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# Update a concept scheme

PATCH https://api.contentful.com/organizations/{organization_id}/taxonomy/concept-schemes/{concept_scheme_id}
Content-Type: application/json-patch+json

Updates a taxonomy concept scheme using JSON Patch format. Include the current version in `X-Contentful-Version`; operations on unset fields require passing the full sub-object rather than a nested path.

Reference: https://contentful.com/developers/docs/references/content-management-api/taxonomy/update-a-concept-scheme

## Authentication

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

## Request

### Path parameters

- `concept_scheme_id` (string, required) — The ID of the concept scheme.
- `organization_id` (string, required) — The ID of the organization.

### Headers

- `X-Contentful-Version` (string, required) — Version of the concept scheme to update

### 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": "/prefLabel/en-US",
    "value": "Sofas"
  },
  {
    "op": "add",
    "path": "/topConcepts/4",
    "value": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "1Py5SjffQHkGGY3dZ02W14"
      }
    }
  },
  {
    "op": "remove",
    "path": "/concepts/12"
  }
]
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "concepts": [
    {
      "sys": {
        "id": "1Py5SjffQHkGGY3dZ02W14",
        "linkType": "TaxonomyConcept",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    }
  ],
  "definition": {
    "en-US": ""
  },
  "prefLabel": {
    "en-US": "Home Products"
  },
  "sys": {
    "createdAt": "2025-12-26T08:00:44.000Z",
    "createdBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "7BslKh9TdKGOK41VmLDjFZ",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "id": "2s0F7127ajju1AVToMaCtE",
    "organization": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "0D9ZC8rLWiw6x5qizZGiRs",
        "linkType": "Organization",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "type": "TaxonomyConceptScheme",
    "updatedAt": "2025-12-26T08:00:44.000Z",
    "updatedBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "4FLrUHftHW3v2BLi9fzfjU",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "version": 0
  },
  "topConcepts": [
    {
      "sys": {
        "id": "1Py5SjffQHkGGY3dZ02W14",
        "linkType": "TaxonomyConcept",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    }
  ],
  "totalConcepts": 1,
  "uri": ""
}
```

**SDK Code**

```android Android
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```java Java
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```kotlin Kotlin
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```swift Swift
We currently don't provide a CMA SDK for this platform.
```

```js-legacy JavaScript (legacy)
Please use the Javascript (Plain client) for this endpoint.
```

```javascript JavaScript
import { createClient } from 'contentful-management'

// Client init
const client = contentful.createClient({
  accessToken: '<content_management_api_key>'
})

const updatedConcept = await client.conceptScheme.update({
  organizationId: '<organization_id>',
  version: 1
},
  [{op: 'replace', path: '/prefLabel/en-US', value: 'Sofas'}]
);
```

```php PHP
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```ruby Ruby
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```python Python
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```.net .NET
csharp
// This client should only be created once per application.
var httpClient = new HttpClient();

var client = new ContentfulManagementClient(httpClient, "<content_management_api_key>", "<space_id>");

// Update a concept scheme
var patches = new List<JsonPatchOperation>
{
    new JsonPatchOperation { Op = "replace", Path = "/name", Value = "Updated Name" }
};
var updatedScheme = await managementClient.UpdateTaxonomyConceptScheme(organizationId, "scheme-id", version, patches);
```