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# Update a work item

> Updates an existing work item by setting the values of the parameters passed. Any parameters not provided will be left unchanged.

## Path parameters

<ParamField path="workspace_slug" type="string" required>
  The workspace\_slug represents the unique workspace identifier for a workspace in Plane. It can be found in the URL. For example, in the URL `https://app.plane.so/my-team/projects/`, the workspace slug is `my-team`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="project_id" type="string" required>
  The unique identifier of the project.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="work_item_id" type="string" required>
  The unique identifier for the work item.
</ParamField>

## Body parameters

<ParamField body="name" type="string">
  Name of the work item.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="description_html" type="string">
  HTML-formatted description of the work item.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="state" type="string">
  ID of the state for the work item.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="priority" type="string">
  Priority level. Possible values: `none`, `urgent`, `high`, `medium`, `low`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="assignees" type="string[]">
  Array of user IDs to assign to the work item.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="labels" type="string[]">
  Array of label IDs to apply to the work item.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="parent" type="string">
  ID of the parent work item.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="estimate_point" type="string">
  Estimate points for the work item (0-7).
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="type" type="string">
  ID of the work item type.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="module" type="string">
  ID of the module the work item belongs to.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="start_date" type="string">
  Start date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="target_date" type="string">
  Target completion date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
</ParamField>