id | integer | No | example: 1 |
| data.created_at | string (date-time) | No | example: "2025-08-28T10:00:00Z" |
| data.name | string | No | example: "Open" |
| data.category | string (enum) | No | enum: ["open", "waiting", "resolved"] example: "open" |
400
Invalid request
Content type: application/json.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| status | string | No | example: "error" |
| message | string | No | Error message example: "Invalid request" |
| data | unspecified | No | Additional error data nullable: true |
| error_type | string (enum) | No | enum: ["GeneralException", "PermissionException", "InputException", "DataException", "NetworkException", "NotFoundException", "ConflictException", "UnauthorizedException", "RateLimitException"] |
401
Unauthorized
Content type: application/json.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| status | string | No | example: "error" |
| message | string | No | Error message example: "Invalid request" |
| data | unspecified | No | Additional error data nullable: true |
| error_type | string (enum) | No | enum: ["GeneralException", "PermissionException", "InputException", "DataException", "NetworkException", "NotFoundException", "ConflictException", "UnauthorizedException", "RateLimitException"] |
403
Forbidden
Content type: application/json.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| status | string | No | example: "error" |
| message | string | No | Error message example: "Invalid request" |
| data | unspecified | No | Additional error data nullable: true |
| error_type | string (enum) | No | enum: ["GeneralException", "PermissionException", "InputException", "DataException", "NetworkException", "NotFoundException", "ConflictException", "UnauthorizedException", "RateLimitException"] |
500
Internal server error
Content type: application/json.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| status | string | No | example: "error" |
| message | string | No | Error message example: "Invalid request" |
| data | unspecified | No | Additional error data nullable: true |
| error_type | string (enum) | No | enum: ["GeneralException", "PermissionException", "InputException", "DataException", "NetworkException", "NotFoundException", "ConflictException", "UnauthorizedException", "RateLimitException"] |
Specification
Download the complete OpenAPI specification.
OpenAPI definition for this endpoint
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
title: Libredesk API
description: >-
REST API documentation for Libredesk helpdesk system.
## Authentication
The Libredesk API supports two authentication methods:
### 1. Basic Authentication
Use your API key and secret with Basic authentication:
```
Authorization: Basic <base64_encoded_api_key:api_secret>
```
### 2. Token Authentication
Use your API key and secret with token authentication:
```
Authorization: token api_key:api_secret
```
To obtain API credentials, generate them from your agent profile in the
Libredesk dashboard.
version: 1.0.0
servers:
- url: http://localhost:8080
description: Local development server
security:
- basicAuth: []
- tokenAuth: []
paths:
/api/v1/statuses/{id}:
put:
tags:
- Status and priority
summary: Update Conversation Status
description: >-
Default statuses (Open, Snoozed, Resolved, Closed) cannot be updated.
Requires the `status:manage` permission.
operationId: handleUpdateStatus
parameters:
- name: id
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
requestBody:
description: Status update
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/StatusRequest'
responses:
'200':
description: Status updated successfully
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/StatusResponse'
'400':
description: Invalid request
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
'401':
description: Unauthorized
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
'403':
description: Forbidden
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
'500':
description: Internal server error
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
security:
- basicAuth: []
- tokenAuth: []
components:
schemas:
StatusRequest:
type: object
properties:
name:
type: string
example: Open
maxLength: 25
category:
type: string
enum:
- open
- waiting
- resolved
description: Category this status maps to.
example: open
required:
- name
- category
StatusResponse:
type: object
properties:
status:
type: string
example: success
data:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Status'
ErrorResponse:
type: object
description: Error response format
properties:
status:
type: string
example: error
message:
type: string
description: Error message
example: Invalid request
data:
nullable: true
description: Additional error data
error_type:
type: string
enum:
- GeneralException
- PermissionException
- InputException
- DataException
- NetworkException
- NotFoundException
- ConflictException
- UnauthorizedException
- RateLimitException
Status:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: integer
example: 1
created_at:
type: string
format: date-time
example: '2025-08-28T10:00:00Z'
name:
type: string
example: Open
category:
type: string
enum:
- open
- waiting
- resolved
example: open
securitySchemes:
basicAuth:
type: http
scheme: basic
description: >-
Basic authentication using base64 encoded API key and secret. Format:
`Authorization: Basic <base64(api_key:api_secret)>`
tokenAuth:
type: apiKey
name: Authorization
in: header
description: >-
Token authentication using API key and secret. Format: `Authorization:
token api_key:api_secret`
