# `PATCH /category/{id}`

Protected. Requires a valid session cookie (`credentials: 'include'`).

Update category (rename or move)

Updates a category the user is authorized for.
`name` renames the category (re-slugifies in the company default language).
`parentId` moves it under a new parent (cycle/self → `Invalid parent`).
Either `name` or `parentId` (or both) is required.


## Path parameters

| Param | Required | Type | Description |
|-------|----------|------|-------------|
| `id` | yes | integer | Category id |

## Body (JSON)

| Field | Required | Type | Description |
|-------|----------|------|-------------|
| `name` | no | string |  |
| `parentId` | no | integer | New parent category id |

```json
{
  "parentId": 3
}
```

## Signals

On success, emits SSE signal: `category` (see [`GET /events`](../events.md)).

## Response `200`

Updated category (renamed and/or moved)

```json
{
  "category": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "…",
    "slug": "…",
    "parentId": 1,
    "sort": 1
  }
}
```

## Errors

| Status | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| 400 | Validation error (name or parentId required, or invalid parent) — `{"error":"…"}` |
| 401 | Unauthorized — `{"error":"…"}` |
| 403 | Not authorized — `{"error":"…"}` |
| 404 | Category not found — `{"error":"…"}` |

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