> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://anam.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# update knowledge document

> Update a document (rename)



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://api.anam.ai/swagger.json put /v1/knowledge/documents/{id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Anam AI API
  version: '1.0'
servers:
  - url: https://api.anam.ai
    description: Anam API
security:
  - BearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Sessions
  - name: Avatar Videos
  - name: Meetings
  - name: Personas
  - name: Avatars
  - name: Voices
  - name: LLMs
  - name: Knowledge
  - name: Tools
  - name: Share Links
  - name: Engine
paths:
  /v1/knowledge/documents/{id}:
    put:
      tags:
        - Knowledge
      summary: update knowledge document
      description: Update a document (rename)
      operationId: updateKnowledgeDocument
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: id
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Unique identifier of the knowledge document
      requestBody:
        description: >-
          Rename the document. Only `filename` is editable; the stored file and
          its extracted chunks are unchanged.
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            examples:
              default:
                $ref: '#/components/examples/KnowledgeDocumentRename'
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                filename:
                  type: string
                  description: New filename for the document
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully updated document
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/KnowledgeDocument'
              examples:
                default:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/KnowledgeDocumentResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request - Invalid data
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key
        '403':
          description: Forbidden - API key lacks the required permission
        '404':
          description: Document not found
        '500':
          description: Server error
components:
  examples:
    KnowledgeDocumentRename:
      summary: Rename a document
      value:
        filename: updated-filename.pdf
    KnowledgeDocumentResponse:
      summary: A single knowledge document
      value:
        id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
        knowledgeFolderId: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
        filename: getting-started.pdf
        fileType: application/pdf
        fileSize: 248320
        fileUrl: https://cdn.anam.ai/knowledge/getting-started.pdf
        status: READY
        errorMessage: null
        chunkSize: null
        chunkOverlap: null
        appliedChunking:
          strategy: paragraph
          chunkSize: 800
          chunkOverlap: 100
          source: folder
          appliedAt: '2026-04-20T10:01:12.000Z'
        createdAt: '2026-04-20T10:00:00.000Z'
        updatedAt: '2026-04-20T10:01:12.000Z'
  schemas:
    KnowledgeDocument:
      type: object
      description: >-
        A single file uploaded into a knowledge group. Retrieved chunks
        reference it by ID.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Unique identifier for the document.
        knowledgeFolderId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: ID of the knowledge group this document belongs to.
        filename:
          type: string
          description: Original filename as uploaded.
        fileType:
          type: string
          description: MIME type or extension-derived file type.
        fileSize:
          type: integer
          description: Size of the file in bytes.
        fileUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Internal URL at which the file is stored.
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - UPLOADED
            - PROCESSING
            - READY
            - FAILED
          description: Current processing state. Only `READY` documents are searchable.
        errorMessage:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Failure reason when `status` is `FAILED`, otherwise `null`.
        chunkSize:
          type:
            - integer
            - 'null'
          description: >-
            Chunk size override set at upload, in tokens; null when not
            overridden. When both chunkSize and chunkOverlap are null, the
            document uses its group's settings. When only chunkOverlap is set, a
            null chunkSize means the default of 350.
        chunkOverlap:
          type:
            - integer
            - 'null'
          description: >-
            Chunk overlap override set at upload, in tokens; null when not
            overridden. When both chunkSize and chunkOverlap are null, the
            document uses its group's settings. When only chunkSize is set, a
            null chunkOverlap means the default of 0.
        appliedChunking:
          type:
            - object
            - 'null'
          description: >-
            Settings the last successful processing used. Null until the
            document has been processed.
          properties:
            strategy:
              type: string
            chunkSize:
              type:
                - integer
                - 'null'
            chunkOverlap:
              type:
                - integer
                - 'null'
            source:
              type: string
              enum:
                - document
                - folder
                - default
            appliedAt:
              type: string
              format: date-time
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the document was uploaded.
        updatedAt:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the document record was last updated.
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````

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