> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Update Speaker



## OpenAPI

````yaml PATCH /speakers/{speakerId}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Haystack API
  description: Content management and semantic search API for Haystack
  version: 2.0.0
  contact:
    name: Haystack Support
    email: support@thehaystack.ai
    url: https://thehaystack.ai
servers:
  - url: https://api.thehaystack.ai/v2/haystack
    description: Production server
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Items
    description: Content item management
  - name: Collections
    description: Top-level content organization
  - name: Series
    description: Multi-part content grouping
  - name: Speakers
    description: Content presenter management
  - name: Media
    description: Video and audio asset management
  - name: Search
    description: Semantic content search
  - name: Analytics
    description: Usage statistics and metrics
  - name: Resources
    description: Attach supplementary files, links, and videos to items
  - name: Scriptures
    description: Attach Bible references to items
  - name: Chapters
    description: Time-based chapter markers on media assets
  - name: Stats
    description: Analytics and reporting
  - name: Frontend
    description: Public frontend configuration
paths:
  /speakers/{speakerId}:
    patch:
      tags:
        - Speakers
      summary: Update speaker
      parameters:
        - name: speakerId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: integer
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                bio:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                imageFilename:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                  description: Use /speakers/{id}/image/upload to set this
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Updated speaker
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  speaker:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Speaker'
components:
  schemas:
    Speaker:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        name:
          type: string
          example: Pastor John Smith
        bio:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        imageUrl:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Full URL to the speaker's image
        imageFilename:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Raw filename; clients should use `imageUrl` instead
        itemCount:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
          description: >-
            Item count for this speaker; populated when sorted by
            `_orderBy=itemCount` or expanded with `_expand=items`
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: Enter your API token from the Haystack dashboard

````