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

# Update an author



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://app.blogbowl.io/api/v1/misc/openapi.json patch /authors/{id}
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: BlogBowl API
  description: >-
    REST API for managing blog pages, posts, authors, newsletters, and
    subscribers.
  version: 1.0.0
  x-copyright: null
servers:
  - url: https://app.blogbowl.io/api/v1
security: []
tags:
  - name: Authors
  - name: Categories
  - name: Emails
  - name: Images
  - name: Newsletters
  - name: Pages
  - name: Posts
  - name: Subscribers
paths:
  /authors/{id}:
    patch:
      tags:
        - Authors
      summary: Update an author
      operationId: patch_authors_id
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          description: Author ID
          schema:
            type: number
      requestBody:
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                first_name:
                  type: string
                  description: First name
                last_name:
                  type: string
                  description: Last name
                position:
                  description: Position
                  type: string
                short_description:
                  type: string
                  description: Short description
                long_description:
                  type: string
                  description: Long description
                active:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Author active flag
                avatar_picture:
                  description: Avatar image
                  type: string
                  format: binary
                og_image:
                  description: Open Graph image
                  type: string
                  format: binary
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Updated author
          headers: {}
          content:
            '*/*':
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: number
                    description: Author ID
                  first_name:
                    type: string
                    description: First name
                  last_name:
                    type: string
                    description: Last name
                  formatted_name:
                    type: string
                    description: Formatted name
                  email:
                    type: string
                    description: Author email
                  position:
                    type: string
                    description: Author position
                  short_description:
                    type: string
                    description: Short description
                  long_description:
                    type: string
                    description: Long description
                  slug:
                    type: string
                    description: Author slug
                  active:
                    type: boolean
                    description: Author active flag
                  avatar:
                    type: string
                    description: Avatar URL
                  created_at:
                    type: string
                    description: Creation date
                  updated_at:
                    type: string
                    description: Updated date
                additionalProperties: false
                required:
                  - id
                  - first_name
                  - last_name
                  - formatted_name
                  - email
                  - position
                  - short_description
                  - long_description
                  - slug
                  - active
                  - avatar
                  - created_at
                  - updated_at

````