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PATCH
/
areas
/
{id}
curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://api.roostedhr.com/api/1_12/areas/{id} \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'X-API-KEY: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "Northeast Region"
}
'
{
  "id": "a1B2c",
  "name": "Northeast Region",
  "parent_id": "",
  "nlevel": 0,
  "protected": false
}
The API validates against circular references — an area cannot be set as its own parent (ARA-500). Only name and parent_id can be updated; the id is immutable.

Authorizations

​
X-API-KEY
string
header
required

Path Parameters

​
id
string
required

Unique area identifier.

Example:

"a1B2c"

Body

application/json
​
name
string

New display name for the area.

Maximum string length: 50
Example:

"Northeast Region"

​
parent_id
string

New parent area ID, or empty string to make top-level.

Example:

""

Response

OK

​
id
string

Unique area identifier.

Example:

"a1B2c"

​
name
string

Display name of the area.

Example:

"Northeast"

​
parent_id
string

Parent area ID, or empty string if top-level.

Example:

""

​
nlevel
integer

Nesting depth (0 = top-level).

Example:

0

​
protected
boolean

Whether the area is system-protected.

Example:

false