---
title: "Service: /members/{member}/projects/{group} [PATCH]"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/api/services/edit-project-PATCH.html
description: "API endpoint to modify an existing PageSeeder project. Allows updating project settings like title, description, access level, owner, and visibility. Only specified parameters are modified. Requires project manager permissions."
last_updated: 2026-09-02T11:36:11+10:00
document_type: api_endpoint
operation_id: group-PATCH
resource_id: group
path_template: /members/{member}/projects/{group}
http_method: PATCH
api_category: group
implementation_version: 6.2008
api_since: 5.4101
deprecated_since: null
obsolete_since: null
api_support: supported
cache_control: N/A
generated_at: 2026-09-02
tokens: ~498
---

# /members/\{member\}/projects/\{group\} \[PATCH\]

## Description

Edits an existing PageSeeder [project](../../reference/glossary/project.md).

Settings are only modified for parameters that are set.

## Parameters

| Name | Description | Required | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| access | Access to project `[public\|member]` (admin only) | no | string |  |
| description | Description of project | no | string |  |
| detailstype | The name of the member details config file (admin only) | no | string |  |
| message | Subscription message | no | string |  |
| owner | Owner of project (admin only) | no | string |  |
| relatedurl | URL of a related website | no | string |  |
| template | The template folder for customizations (admin only) | no | string |  |
| title | The user friendly title of project | no | string |  |
| visibility | Group name this project is visible to or `public` (admin only) | no | string |  |

## Permission

This service requires project  manager or higher.

## Response

```xml

<project-modification>
  <project id="123"
                 name="myproject-mygroup"
                 [title="My group"]
                 description="My own group"
                 owner="My Organisation"
                 access="[public|member]"
                 common="[true|false]"
                 [relatedurl="http://mycompany/mypage.html"]
                 [visibility="myproject-mygroup"]
                 [template="myproject"]
                 [detailstype="mydetails"]
                 editurls="[true|false]"
                 commenting="[public|reviewer|contributor]"
                 moderation="[reviewer|email|all]"
                 registration="[normal|moderated|confirmed]"
                 defaultrole="[reviewer|contributor]"
                 defaultnotify="[immediate|daily|none]" >
    <message>Welcome to the group!</message>
  </project>
</project-modification>
```

## Error Handling

No specific errors expected for this service.