Update a document
Edit document metadata: rename it, or move it to a different team-library folder. Replacing the file content is a separate operation — use POST /v1/documents/{id}/versions.
Authorization
bearerAuth documents.writeAuthorizationBearer <token>
Dashboard-issued token (pm_live_...) or OAuth-issued access token.
In: header
Scope: documents.write
Path Parameters
id*string
Request Body
application/json
TypeScript Definitions
Use the request body type in TypeScript.
Response Body
application/json
application/json
application/json
application/json
application/json
application/json
application/json
curl -X PATCH "https://api.papermark.com/v1/documents/string" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{}'{
"id": "clxy9abc1234567890",
"name": "pitch-deck-q4.pdf",
"type": "pdf",
"content_type": "application/pdf",
"num_pages": 12,
"folder_id": null,
"created_at": "2026-04-17T10:00:00.000Z",
"updated_at": "2026-04-17T10:00:00.000Z"
}{
"error": {
"code": "unauthorized",
"message": "Missing bearer token.",
"doc_url": "https://www.papermark.com/docs/api/errors#unauthorized",
"details": null
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "unauthorized",
"message": "Missing bearer token.",
"doc_url": "https://www.papermark.com/docs/api/errors#unauthorized",
"details": null
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "unauthorized",
"message": "Missing bearer token.",
"doc_url": "https://www.papermark.com/docs/api/errors#unauthorized",
"details": null
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "unauthorized",
"message": "Missing bearer token.",
"doc_url": "https://www.papermark.com/docs/api/errors#unauthorized",
"details": null
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "unauthorized",
"message": "Missing bearer token.",
"doc_url": "https://www.papermark.com/docs/api/errors#unauthorized",
"details": null
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "unauthorized",
"message": "Missing bearer token.",
"doc_url": "https://www.papermark.com/docs/api/errors#unauthorized",
"details": null
}
}