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

# Update a contact list

> Patch a contact list. `kind` is immutable; `rules` only apply to dynamic lists, and replacing them recomputes membership.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json patch /v1/contact-lists/{listId}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Tented API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    The Tented public API: generate, publish, and manage AI-built web pages
    (tents), and run the email platform — contacts, reusable emails, one-time
    blasts, and triggered flows.


    ## Authentication

    Authenticate every request with a workspace API key: `Authorization: Bearer
    <api-key>`. Keys are created in **Workspace Settings → API Keys** and are
    scoped to a single workspace.


    ## Asynchronous work

    Tent generation, bulk creation, and email AI generation return `202
    Accepted` immediately. Poll the corresponding status endpoint (`GET
    /v1/tents/{tentId}`, `GET /v1/bulk-jobs/{bulkJobId}`, `GET
    /v1/emails/{emailId}/generations/{generationId}`) — no more than every 10
    seconds.


    ## Pagination

    Email listings use cursor pagination (`cursor`/`next_cursor`). Blast, flow,
    and member listings use page pagination (`page`/`limit` with a `pagination`
    object in the response).


    ## Conventions

    Request and response fields are snake_case, with two exceptions: analytics
    query parameters (`tentIdOrAlias`, `daysBack`) and segment rule trees
    (camelCase keys such as `listId` and `timeWindow`).
  contact:
    name: Tented Support
    email: support@tented.ai
servers:
  - url: https://api.tented.ai
    description: Production
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Tents
    description: >-
      Create, edit, publish, and manage AI-generated pages, including asset
      uploads and bulk creation.
  - name: Analytics
    description: Traffic analytics for single tents and the whole workspace.
  - name: Contacts
    description: >-
      Batch create, update, and delete contacts. Up to 25 items per request with
      per-item results.
  - name: Emails
    description: >-
      Reusable email content: AI generation, direct HTML edits, plain-text
      control, and approval.
  - name: Email Blasts
    description: >-
      One-time sends to an audience: compose, schedule, track engagement, export
      recipients.
  - name: Triggered Flows
    description: >-
      Multi-step automations that enroll contacts on triggers and move them
      through a step graph.
  - name: Contact Imports
  - name: Contact Fields
  - name: Contact Lists
  - name: Email Templates
  - name: Tent Templates
    description: >-
      Reusable, AI-editable tent layouts. Create from HTML or an existing tent,
      iterate with AI, approve, and clone. Approved tent templates seed new
      tents.
paths:
  /v1/contact-lists/{listId}:
    patch:
      tags:
        - Contact Lists
      summary: Update a contact list
      description: >-
        Patch a contact list. `kind` is immutable; `rules` only apply to dynamic
        lists, and replacing them recomputes membership.
      operationId: update-contact-list
      parameters:
        - name: listId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          description: Contact list ID.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                  maxLength: 255
                  description: >-
                    List name (1-255 chars). Must be unique within the
                    workspace.
                description:
                  type:
                    - string
                    - 'null'
                  maxLength: 1000
                  description: Optional description (max 1,000 chars). Pass null to clear.
                rules:
                  anyOf:
                    - $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuleGroup'
                    - type: 'null'
                  description: >-
                    Replacement segment rule tree for a dynamic list; membership
                    is recomputed. Not applicable to static lists. `email_step`
                    conditions are not allowed.
              minProperties: 1
              additionalProperties: false
              description: At least one field is required.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated contact list.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContactList'
        '400':
          description: >-
            Bad request — invalid parameters or request body (e.g. an empty
            patch, or `rules` on a static list). Validation failures include
            `details.issues` with per-field messages.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized — missing, malformed, revoked, or expired API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: >-
            Forbidden — system lists cannot be edited (`error_code:
            "system_list_protected"`).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: >-
            Not found — the resource does not exist in the workspace tied to
            your API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '409':
          description: >-
            Conflict — a list with this name already exists (`error_code:
            "contact_list_name_exists"`).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    RuleGroup:
      type: object
      properties:
        kind:
          type: string
          enum:
            - group
          description: Set to `group` (default when `conditions` is present).
        operator:
          type: string
          enum:
            - and
            - or
          default: and
          description: How child conditions combine.
        conditions:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuleNode'
          description: >-
            Child nodes. Groups nest up to 5 levels; a tree may contain at most
            100 nodes.
      required:
        - conditions
    ContactList:
      type: object
      properties:
        list_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Contact list ID.
        name:
          type: string
