> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.yalg.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Update an anecdote > Updates an existing anecdote with new content, metadata, or usage statistics ## OpenAPI ````yaml https://api.yalg.ai/openapi.v1-3.1.json patch /v1/anecdotes/{id} openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: YALG Developer API description: >- Public v1 API for integrating with YALG content workflows. Authenticate server-side requests with the `x-api-key` header. Every request is scoped to the API key owner. version: '1.0' contact: name: YALG Support url: https://yalg.ai email: support@yalg.ai termsOfService: https://yalg.ai/terms license: name: Proprietary url: https://yalg.ai servers: - url: https://api.yalg.ai description: Production security: [] tags: - name: public-v1 description: Stable public developer API - name: anecdotes description: Public anecdote endpoints - name: posts description: Public post endpoints - name: post-generation description: Public post generation endpoints - name: script-jobs description: Public script job endpoints - name: shorts description: Public short-form video endpoints - name: carousel description: Public carousel endpoints - name: carousel-generation description: Public carousel generation endpoints - name: broll description: Public B-roll generation endpoints - name: components description: Public component library endpoints - name: Blog description: Public blog endpoints - name: youtube-suggestions description: Public YouTube suggestion endpoints - name: statistics description: Public statistics endpoints paths: /v1/anecdotes/{id}: patch: tags: - anecdotes summary: Update an anecdote description: >- Updates an existing anecdote with new content, metadata, or usage statistics operationId: AnecdoteController_update[1] parameters: - name: id required: true in: path description: UUID of the anecdote to update schema: example: 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000 type: string requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateAnecdoteDto' examples: default: summary: Example request value: title: The onboarding lesson content: >- A customer got stuck on step one, which showed us the product was explaining itself too late. mood: reflective storyType: lesson tags: - onboarding - product responses: '200': description: Anecdote updated successfully headers: X-RateLimit-Limit: description: Maximum number of API requests allowed in the current window. schema: type: integer example: 120 X-RateLimit-Remaining: description: Number of API requests remaining in the current window. schema: type: integer example: 119 X-RateLimit-Reset: description: >- Unix timestamp, in seconds, when the current rate limit window resets. schema: type: integer example: 1766246400 content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/YalgAnecdote' examples: success: summary: Example response value: id: 018f9f41-22a1-74bb-9450-7dd0d21ab8ab title: The onboarding lesson content: >- A customer got stuck on step one, which showed us the product was explaining itself too late. mood: reflective storyType: lesson tags: - onboarding - product isFavorite: false createdAt: '2026-06-20T17:24:39.000Z' updatedAt: '2026-06-20T17:24:39.000Z' '400': description: Invalid input data content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/YalgErrorResponse' examples: validation_failed: summary: Bad Request value: statusCode: 400 message: Validation failed error: Bad Request code: validation_failed headers: X-RateLimit-Limit: description: Maximum number of API requests allowed in the current window. schema: type: integer example: 120 X-RateLimit-Remaining: description: Number of API requests remaining in the current window. schema: type: integer example: 119 X-RateLimit-Reset: description: >- Unix timestamp, in seconds, when the current rate limit window resets. schema: type: integer example: 1766246400 '401': description: >- Authentication failed. Provide a valid `x-api-key` header for public API requests. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/YalgErrorResponse' examples: unauthorized: summary: Unauthorized value: statusCode: 401 message: Invalid or missing API key error: Unauthorized code: unauthorized headers: X-RateLimit-Limit: description: Maximum number of API requests allowed in the current window. schema: type: integer example: 120 X-RateLimit-Remaining: description: Number of API requests remaining in the current window. schema: type: integer example: 119 X-RateLimit-Reset: description: >- Unix timestamp, in seconds, when the current rate limit window resets. schema: type: integer example: 1766246400 '403': description: >- Forbidden. The authenticated owner does not have access to this feature or resource. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/YalgErrorResponse' examples: forbidden: summary: Forbidden value: statusCode: 403 message: Access denied error: Forbidden code: forbidden headers: X-RateLimit-Limit: description: Maximum number of API requests allowed in the current window. schema: type: integer example: 120 X-RateLimit-Remaining: description: Number of API requests remaining in the current window. schema: type: integer example: 119 X-RateLimit-Reset: description: >- Unix timestamp, in seconds, when the current rate limit window resets. schema: type: integer example: 1766246400 '404': description: Anecdote not found content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/YalgErrorResponse' examples: not_found: summary: Not Found value: statusCode: 404 message: Resource not found error: Not Found code: not_found headers: X-RateLimit-Limit: description: Maximum number of API requests allowed in the current window. schema: type: integer example: 120 X-RateLimit-Remaining: description: Number of API requests remaining in the current window. schema: type: integer example: 119 X-RateLimit-Reset: description: >- Unix timestamp, in seconds, when the current rate limit window resets. schema: type: integer example: 1766246400 '409': description: >- Conflict. The request cannot be completed because the resource is already in another state. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/YalgErrorResponse' examples: conflict: summary: Conflict value: statusCode: 409 message: Resource conflict error: Conflict code: conflict headers: X-RateLimit-Limit: description: Maximum number of API requests allowed in the current window. schema: type: integer example: 120 X-RateLimit-Remaining: description: Number of API requests remaining in the current window. schema: type: integer example: 119 X-RateLimit-Reset: description: >- Unix timestamp, in seconds, when the current rate limit window resets. schema: type: integer example: 1766246400 '429': description: >- Rate limit exceeded. Wait for the window to reset before retrying the request. