> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.biomni.phylo.bio/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Update a project

> Rename a project or edit its description.

Only the fields you send change. Send an empty string, such as `"description": ""`, to clear a field.


## OpenAPI

````yaml api-reference/openapi.json PUT /projects/{project_id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Phylo API — V1
  description: Public API for Phylo, the biomedical AI agent platform.
  version: 0.1.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.phylo.bio/v1
    description: >-
      Self-serve platform. Enterprise customers should contact the Phylo team to
      get their API base URL. Learn more at https://phylo.bio/enterprise.
security: []
paths:
  /projects/{project_id}:
    put:
      tags:
        - projects
      summary: Update a project
      description: Rename a project or edit its description.
      operationId: update_project_projects__project_id__put
      parameters:
        - name: project_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            title: Project Id
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateProjectRequest'
            examples:
              rename:
                summary: Rename only
                value:
                  title: Patient001 BRCA1 — final report
              full:
                summary: Rename and edit the description
                value:
                  title: Patient001 BRCA1 — final report
                  description: Sign-off review pass complete.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Project after update.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Project'
              example:
                id: prj_014OwAG97UY0UfcHlLHQRnKO
                type: project
                title: BRCA1 variant workup
                description: Clinical genomics workup for three BRCA1 variants.
                created_at: '2026-08-12T21:21:01.919000Z'
                updated_at: '2026-08-12T22:05:44.612000Z'
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    UpdateProjectRequest:
      properties:
        title:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
              maxLength: 128
              minLength: 1
            - type: 'null'
          title: Title
        description:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
              maxLength: 1024
            - type: 'null'
          title: Description
          description: Free-text description of the project.
      additionalProperties: false
      type: object
      title: UpdateProjectRequest
    Project:
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          title: Id
        type:
          type: string
          const: project
          title: Type
          default: project
        title:
          type: string
          title: Title
        description:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Description
          description: Free-text description of the project.
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          title: Created At
        updated_at:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
              format: date-time
            - type: 'null'
          title: Updated At
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - title
        - created_at
      title: Project
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Requires an API key. See the Authentication guide.

````