Update Product Attribute

Updates an existing product attribute.

HTTP Request

PATCH/api/products/:product_id/attributes/:product_attribute_id

Authorization

Authorization

• Required: Yes
• Permission: Staff or Admin
• Authentication: Token-based (Authorization: Token <your_api_key>)

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
product_id	Integer	Yes	Unique ID of the product
product_attribute_id	Integer	Yes	Unique ID of the product attribute

Request Body

Field	Type	Required	Description
values	Array	Yes	List of attribute values to update

Example Requests

🐍 Python

1import requests
2
3# Update a specific product attribute
4response = requests.patch('http://www.example.com/api/products/123/attributes/456',
5  headers={'Authorization': 'Token <your_api_key>'},
6  json={
7      "values": [10, 11, 12]
8  }
9)
10
11print(response.json())
12
13# Update with single value
14response = requests.patch('http://www.example.com/api/products/123/attributes/456',
15  headers={'Authorization': 'Token <your_api_key>'},
16  json={
17      "values": [20]
18  }
19)
20
21print(response.json())

🌐 Curl

1# Update a specific product attribute
2curl -X PATCH "http://www.example.com/api/products/123/attributes/456" \
3-H "Authorization: Token <your_api_key>" \
4-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
5-d '{
6  "values": [10, 11, 12]
7}'
8
9# Update with single value
10curl -X PATCH "http://www.example.com/api/products/123/attributes/456" \
11-H "Authorization: Token <your_api_key>" \
12-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
13-d '{
14  "values": [20]
15}'

Status Codes

Code	Description
200	Product attribute updated successfully
400	Bad request — invalid input
401	Unauthorized — authentication required
403	Forbidden — insufficient permissions
404	Not found — product or attribute does not exist
500	Internal server error

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
id	Integer	Unique ID of the product attribute
attribute_data	Object	Details of the attribute (id, name, description)
value_data	Object	Details of the attribute value (id, value)
created_at	String (ISO 8601)	Timestamp when product attribute was created
updated_at	String (ISO 8601)	Timestamp when product attribute was last updated

Attribute Data Structure

Field	Type	Description
id	Integer	Unique ID of the attribute
name	String	Name of the attribute
description	String	Description of the attribute
created_at	String (ISO 8601)	Timestamp when attribute was created
updated_at	String (ISO 8601)	Timestamp when attribute was last updated

Value Data Structure

Field	Type	Description
id	Integer	Unique ID of the attribute value
value	String	The value of the attribute
created_at	String (ISO 8601)	Timestamp when attribute value was created
updated_at	String (ISO 8601)	Timestamp when attribute value was last updated