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/YalgErrorResponse' examples: rate_limit_exceeded: summary: Too Many Requests value: statusCode: 429 message: Rate limit exceeded error: Too Many Requests code: rate_limit_exceeded retryAfter: 60 headers: X-RateLimit-Limit: description: Maximum number of API requests allowed in the current window. schema: type: integer example: 120 X-RateLimit-Remaining: description: Number of API requests remaining in the current window. schema: type: integer example: 119 X-RateLimit-Reset: description: >- Unix timestamp, in seconds, when the current rate limit window resets. schema: type: integer example: 1766246400 Retry-After: description: Seconds to wait before retrying the request. schema: type: integer example: 60 '500': description: Internal server error. An unexpected YALG backend error occurred. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/YalgErrorResponse' examples: internal_server_error: summary: Internal Server Error value: statusCode: 500 message: Internal server error error: Internal Server Error code: internal_server_error headers: X-RateLimit-Limit: description: Maximum number of API requests allowed in the current window. schema: type: integer example: 120 X-RateLimit-Remaining: description: Number of API requests remaining in the current window. schema: type: integer example: 119 X-RateLimit-Reset: description: >- Unix timestamp, in seconds, when the current rate limit window resets. schema: type: integer example: 1766246400 security: - ApiKeyAuth: [] components: schemas: UpdateAnecdoteDto: type: object properties: title: type: string maxLength: 200 description: Title of the anecdote (optional when autoFill is enabled) example: How I Learned to Lead a Team content: type: string description: The full content/story of the anecdote example: >- Last year, I was tasked with leading a cross-functional team for the first time. Initially, I struggled with delegation and tried to micromanage every detail... type: default: voice enum: - text - voice type: string description: Type of anecdote example: voice transcript: type: string description: Transcript of the voice anecdote (for voice type anecdotes) example: >- So I was reflecting on my journey from junior developer to tech lead... audioPath: type: string maxLength: 500 description: Path to the audio file on disk (for voice type anecdotes) example: /uploads/audio/anecdote-001.mp3 storyType: enum: - professional_stories - personal_stories - lesson_learned type: string description: Type of story/anecdote (optional when autoFill is enabled) example: professional_stories authorId: type: string format: uuid description: >- UUID of the user who created this anecdote (will be set from authentication token if not provided) example: 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000 tags: description: >- Tags for categorizing and searching the anecdote (optional when autoFill is enabled) example: - leadership - teamwork - management - growth type: array items: type: string contentScopes: type: array items: type: string enum: - all - linkedin_post - facebook_post - youtube_script - blog_article - short - carousel description: >- Content formats where this anecdote can be used. Use all to make it available everywhere. example: - youtube_script - blog_article mood: type: string maxLength: 50 description: Mood or tone of the anecdote example: reflective enum: - inspiring - humorous - reflective - educational context: type: string maxLength: 100 description: Context where this anecdote took place example: startup enum: - work - startup - client meeting - conference - personal lessonLearned: type: string description: The key lesson or takeaway from this anecdote example: >- Effective leadership requires trust, clear communication, and empowering team members to make decisions. linkedinAngle: type: string description: How this anecdote could be positioned for LinkedIn posting example: >- Share this as a leadership lesson with focus on team empowerment and growth mindset. priority: type: number default: 1 minimum: 1 maximum: 5 description: >- Priority level for using this anecdote (1 = highest priority, 5 = lowest) example: 1 isFavorite: type: boolean default: false description: Whether this anecdote is marked as favorite example: false timeSensitive: type: boolean default: false description: >- Whether this anecdote is time-sensitive (contains time-bound information that should only be used once) example: false usageCount: type: number minimum: 0 description: Number of times this anecdote has been used in posts example: 3 isActive: type: boolean description: Whether this anecdote is active and available for use example: true default: true YalgAnecdote: type: object description: Source anecdote used by YALG content workflows. properties: id: type: string format: uuid description: Anecdote identifier. example: 018f9f40-7d7b-7712-9b0f-2e5d9fd5df3f title: type: string example: The onboarding lesson content: type: string example: A short story that can be turned into content. mood: type: string example: reflective storyType: type: string example: lesson tags: type: array items: type: string isFavorite: type: boolean example: false createdAt: type: string format: date-time example: '2026-06-20T17:24:39.000Z' updatedAt: type: string format: date-time example: '2026-06-20T17:24:39.000Z' additionalProperties: true YalgErrorResponse: type: object required: - statusCode - message description: >- Standard error payload returned by YALG API endpoints. Validation errors may return `message` as an array of field-level messages. properties: statusCode: type: integer example: 400 message: oneOf: - type: string example: Bad request - type: array items: type: string example: - field must be a string error: type: string example: Bad Request code: type: string example: validation_failed description: Stable machine-readable error code when the backend can provide one. requestId: type: string example: req_01HX7Y6D3XQ4J8W9Z0A1B2C3D4 description: >- Request correlation identifier. Include this when contacting YALG support. retryAfter: type: integer example: 60 description: >- Seconds to wait before retrying. Present on some rate-limit responses. details: type: object additionalProperties: true description: Optional structured details for validation or domain errors. securitySchemes: ApiKeyAuth: type: apiKey in: header name: x-api-key description: >- YALG Developer API key. Send it in the `x-api-key` header from a server-side environment only. x-default: yalg_live_your_api_key ````