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

# Update an existing assistant

> Updates an existing assistant by its ObjectId. Accepts any non-empty object as the request body and passes it directly to MongoDB updateOne. No field-level validation is performed beyond requiring a non-empty body. Special handling for institution and user fields when sent as empty strings uses $unset to remove them from the document. Auto-reset logic is applied before update. If account_shared is true but institution_shared is not true, account_shared is reset to false. Any authenticated user can call this endpoint (no admin check).




## OpenAPI

````yaml /mdx/api-reference/runtime/runtime-api.json put /api/user/assistant/{id}
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Pria Runtime API
  version: 2.0.1
  description: >-
    Pria API Documentation Praxis's developer platform is a core part of our
    mission to empower organizations to grow better. Our APIs are designed to
    enable teams of any shape or size to build robust integrations that help
    them customize and get the most value out of Pria. All Pria APIs are built
    using REST conventions and designed to have a predictable URL structure.
    <br/>  <br/>They use many standard HTTP features, including methods (POST,
    GET, PUT, DELETE) and error response codes.  <br/> <br/>All API calls are
    made under https://hiimpria.ai/api and all responses return standard JSON.
    In these docs, you'll find lists of all available endpoints for a given API,
    along with interactive code blocks for building requests. For walkthroughs
    of basic usage for these APIs, check out the API guides.
servers:
  - url: https://pria.praxislxp.com
    description: Pria API Server
security: []
tags:
  - name: Authentication
    description: User authentication, registration, and password management (/api/auth)
  - name: OAuth
    description: OAuth authentication providers - Google, GitHub, SSO (/api/auth/oauth)
  - name: User
    description: User profile management and account operations (/api/user)
  - name: User Institutions
    description: User institution memberships and switching (/api/user/institution)
  - name: User Tools
    description: Available tools for authenticated users (/api/user/tools)
  - name: Institutions
    description: Institution settings and configuration (/api/user/institution)
  - name: Conversation
    description: AI conversation and Q&A endpoints (/api/ai)
  - name: Realtime
    description: Real-time voice AI and WebRTC sessions (/api/ai/rt)
  - name: Assistant
    description: AI assistant configuration and management (/api/user/assistant)
  - name: History
    description: Conversation history and favorites (/api/user/history)
  - name: RAG
    description: >-
      Document upload, embedding, and retrieval-augmented generation
      (/api/user/files, /api/user/rag)
  - name: Setting
    description: Instance variables and settings management (/api/user/setting)
  - name: Branding
    description: Digital twin branding and customization (/api/agent/branding)
  - name: Agent
    description: Agent engagement and session management (/api/agent)
  - name: SDK Launch
    description: >-
      SDK launch token signing and verification for secure iframe embedding
      (/api/auth/sdk-sign, /api/auth/sdk-verify)
  - name: Testing
    description: Health checks, diagnostics, and test endpoints (/api/test)
  - name: Admin Accounts
    description: Account management for super admins (/api/admin/account)
  - name: Admin Institutions
    description: Institution management for admins (/api/admin/institution)
  - name: Admin Users
    description: User management for admins (/api/admin/user)
  - name: Admin Entitlements
    description: >-
      User-institution relationships and permissions
      (/api/admin/userInstitution)
  - name: Admin Sessions
    description: Session management for admins (/api/admin/session)
  - name: Admin Histories
    description: Conversation history management and analytics (/api/admin/history)
  - name: Admin Assistants
    description: AI assistant management for admins (/api/admin/assistant)
  - name: Admin Questions
    description: Institution question and prompt management (/api/admin/question)
  - name: Admin Tools
    description: Tool configuration management (/api/admin/tool)
  - name: Admin AI Models
    description: AI model configuration (/api/admin/aimodel)
  - name: Admin MCP Servers
    description: Model Context Protocol server management (/api/admin/mcpserver)
  - name: Admin Feedbacks
    description: User feedback management (/api/admin/feedback)
  - name: Admin Uploads
    description: Upload management (/api/admin/upload)
  - name: Admin Charts
    description: Analytics and visualization chart management (/api/admin/chart)
  - name: Audio Notes
    description: Capture and ingest spoken notes into the personal vault
  - name: Memory
    description: User-facing memory parameters (personal + shared instance memory).
  - name: My Data
    description: >-
      GDPR controls — personal-scope counts, async ZIP-by-email export, and
      scoped soft-delete. Every endpoint pins `user = req.user._id` AND
      `institution: null`; institution-scoped data is governed by the
      institution's own retention policy and never reached from here.
  - name: Questions
    description: >-
      User-facing read of the onboarding question bank used by the "create a
      digital twin" wizard.
  - name: Transcription
    description: >-
      One-shot speech-to-text for in-place dictation. Audio blob in, transcript
      out — no Upload / History / RAG embeddings are persisted. Use
      `/audio-notes` for anything durable.
paths:
  /api/user/assistant/{id}:
    put:
      tags:
        - Assistants
      summary: Update an existing assistant
      description: >
        Updates an existing assistant by its ObjectId. Accepts any non-empty
        object as the request body and passes it directly to MongoDB updateOne.
        No field-level validation is performed beyond requiring a non-empty
        body. Special handling for institution and user fields when sent as
        empty strings uses $unset to remove them from the document. Auto-reset
        logic is applied before update. If account_shared is true but
        institution_shared is not true, account_shared is reset to false. Any
        authenticated user can call this endpoint (no admin check).
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: id
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: The ObjectId of the assistant to update
          example: 687e761093c797174459c651
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              description: >-
                Any valid assistant fields. No required fields for update. Empty
                strings for user/institution trigger $unset.
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: Name of the assistant
                  example: New Assistant Updated
                status:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - active
                    - unpublished
                    - inactive
                    - deleted
                  description: Status of the assistant
                  example: active
                description:
                  type: string
                  description: Description of the assistant
                  example: New Assistant Description
                instructions:
                  type: string
                  description: Instructions for the assistant
                  example: New Assistant Instructions
                argument_1:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                argument_2:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                argument_3:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                argument_4:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                argument_5:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                picture_url:
                  type: string
                  description: URL for the assistant's profile picture
                admin_only:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Whether the assistant is admin-only
                remember_history:
                  type: integer
                  description: Number of conversation history items to remember
                editable_others:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Whether the assistant can be edited by others
                user:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    User ObjectId. Empty string triggers $unset to remove the
                    field.
                  example: 6430d02554cd4e00403e8b05
                institution:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Institution ObjectId. Empty string triggers $unset to remove
                    the field.
                  example: 6631915765bb0a94cfd6ca99
                institution_shared:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Whether shared with the institution
                account_shared:
                  type: boolean
                  description: >-
                    Whether shared across the account. Auto-reset to false if
                    institution_shared is not true.
                ragEnabled:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Whether RAG is enabled
                bypassSystemContext:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Whether to bypass the system context prompt
                conversationModel:
                  type: string
                  description: Optional model override (max 200 chars)
                stsConversationModel:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Optional STS/voice conversation model; used only in
                    ElevenLabs/Anam voice mode (max 200 chars)
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Assistant successfully updated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  success:
                    type: boolean
                    example: true
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: Assistant updated!
        '400':
          description: Bad request - invalid ID, empty body, or server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  success:
                    type: boolean
                    example: false
                  error:
                    type: object
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: Invalid Properties
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - user not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  success:
                    type: boolean
                    example: false
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: Authentication Required
        '404':
          description: Assistant not found (matchedCount is 0)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  success:
                    type: boolean
                    example: false
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: Assistant not found!
      security:
        - apiKeyAuth: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-access-token
      description: JWT token passed in x-access-token header

````