# Update a game

`PATCH /v1/admin/store/games/{id}`

URL: https://docs.spacerun.co/docs/platform/reference/store-games/updateStoreGame

- **Operation ID:** `updateStoreGame`
- **Tags:** Store games
- **Base URL:** `http://localhost:8787`

Partial update. Omitted `genre_ids`/`developer_ids`/`publisher_ids` leave links untouched; an empty array clears them. Audited; emits a dashboard event.

**Workflow:** [Integration guide](https://docs.spacerun.co/docs/platform/guides/store-publishing).

**Authentication:** staff Bearer JWT with permission `store.write`.

## Authentication

- **Auth:** staff Bearer JWT (`Authorization: Bearer <access_token>`) with the permissions below.
- **Required permissions:** `store.write`

## Parameters

| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | path | `integer` | yes | Greater than: 0 |

## Request body

Required: yes.

Content type: `application/json`

Schema: `object`

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `slug` | `string` | no | Pattern: `^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]{0,127}$` |
| `title` | `string` | no | Min length: 1. Max length: 200 |
| `summary` | `string` | no | Max length: 2000 |
| `description` | `string` | no | Max length: 20000 |
| `game_type` | `string` | no | One of: `"app"`, `"game"`, `"launcher"`. Default: `"game"` |
| `status` | `string` | no | One of: `"draft"`, `"published"`, `"hidden"`. Default: `"draft"` |
| `release_date` | `string<date>` | no | - |
| `controller_support` | `string` | no | One of: `"none"`, `"partial"`, `"full"`. Default: `"none"` |
| `website` | `string<uri> \| null` | no | Max length: 500 |
| `required_age` | `integer` | no | Default: `0`. Min: 0. Max: 21 |
| `legal_notice` | `string \| null` | no | Max length: 5000 |
| `license_required` | `boolean` | no | Default: `false` |
| `content_description` | `string \| null` | no | Max length: 5000 |
| `genre_ids` | `integer[]` | no | Max items: 50 |
| `developer_ids` | `integer[]` | no | Max items: 50 |
| `publisher_ids` | `integer[]` | no | Max items: 50 |

## Responses

### 200

Updated game row.

- Header `x-request-id`: Request identifier; quote it when reporting an error.
Content type: `application/json`

Schema: `object (StoreGame)`

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | `integer` | yes | - |
| `slug` | `string` | yes | - |
| `title` | `string` | yes | - |
| `summary` | `string \| null` | yes | - |
| `description` | `string \| null` | yes | - |
| `game_type` | `string` | yes | One of: `"app"`, `"game"`, `"launcher"` |
| `status` | `string` | yes | One of: `"draft"`, `"published"`, `"hidden"` |
| `release_date` | `string \| null` | yes | Date, YYYY-MM-DD. |
| `controller_support` | `string` | yes | One of: `"none"`, `"partial"`, `"full"` |
| `website` | `string \| null` | yes | - |
| `required_age` | `integer` | yes | - |
| `legal_notice` | `string \| null` | yes | - |
| `license_required` | `boolean` | yes | - |
| `content_description` | `string \| null` | yes | - |
| `metadata` | `object` | yes | - |
| `created_at` | `string` | yes | ISO 8601 timestamp. |
| `updated_at` | `string` | yes | ISO 8601 timestamp. |

## Errors

### 400

Request validation failed.

- Header `x-request-id`: Request identifier; quote it when reporting an error.
Content type: `application/json`

Schema: `object (ValidationErrorBody)`

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `success` | `boolean` | yes | One of: `false` |
| `error` | `object` | yes | - |
| `error.name` | `string` | yes | One of: `"ZodError"` |
| `error.issues` | `object[]` | yes | - |
| `error.issues[].code` | `string` | yes | - |
| `error.issues[].path` | `(string \| number)[]` | yes | - |
| `error.issues[].message` | `string` | yes | - |

**Request validation**

```json
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "name": "ZodError",
    "issues": [
      {
        "code": "custom",
        "path": [
          "field"
        ],
        "message": "Invalid value"
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

### 401

Missing, malformed, expired or wrong-audience Bearer token (`missing_token`, `invalid_token`, `invalid_audience`).

- Header `x-request-id`: Request identifier; quote it when reporting an error.
Content type: `application/json`

Schema: `object (ErrorBody)`

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `error` | `string` | yes | Stable machine-readable error code, e.g. `forbidden`, `not_found`. |
| `details` | `any` | no | Optional structured context. For 403 it is `{ perm }`. |

**Error response**

```json
{
  "error": "missing_token"
}
```

### 403

Authenticated but lacking the required permission. `details.perm` lists the accepted permission keys.

- Header `x-request-id`: Request identifier; quote it when reporting an error.
Content type: `application/json`

Schema: `object (ErrorBody)`, fields as described above.

**Error response**

```json
{
  "error": "forbidden",
  "details": {
    "perm": "store.write"
  }
}
```

### 404

`game_not_found`.

- Header `x-request-id`: Request identifier; quote it when reporting an error.
Content type: `application/json`

Schema: `object (ErrorBody)`, fields as described above.

**Error response**

```json
{
  "error": "game_not_found"
}
```

### 500

Unexpected server error (`internal`). No details are returned.

- Header `x-request-id`: Request identifier; quote it when reporting an error.
Content type: `application/json`

Schema: `object (ErrorBody)`, fields as described above.

**Error response**

```json
{
  "error": "internal"
}
```

## Examples

### curl

```bash
curl -X PATCH 'http://localhost:8787/v1/admin/store/games/1' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"slug":"example-game","title":"example","summary":"example","description":"example","game_type":"game","status":"draft","release_date":"2026-01-15","controller_support":"none","website":"https://example.com/resource","required_age":0,"legal_notice":"example","license_required":false,"content_description":"example","genre_ids":[1],"developer_ids":[1],"publisher_ids":[1]}'
```

### TypeScript

```ts
const accessToken = process.env.ACCESS_TOKEN; // user JWT from your sign-in flow

const response = await fetch("http://localhost:8787/v1/admin/store/games/1", {
  method: "PATCH",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "slug": "example-game",
    "title": "example",
    "summary": "example",
    "description": "example",
    "game_type": "game",
    "status": "draft",
    "release_date": "2026-01-15",
    "controller_support": "none",
    "website": "https://example.com/resource",
    "required_age": 0,
    "legal_notice": "example",
    "license_required": false,
    "content_description": "example",
    "genre_ids": [
      1
    ],
    "developer_ids": [
      1
    ],
    "publisher_ids": [
      1
    ]
  }),
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}: ${await response.text()}`);
const data = response.status === 204 || response.status === 205
  ? undefined
  : response.headers.get("content-type")?.includes("json")
    ? await response.json()
    : await response.text();
```