Update Business Rule

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# Update Business Rule

> Update a custom or template-based Business Rule.

Updates a Business Rule directly. Business Rules do not create versions.

## Headers

<ParamField header="Authorization" type="string" required>
  Bearer token containing your Fini workspace API key. Format: `Bearer fini_...` The key needs `write` scope.
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="Content-Type" type="string" required>
  `application/json`
</ParamField>

## Path parameters

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  Business Rule ID.
</ParamField>

## Body parameters

<ParamField body="name" type="string">
  Updated rule name.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="description" type="string">
  Updated workflow description.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="source" type="string">
  Updated source. The current enum value is `widget`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="triggerType" type="string">
  Updated trigger. The current enum value is `on_escalation`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="flowConfig" type="RuleNodeConfig">
  Updated custom rule tree. Template-based rules cannot define this field.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="inputSchema" type="InputSchemaField[]">
  Updated runtime input bindings.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="botIds" type="string[]">
  Updated agent assignments.
</ParamField>

## Response

Returns the updated Business Rule.

<RequestExample>
  ~~~bash cURL theme={null}
  curl --request PATCH \
    --url 'https://api-prod.usefini.com/v2/business-rules/4f5ef695-d03b-4d56-8fef-7f2bd5c17ef3/public' \
    --header 'Authorization: Bearer fini_your_api_key' \
    --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    --data '{
    "name": "Refund policy",
    "description": "Refund-policy conversations to re-check before prompt changes.",
    "source": "widget",
    "triggerType": "on_escalation",
    "inputSchema": [
      {
        "name": "Conversation URL",
        "dataType": "string",
        "path": "conversationUrl",
        "required": true
      }
    ],
    "flowConfig": {
      "root": "send-escalation-message",
      "nodes": {
        "send-escalation-message": {
          "id": "send-escalation-message",
          "name": "Send escalation message",
          "type": "ACTION",
          "subtype": "SEND_MESSAGE",
          "message": "Thanks, we escalated this to a teammate."
        }
      }
    },
    "inputSchema": [
      "4f5ef695-d03b-4d56-8fef-7f2bd5c17ef3"
    ],
    "botIds": [
      "2a1cf0f0-f35d-46ad-8e61-a15c86b2b312"
    ]
  }'
  ~~~

  ~~~javascript Node.js theme={null}
  const response = await fetch('https://api-prod.usefini.com/v2/business-rules/4f5ef695-d03b-4d56-8fef-7f2bd5c17ef3/public', {
    method: 'PATCH',
    headers: {
      Authorization: 'Bearer fini_your_api_key',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
    'name': 'Refund policy',
    'description': 'Refund-policy conversations to re-check before prompt changes.',
    'source': 'widget',
    'triggerType': 'on_escalation',
    'inputSchema': [
      {
        'name': 'Conversation URL',
        'dataType': 'string',
        'path': 'conversationUrl',
        'required': true
      }
    ],
    'flowConfig': {
      'root': 'send-escalation-message',
      'nodes': {
        'send-escalation-message': {
          'id': 'send-escalation-message',
          'name': 'Send escalation message',
          'type': 'ACTION',
          'subtype': 'SEND_MESSAGE',
          'message': 'Thanks, we escalated this to a teammate.'
        }
      }
    },
    'inputSchema': [
      '4f5ef695-d03b-4d56-8fef-7f2bd5c17ef3'
    ],
    'botIds': [
      '2a1cf0f0-f35d-46ad-8e61-a15c86b2b312'
    ]
  }
    )
  });

  const data = await response.json();
  ~~~

  ~~~python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  response = requests.patch(
      "https://api-prod.usefini.com/v2/business-rules/4f5ef695-d03b-4d56-8fef-7f2bd5c17ef3/public",
      headers={"Authorization": "Bearer fini_your_api_key", "Content-Type": "application/json"},
      json={
      "name": "Refund policy",
      "description": "Refund-policy conversations to re-check before prompt changes.",
      "source": "widget",
      "triggerType": "on_escalation",
      "inputSchema": [
          {
              "name": "Conversation URL",
              "dataType": "string",
              "path": "conversationUrl",
              "required": true
          }
      ],
      "flowConfig": {
          "root": "send-escalation-message",
          "nodes": {
              "send-escalation-message": {
                  "id": "send-escalation-message",
                  "name": "Send escalation message",
                  "type": "ACTION",
                  "subtype": "SEND_MESSAGE",
                  "message": "Thanks, we escalated this to a teammate."
              }
          }
      },
      "inputSchema": [
          "4f5ef695-d03b-4d56-8fef-7f2bd5c17ef3"
      ],
      "botIds": [
          "2a1cf0f0-f35d-46ad-8e61-a15c86b2b312"
      ]
  },
  )

  data = response.json()
  ~~~
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ~~~json 200 OK theme={null}
  {
    "id": "b8b8d87b-2f0c-47f6-8a8a-546da73e0820",
    "name": "Refund escalation",
    "description": "Route refund requests to the right workflow.",
    "type": "business",
    "isDraft": false,
    "status": "PUBLISHED",
    "source": "widget",
    "triggerType": "on_escalation",
    "defaultBusinessRuleId": null,
    "defaultRuleId": null,
    "inputSchema": [
      {
        "name": "Conversation URL",
        "dataType": "string",
        "path": "conversationUrl",
        "required": true
      }
    ],
    "botIds": [
      "2a1cf0f0-f35d-46ad-8e61-a15c86b2b312"
    ],
    "flowConfig": {
      "root": "send-escalation-message",
      "nodes": {
        "send-escalation-message": {
          "id": "send-escalation-message",
          "name": "Send escalation message",
          "type": "ACTION",
          "subtype": "SEND_MESSAGE",
          "message": "Thanks, we escalated this to a teammate."
        }
      }
    },
    "createdAt": "2026-07-28T08:55:32.000Z",
    "updatedAt": "2026-07-28T09:10:18.000Z"
  }
  ~~~
</ResponseExample>

## Errors

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="400 Bad Request" icon="circle-exclamation">
    The body is malformed, a template-based rule defines `flowConfig`, or a referenced agent, action, or widget form is invalid.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="401 Unauthorized" icon="lock">
    The API key is missing, malformed, revoked, or invalid.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="403 Forbidden" icon="shield-halved">
    The API key does not include the `write` scope required for this route.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="404 Not Found" icon="ghost">
    The Business Rule does not exist in your workspace.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>


## Related topics

- [Business Rules](/en/automations/business-rules.md)
- [List Business Rules](/en/api-reference/list-business-rules.md)
- [Duplicate Business Rule](/en/api-reference/duplicate-business-rule.md)


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