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

# Update vault object

> Update a document's filename, path, or metadata. Use this to rename files or organize them into virtual folders. The path is stored in metadata.path and can be used to build folder hierarchies in your application.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json patch /vault/{id}/objects/{objectId}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Case.dev API
  description: >-
    The AI-native platform for legal technology. Build smarter legal
    applications with our suite of AI-powered APIs.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Case.dev Support
    email: support@casemark.com
    url: https://case.dev
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://case.dev/terms
servers:
  - url: https://api.case.dev
    description: Production
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Vaults
    description: Secure document storage with semantic search and GraphRAG
  - name: Memory
    description: >-
      Persistent memory for AI agents with semantic search and 12 generic
      indexed tag fields
  - name: OCR
    description: Extract text from PDFs, images, and scanned documents
  - name: Voice
    description: Audio transcription and text-to-speech
  - name: LLMs
    description: Access 40+ language models through a unified API
  - name: Search
    description: Web search, AI answers, and deep research
  - name: Mail
    description: Managed inboxes for agent email workflows
  - name: Media
    description: Transcript retrieval and captioned media clip generation
  - name: Legal
    description: Legal research tools including citation verification
  - name: Privilege
    description: Privilege detection for e-discovery and litigation workflows
  - name: Compute
    description: Serverless GPU and CPU infrastructure
  - name: Format
    description: Document formatting and template rendering (MD/JSON to PDF/DOCX)
  - name: SuperDoc
    description: Document conversion and template automation
  - name: Webhooks
    description: Webhook endpoint management
  - name: System
    description: Public system metadata and discovery endpoints
  - name: Usage
    description: Usage reporting and webhook subscriptions
  - name: Database
    description: Serverless PostgreSQL databases with instant branching
  - name: Translation
    description: Language detection and translation for multilingual legal workflows
  - name: Skills
    description: Search and read legal AI skills for agents
  - name: Agents
    description: >-
      Create, manage, and execute AI agents with tool access, sandbox
      environments, and async run workflows
  - name: Matters
    description: Matter-native legal workspaces and orchestration primitives
  - name: Applications Projects
    description: Web application project management
  - name: Applications Deployments
    description: Web application deployment management
  - name: Applications Domains
    description: Custom domain configuration for applications
  - name: Applications Env Vars
    description: Environment variable management for applications
paths:
  /vault/{id}/objects/{objectId}:
    patch:
      tags:
        - Vaults
      summary: Update vault object
      description: >-
        Update a document's filename, path, or metadata. Use this to rename
        files or organize them into virtual folders. The path is stored in
        metadata.path and can be used to build folder hierarchies in your
        application.
      operationId: updateVaultObject
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Vault ID
        - name: objectId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Object ID to update
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                filename:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    New filename for the document (affects display name and
                    downloads)
                path:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                  description: >-
                    Folder path for hierarchy preservation (e.g.,
                    '/Discovery/Depositions'). Set to null or empty string to
                    remove.
                metadata:
                  type: object
                  description: Additional metadata to merge with existing metadata
            example:
              filename: deposition-smith-2024.pdf
              path: /Discovery/Depositions
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Object updated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: string
                    description: Object ID
                  vaultId:
                    type: string
                    description: Vault ID
                  filename:
                    type: string
                    description: Updated filename
                  path:
                    type: string
                    nullable: true
                    description: Folder path for hierarchy preservation
                  contentType:
                    type: string
                    description: MIME type
                  sizeBytes:
                    type: integer
                    description: File size in bytes
                  ingestionStatus:
                    type: string
                    description: Processing status
                  metadata:
                    type: object
                    description: Full metadata object
                  updatedAt:
                    type: string
                    format: date-time
                    description: Last update timestamp
              example:
                id: obj_abc123
                vaultId: vault_def456
                filename: deposition-smith-2024.pdf
                path: /Discovery/Depositions
                contentType: application/pdf
                sizeBytes: 2048576
                ingestionStatus: completed
                metadata:
                  client: Smith & Associates
                updatedAt: '2024-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request - no fields to update or invalid field values
        '401':
          description: Invalid API key
        '403':
          description: API key does not have vault service access
        '404':
          description: Object not found
        '409':
          description: Object is currently being processed and cannot be updated
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: API Key
      description: API key starting with `sk_case_`

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