Update Defect — PATCH /api/v1/projects/{project_id}/defects/{defect_id}
Update Defect
Triage a defect: status, assignee, owner team, Jira link. QA_ENGINEER+.
Endpoint: PATCH /api/v1/projects/{project_id}/defects/{defect_id}
Authentication: Send a signed-in user’s access token in Authorization: Bearer <access token>, or an API key in X-API-Key: <API key>.
- Your role must be QA engineer or higher.
- You must be a member of the project. Admins always have access.
Parameters
Section titled “Parameters”| Name | In | Required | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
project_id | path | yes | string (uuid) | ||
defect_id | path | yes | string (uuid) | ||
X-API-Key | header | no | string or null | API key, as an alternative to the access token (see Authentication). |
Request body
Section titled “Request body”| Content type | Body | Required |
|---|---|---|
application/json | DefectPatchRequest | yes |
Responses
Section titled “Responses”| Status | Meaning | Body |
|---|---|---|
200 | Successful Response | DefectPatchResponse (application/json) |
422 | Validation Error | HTTPValidationError (application/json) |
Errors this endpoint returns, read from its source code:
409, with the message “This test already has an open defect. Close that one first, or link this failure to it”422
It can also return 401 if your credential is missing or expired, 403 if your credential does not allow this request, and 404 if the item does not exist or you cannot see it. Your role, your project membership and the key’s scope decide what a credential allows. See Errors and retries.
More details
Section titled “More details”- Group: Defects
- Operation ID:
update_defect_api_v1_projects__project_id__defects__defect_id__patch - Source code:
backend/app/routers/defect_jira.py, line 144 - Specification: OpenAPI JSON