          description: List name. Unique within the workspace.
        slug:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: URL-safe identifier derived from the name.
        description:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Optional description.
        kind:
          type: string
          enum:
            - static
            - dynamic
            - system
          description: >-
            static = membership managed manually via the member endpoints;
            dynamic = membership computed continuously from rules; system =
            auto-managed by the platform (read-only). Immutable after creation.
        rules:
          anyOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuleGroup'
            - type: 'null'
          description: Segment rule tree for dynamic lists; `null` for static lists.
        member_count:
          type:
            - integer
            - 'null'
          description: >-
            Stored member count for static lists; `null` for dynamic lists — use
            `GET /v1/contact-lists/{listId}/member-count` for a live count.
        owner_campaign_id:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: uuid
          description: >-
            Set when the list is a blast's inline audience; `null` for
            user-created lists.
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Creation time.
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Last update.
      required:
        - list_id
        - name
        - kind
        - created_at
        - updated_at
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
        error_code:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Stable machine-readable error code (present on email, blast, flow,
            and related endpoints, e.g. `campaign_not_ready`,
            `generation_in_progress`).
        message:
          type: string
          description: Additional human-readable context (present on some tent endpoints).
        code:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Machine-readable code used by tent creation errors (e.g.
            `INVALID_PROMPT_INTENT`).
        details:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
          description: >-
            Additional error context. Validation errors include `issues`: an
            array of `{ path, message }` objects.
        limit:
          type: integer
          description: Plan limit that was hit (present on `429` publish-limit errors).
        current:
          type: integer
          description: >-
            Current usage against the limit (present on `429` publish-limit
            errors).
      required:
        - error
      description: >-
        Error response. All errors include `error`; the other fields vary by
        endpoint group.
    RuleNode:
      oneOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuleGroup'
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuleCondition'
      description: >-
        A rule tree node: either a group of nested conditions or a single
        condition. NOTE: rule trees use camelCase keys (`listId`,
        `fieldDefinitionId`, `timeWindow`), unlike the rest of the API.
    RuleCondition:
      type: object
      properties:
        kind:
          type: string
          enum:
            - condition
          description: >-
            Set to `condition` (default when `operator` is present without
            `conditions`).
        source:
          type: string
          enum:
            - contact
            - custom_field
            - activity
            - list_membership
            - email_step
          default: contact
          description: What the condition tests.
        field:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Standard contact field in camelCase (e.g. `leadStatus`,
            `tentedScore`, `createdAt`). Used with `source: contact`.
        fieldDefinitionId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: 'Active custom-field definition ID. Used with `source: custom_field`.'
        activityType:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Activity type (e.g. `form_submission`). Used with `source:
            activity`.
        listId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: 'Static list ID. Used with `source: list_membership`.'
        nodeId:
          type: string
          description: >-
            `step_id` of an earlier `send_email` step. Used with `source:
            email_step` (flows only).
        metric:
          type: string
          enum:
            - sent
            - delivered
            - opened
            - clicked
            - bounced
            - unsubscribed
          description: 'Email engagement metric. Used with `source: email_step`.'
        operator:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Comparison operator. Strings: `equals`, `not_equals`, `contains`,
            `not_contains`, `starts_with`, `ends_with`. Numbers/dates: `equals`,
            `not_equals`, `greater_than`, `greater_than_or_equal`, `less_than`,
            `less_than_or_equal`. Booleans: `is_true`, `is_false`. Any:
            `is_empty`, `is_not_empty`. Membership: `is_member`,
            `is_not_member`. Activity: `has_activity`, `has_no_activity`.
            Shorthand aliases (`eq`, `neq`, `gt`, `gte`, `lt`, `lte`,
            `member_of`) are accepted.
        value:
          description: Comparison value, when the operator takes one.
        timeWindow:
          type: object
          properties:
            amount:
              type: integer
              minimum: 1
              maximum: 1000
              description: Window size.
            unit:
              type: string
              enum:
                - hour
                - day
                - week
                - month
                - year
              description: Window unit.
          description: Optional look-back window for activity conditions.
      required:
        - operator
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        Workspace API key, e.g. `Authorization: Bearer tented_...`. Create keys
        in Workspace Settings → API Keys.

````