# Update a privacy request

```
PUT https://www.example.com/api/v2/privacy_requests/:id
```

## Request

### Path Parameters

**id** string required  
The UUID of the privacy request (36 character string).  
**Example:** `80edbafc-4ec6-45a0-b341-73080457890e`

### Header Parameters

**authorization** string required  
**Example:** `Bearer eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9`
  
- application/json

### Body

**skip_results_email** boolean  
Flag to indicate if the final notification email should be skipped after processing a request.  
**Example:** `true`

```json
{
  "skip_results_email": "true"
}
```

## Responses

- 200
- 400
- 401
- 404

Privacy Request updated

- application/json

**Schema**

**data** object

**id** string  
The unique identifier of the request.  
**Example:** `967e34da-4863-4fcf-842d-176dd102d032`

**created_at** string  
Datetime of when the privacy request was created.  
**Example:** `2024-08-09T21:14:49.444Z`

**due_date** string  
Date of when the privacy request is due.  
**Example:** `2024-08-09`

**origin** string  
The origin of the request.  
**Possible values:** [`api`, `application`, `email`, `intake_form`, `internal_intake_form`, `phone`]  
**Example:** `intake_form`

**locale** string  
The locale of the request for the language that the request was submitted in  
**Example:** `es`

**privacy_right** string  
The type of request that was made.  
**Possible values:** [`access`, `access_categories`, `data_portability`, `deletion`, `disclosure`, `pause_processing`, `rectification`, `sale_disclosure`, `third_party_disclosure`]  
**Example:** `access`

**privacy_request_policy** object

**id** string  
The unique identifier of the privacy request policy.  
**Example:** `967e34da-4863-4fcf-842d-176dd102d032`

**name** string  
The external facing name of the request policy.  
**Example:** `US Standard Policy`

**metadata** object  
The metadata associated with the request. Will include additional information about the request and the data subject.  
If submitted through an intake form, data subject specific information will be included in the intake_data field.

**identifiers** object[]  
The identifiers associated with the request.

Array [
  **name** string  
  The name of the identifier.
  **Example:** `email`
  **value** string  
  The value of the identifier.
  **Example:** `john@example.com`
  **required** boolean  
  **Example:** `true`
]

**intake_data** object  
The intake data associated with the request.  
If submitted through an intake form, data subject specific information will be included here.

**submitted_by** string  
The person who submitted the request.  
**Possible values:** [`application`, `authorized_agent`, `data_subject`]  
**Example:** `data_subject`

**status** string  
The status of the request.  
**Example:** `open`

**skip_results_email** boolean  
Flag to indicate if the final notification email should be skipped after processing a request.  
**Default value:** `false`  
**Example:** `false`

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "967e34da-4863-4fcf-842d-176dd102d032",
    "created_at": "2024-08-09T21:14:49.444Z",
    "due_date": "2024-08-09",
    "origin": "intake_form",
    "locale": "es",
    "privacy_right": "access",
    "privacy_request_policy": {
      "id": "967e34da-4863-4fcf-842d-176dd102d032",
      "name": "US Standard Policy"
    },
    "metadata": {
      "detected_country_code": "US",
      "detected_sub_region_code_1": "CA"
    },
    "identifiers": [
      {
        "name": "email",
        "value": "john@example.com",
        "required": true
      }
    ],
    "intake_data": {
      "first_name": "Guinevere",
      "last_name": "Camelot",
      "reported_country_code": "CA",
      "reported_sub_region_code_1": "QB",
      "favorite_colors": [
        "Red",
        "Blue"
      ]
    },
    "submitted_by": "data_subject",
    "status": "open",
    "skip_results_email": false
  }
}
```

### Errors

- Bad Request
- Unauthorized
- Privacy Request was not found

### CURL Example

```bash
curl -L -X PUT 'https://www.example.com/api/v2/privacy_requests/:id' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-d '{
  "skip_results_email": "true"
}'
```