Update a workspace page template
Change a workspace page template's name, description, publication flag, or page seed. Pages already created from the template don't change.
The update is partial for the top-level fields. Send only the ones you want to change, and anything you omit keeps its current value. template_data is the exception. When you send it, it replaces the whole seed, as described under Body parameters.
Path parameters
slug:requiredstringThe workspace slug. It appears in your Plane URLs. In https://app.plane.so/my-team/projects/, the slug is my-team.
pk:requiredstring (uuid)The id of the page template to update.
Body parameters
Every field is optional.
name:optionalstringNew display name. Maximum 255 characters. Changing it also regenerates slug. Plane doesn't validate the top-level fields on update, so a longer name or a null returns 500 server_error.
short_description:optionalstringOne-line summary of what the template is for.
description_html:optionalstringLonger description of the template itself, as HTML. The page body is template_data.description_html.
is_published:optionalbooleanWhether the template is published.
template_data:optionalobjectA new page seed. It replaces the stored seed as a whole, so send every key you want to keep:
name(string, required). Title of the page created from the template. Maximum 255 characters.description_html(string). Resets to<p></p>when omitted.color(string). Resets to an empty string when omitted.parent(object). Resets to{}when omitted. A non-emptyparentneedsid,project_id, andproject_identifier.view_props(object). Resets to{}when omitted.logo_props(object). Resets to{}when omitted.
Omit template_data entirely to leave the seed alone.
Response shaping
fields:optionalstringComma-separated list of fields to return. Fields you don't request are left out of the response instead of coming back as null, so a missing key means you didn't ask for it and null means the value is null. id is always included, whether or not you name it.
Pass all to get every requestable field. An unknown field name returns 400 with the list of valid names and the closest match, so a typo is caught instead of being silently ignored.
Requestable here: created_at, created_by_id, description_html, id, is_published, name, project_id, short_description, short_id, slug, template_data, template_type, updated_at, updated_by_id.
See Sparse fields.
Scopes
templates.pages:write
Errors
| Status | Code | Cause |
|---|---|---|
400 | invalid_request | template_data is missing name, has a value over its length limit, or has a malformed parent. |
401 | unauthorized | Missing or invalid credentials. |
402 | payment_required | Page templates aren't in your plan, or the feature is switched off for this workspace. |
403 | forbidden | Your role or token scope can't edit workspace page templates. |
404 | not_found | No workspace page template with this id. Project page templates also return 404 here. |
406 | not_acceptable | The Accept header asks for a representation the API can't produce. |
409 | governance_migration_in_progress | The workspace is migrating to workspace governance. Writes are blocked until it finishes, so retry later. |
413 | payload_too_large | The request body is over the size limit. |
415 | unsupported_media_type | The Content-Type isn't one this endpoint accepts. |
429 | rate_limited | Throttled. Honor the Retry-After header before retrying. |
500 | server_error | A top-level field breaks a database limit, for example a name over 255 characters or a null name. Update doesn't validate these fields. |
template_data is not merged
Sending {"template_data": {"name": "Updated notes"}} sets the new title and resets the body, color, parent, view settings, and icon to their defaults. To change one key, read the template, edit the key in the template_data you got back, and send the whole object.
curl -X PATCH \
"https://api.plane.so/api/v2/workspaces/my-team/page-templates/3d8b2f4e-6a1c-4e57-9b02-7c5d1e8f4a36/" \
-H "X-Api-Key: $PLANE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"name": "Weekly sync v2",
"template_data": {
"name": "Weekly sync notes",
"description_html": "<h2>Agenda</h2><ul><li><p>Updates</p></li><li><p>Blockers</p></li><li><p>Decisions</p></li></ul>",
"color": "#3f76ff",
"view_props": { "full_width": false },
"logo_props": { "in_use": "emoji", "emoji": { "value": "128221" } }
}
}'import requests
response = requests.patch(
"https://api.plane.so/api/v2/workspaces/my-team/page-templates/3d8b2f4e-6a1c-4e57-9b02-7c5d1e8f4a36/",
headers={"X-Api-Key": "your-api-key"},
json={
"name": "Weekly sync v2",
"template_data": {
"name": "Weekly sync notes",
"description_html": "<h2>Agenda</h2><ul><li><p>Updates</p></li><li><p>Blockers</p></li><li><p>Decisions</p></li></ul>",
"color": "#3f76ff",
"view_props": {"full_width": False},
"logo_props": {"in_use": "emoji", "emoji": {"value": "128221"}},
},
},
)
print(response.json())const response = await fetch(
"https://api.plane.so/api/v2/workspaces/my-team/page-templates/3d8b2f4e-6a1c-4e57-9b02-7c5d1e8f4a36/",
{
method: "PATCH",
headers: {
"X-Api-Key": "your-api-key",
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
name: "Weekly sync v2",
template_data: {
name: "Weekly sync notes",
description_html:
"<h2>Agenda</h2><ul><li><p>Updates</p></li><li><p>Blockers</p></li><li><p>Decisions</p></li></ul>",
color: "#3f76ff",
view_props: { full_width: false },
logo_props: { in_use: "emoji", emoji: { value: "128221" } },
},
}),
},
);
const data = await response.json();{
"id": "3d8b2f4e-6a1c-4e57-9b02-7c5d1e8f4a36",
"name": "Weekly sync v2",
"short_description": "Agenda and notes for the weekly team sync",
"description_html": "<p>Use this for the Monday team sync.</p>",
"template_type": "page",
"is_published": false,
"short_id": "k3x9p2",
"slug": "weekly-sync-v2",
"project_id": null,
"template_data": {
"name": "Weekly sync notes",
"description_html": "<h2>Agenda</h2><ul><li><p>Updates</p></li><li><p>Blockers</p></li><li><p>Decisions</p></li></ul>",
"color": "#3f76ff",
"parent": {},
"view_props": {
"full_width": false
},
"logo_props": {
"emoji": {
"value": "128221"
},
"in_use": "emoji"
}
},
"created_at": "2026-01-14T09:22:41.478363Z",
"updated_at": "2026-02-03T16:45:12.904117Z",
"created_by_id": "16c61a3a-512a-48ac-b0be-b6b46fe6f430",
"updated_by_id": "16c61a3a-512a-48ac-b0be-b6b46fe6f430"
}
