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PUT
/
v3
/
inbox
/
threads
/
categories
/
{id}
Update inbox category
curl --request PUT \
  --url https://api.reply.io/v3/inbox/threads/categories/{id} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "Warm Leads",
  "color": "Yellow"
}
'
{
  "id": 123,
  "name": "<string>",
  "color": "Gray",
  "isReserved": true,
  "unreadThreadsCount": 123
}

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Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Authenticate every request with a Bearer token. Pass your Reply API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer <your-api-key>

Get your API key from the Reply dashboard: Settings → API Key.

Path Parameters

​
id
integer
required
Required range: x >= 1

Body

application/json

Full replacement of the category's name and color. Reserved categories reject this operation with 403.

​
name
string
required
Required string length: 1 - 64
​
color
enum<string>
required
Available options:
Gray,
Green,
Blue,
Red,
Yellow,
Purple,
Orange,
LightBlue,
Olive

Response

Category updated

Inbox thread category. Reserved categories are owned by the system and cannot be modified or deleted.

​
id
integer
required
​
name
string
required
Maximum string length: 64
​
color
enum<string>
required
Available options:
Gray,
Green,
Blue,
Red,
Yellow,
Purple,
Orange,
LightBlue,
Olive
​
isReserved
boolean
required

True for system-reserved categories (e.g., the default category). Reserved categories cannot be renamed, recoloured, or deleted.

​
unreadThreadsCount
integer
required

Number of unread threads currently assigned to this category.