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PATCH
https://api-zangtable.com
/
projects
/
{project}
/
column
/
{table}
PATCH /projects/{project}/column/{table}
curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://api-zangtable.com/projects/{project}/column/{table} \
  --header 'Authorization: <authorization>'
{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {},
  "error": {},
  "request_id": "<string>"
}
Applies multiple column patches.

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Endpoint details

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Authorization
string
required
Bearer pat_... (Project API Token). Keep this token on your backend/server.
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project
string
required
Project slug. This acts as the Project ID in API paths.
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table
string
required
Table name inside the project.
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ok
boolean
required
true for a successful response and false for an error response.
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data
object | null
Endpoint-specific response data when ok is true; null on errors.
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error
object | null
Error code and message when ok is false; null on success.
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request_id
string
required
Request identifier you can use when troubleshooting a specific API call.

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Authentication

Project API Token.

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Parameters

Path: table required. Body: columns required array of objects. Each object must include column_name or an id/name understood by the patch handler plus patch fields accepted by single-column patch.

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Request examples

Basic request: 
curl -X PATCH "$BASE_URL/projects/{project}/column/{table}" \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer pat_PROJECT_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"columns":[{"column_name":"email","is_unique":true}]}'
Full request: 
curl -X PATCH "$BASE_URL/projects/{project}/column/{table}" \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer pat_PROJECT_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-Operation-Key: edit-profile-email' \
  -H 'X-Operation-Run-Id: oprun_client_20260602_001' \
  --data '{"columns":[{"column_name":"email","new_column_name":"email_address","column_type":"TEXT","is_nullable":false,"default_value":null,"is_unique":true}]}'

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Response examples

Success: 
{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "updated_count": 1
  },
  "error": null,
  "request_id": "req_20260602T012345_123456Z_abc123def456",
  "operation_key": "edit-profile-email",
  "operation_run_id": "oprun_20260602T012300_000000Z_a1b2c3d4e5f6",
  "operation_grouping_status": "accepted_provided_run",
  "meta": {
    "generated_at": "2026-06-02T01:23:45Z"
  }
}
Error or alternate response: 
{
  "ok": false,
  "data": null,
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_columns",
    "message": "columns must be an array of column patch objects."
  },
  "request_id": "req_20260602T012345_123456Z_abc123def456",
  "meta": {
    "generated_at": "2026-06-02T01:23:45Z"
  }
}