Content Management API > Menu Item

Update a menu item

Body parameters

type string Required

Must be exactly "menu_item".

attributes.label string Optional

The label of the menu item

Example:

"Posts"

attributes.external_url null, string Optional

The URL to which the menu item points to

attributes.position integer Optional

Ordering index

Example:

attributes.open_in_new_tab boolean Optional

Opens link in new tab (to be used together with external_url)

relationships.item_type.data Optional

Item type associated with the menu item

Type: ResourceLinkage<"item_type">, null

relationships.item_type_filter.data Optional

Item type filter associated with the menu item (to be used together with item_type relationship)

Type: ResourceLinkage<"item_type_filter">, null

relationships.parent.data Optional

Parent menu item

Type: null, ResourceLinkage<"menu_item">

Returns

Returns a resource object of type menu_item.

Examples

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PUT https://site-api.datocms.com/menu-items/:menu_item_id HTTP/1.1
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Authorization: Bearer YOUR-API-TOKEN
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Accept: application/json
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X-Api-Version: 3
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Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
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{
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  "data": {
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    "type": "menu_item",
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    "id": "uinr2zfqQLeCo_1O0-ao-Q"
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  }
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}

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curl -g 'https://site-api.datocms.com/menu-items/:menu_item_id' \
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  -X PUT \
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  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR-API-TOKEN" \
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  -H "Accept: application/json" \
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  -H "X-Api-Version: 3" \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json" \
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  --data-binary '{"data":{"type":"menu_item","id":"uinr2zfqQLeCo_1O0-ao-Q"}}'

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await fetch("https://site-api.datocms.com/menu-items/:menu_item_id", {
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  method: "PUT",
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  headers: {
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    Authorization: "Bearer YOUR-API-TOKEN",
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    Accept: "application/json",
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    "X-Api-Version": "3",
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    "Content-Type": "application/vnd.api+json",
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  },
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  body: JSON.stringify({
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    data: { type: "menu_item", id: "uinr2zfqQLeCo_1O0-ao-Q" },
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  }),
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});

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HTTP/1.1 200 OK
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Content-Type: application/json
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Cache-Control: cache-control: max-age=0, private, must-revalidate
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X-RateLimit-Limit: 30
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X-RateLimit-Remaining: 28
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{
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  "data": {
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    "type": "menu_item",
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    "id": "uinr2zfqQLeCo_1O0-ao-Q",
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    "relationships": {
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      "item_type": {
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        "data": {
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          "type": "item_type",
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          "id": "DxMaW10UQiCmZcuuA-IkkA"
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        }
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      },
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      "item_type_filter": {
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        "data": {
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          "type": "item_type_filter",
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          "id": "FF-P5of6Qp-DD2w0xoaa6Q"
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        }
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      },
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      "parent": {
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        "data": null
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      },
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      "children": {
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        "data": [
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          {
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            "type": "menu_item",
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            "id": "uinr2zfqQLeCo_1O0-ao-Q"
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          }
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        ]
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      }
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    },
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    "attributes": {
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      "label": "Posts",
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      "position": 1,
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      "external_url": "",
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      "open_in_new_tab": true
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    }
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  }
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}

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