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# Patch an entry

PATCH https://api.contentful.com/spaces/{space_id}/environments/{environment_id}/entries/{entry_id}
Content-Type: application/json-patch+json

Updates an entry using JSON Patch format. Include the current version in `X-Contentful-Version`; operations on unset fields require passing the full sub-object.

Reference: https://contentful.com/developers/docs/references/content-management-api/entries/patch-an-entry

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `space_id` (string, required) — ID of the space in form of a string
- `environment_id` (string, required) — ID of the environment in form of a string
- `entry_id` (string, required) — ID of the entry in form of a string

### Headers

- `X-Contentful-Version` (string, required) — The last version of the entry you are updating

### Body (application/json-patch+json)

This endpoint expects a map from string to any.

- `map from string to any`

## Response

### 200

OK - Request successful

- `map from string to any`

## Examples

**Request**

```json
[
  {
    "op": "add",
    "path": "/fields/title/en-US",
    "value": "Hello, World!"
  },
  {
    "op": "add",
    "path": "/fields/body/en-US",
    "value": "Bacon is healthy!"
  }
]
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "fields": {
    "body": {
      "en-US": "Bacon is healthy!"
    },
    "title": {
      "en-US": "Hello, World!"
    }
  },
  "metadata": {
    "tags": [
      {
        "sys": {
          "id": "nyCampaign",
          "linkType": "Tag",
          "type": "Link"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "sys": {
    "contentType": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "hfM9RCJIk0wIm06WkEOQY",
        "linkType": "ContentType",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "createdAt": "2026-02-23T20:02:56.000Z",
    "createdBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "7BslKh9TdKGOK41VmLDjFZ",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "environment": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "staging",
        "linkType": "Environment",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "id": "5KsDBWseXY6QegucYAoacS",
    "space": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "yadj1kx9rmg0",
        "linkType": "Space",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "type": "Entry",
    "updatedAt": "2026-02-23T20:02:56.000Z",
    "updatedBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "4FLrUHftHW3v2BLi9fzfjU",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "version": 1
  }
}
```