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# Update Artist

> **artist/{id}**

<Note>
  This endpoint requires authentication. Include your Bearer token in the Authorization header.
</Note>

## Description

**artist/{id}**

**Description:**
The `/artist/{id}` endpoint allows updating the details of a specific artist identified by their unique ID.

**Method:**
`PUT`

**Path Parameter:**

| Parameter | Type   | Description                          |
| --------- | ------ | ------------------------------------ |
| id        | string | The unique identifier of the artist. |

**Request Payload:**

| Parameter    | Type         | Description                                                        |
| ------------ | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| artistName   | string       | The updated name of the artist.                                    |
| signDate     | date         | The updated sign date.                                             |
| label        | string       | The updated label.                                                 |
| publisher    | string       | The updated publisher.                                             |
| copyright    | string       | The updated copyright information.                                 |
| externalId   | string       | The updated external ID.                                           |
| links        | object       | Updated links (JSON string when using multipart/form-data).        |
| contributors | object       | Updated contributors.                                              |
| split        | array/object | Updated split information (supports both array and object format). |
| file         | file         | Artist profile image (when using multipart/form-data).             |
| users        | array        | Array of user IDs to associate with artist.                        |

**Note:** This endpoint supports both `application/json` and `multipart/form-data`.
Use `multipart/form-data` when uploading an artist image file.

## Code Examples

<CodeGroup>
  ```javascript Node.js theme={null}
  const response = await fetch('https://api.royalti.io/artist/example-id', {
    method: 'PUT',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`,
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      "artistName": "sample-artistName",
      "signDate": "2024-01-21",
      "label": "sample-label",
      "publisher": "sample-publisher",
      "copyright": "sample-copyright",
      "externalId": "sample-externalId",
      "links": {},
      "contributors": {},
      "users": [
        {}
      ]
    })
  });

  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
  ```

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

  response = requests.put(
    'https://api.royalti.io/artist/example-id',
    headers={
      'Authorization': f'Bearer {token}'
    },
    json={"artistName":"sample-artistName","signDate":"2024-01-21","label":"sample-label","publisher":"sample-publisher","copyright":"sample-copyright","externalId":"sample-externalId","links":{},"contributors":{},"users":[{}]}
  )

  data = response.json()
  print(data)
  ```

  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X PUT https://api.royalti.io/artist/example-id \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"artistName":"sample-artistName","signDate":"2024-01-21","label":"sample-label","publisher":"sample-publisher","copyright":"sample-copyright","externalId":"sample-externalId","links":{},"contributors":{},"users":[{}]}'

  ```
</CodeGroup>


## OpenAPI

````yaml put /artist/{id}
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Royalti.io API
  description: "# Royalti API\r\n\r\nThis is the Royalti music royalty management platform API server.\r\n\r\n## Overview\r\n\r\nThe Royalti API provides comprehensive music royalty management services including:\r\n- Music publishing and writer management\r\n- Royalty processing and analytics\r\n- DDEX integration for music industry standards\r\n- File processing and pattern recognition\r\n- Payment processing and distribution\r\n\r\n## Authentication\r\n\r\nThe API uses JWT-based authentication with multiple protection levels:\r\n- Public endpoints for basic operations\r\n- Protected endpoints requiring valid JWT tokens\r\n- Admin endpoints for administrative functions\r\n\r\n## Features\r\n\r\n- Multi-dimensional royalty analytics\r\n- CWR (Collective Works Registration) support\r\n- DDEX integration for music metadata\r\n- Advanced file processing with pattern recognition\r\n- Real-time data processing with queue system"
  version: 2.6.0
  contact:
    name: Royalti.io Support
    email: support@royalti.io
    url: https://royalti.io
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://royalti.io/terms
servers:
  - url: https://api.royalti.io
    description: Production server
  - url: https://api-dev.royalti.io
    description: Development server
  - url: http://localhost:8084
    description: Local development
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Accounting
    description: Accounting and financial transaction operations
  - name: DDEX
    description: DDEX operations (ERN/MEAD, messages, delivery, providers)
  - name: Label
    description: Label management operations
  - name: Internal Webhooks
    description: Internal system webhooks for royalty processing and downloads
  - name: Payment Webhooks
    description: Payment processor webhook endpoints
  - name: Billing Webhooks
    description: Stripe billing and subscription webhooks
  - name: Infrastructure Webhooks
    description: Cloudflare domain and SSL webhooks
  - name: Distribution Webhooks
    description: Digital distribution platform webhooks (FUGA)
paths:
  /artist/{id}:
    put:
      tags:
        - Artist
      summary: Update Artist
      description: >-
        **artist/{id}**


        **Description:**

        The `/artist/{id}` endpoint allows updating the details of a specific
        artist identified by their unique ID.


        **Method:**

        `PUT`


        **Path Parameter:**


        | Parameter | Type | Description |

        | --- | --- | --- |

        | id | string | The unique identifier of the artist. |


        **Request Payload:**


        | Parameter | Type | Description |

        | --- | --- | --- |

        | artistName | string | The updated name of the artist. |

        | signDate | date | The updated sign date. |

        | label | string | The updated label. |

        | publisher | string | The updated publisher. |

        | copyright | string | The updated copyright information. |

        | externalId | string | The updated external ID. |

        | links | object | Updated links (JSON string when using
        multipart/form-data). |

        | contributors | object | Updated contributors. |

        | split | array/object | Updated split information (supports both array
        and object format). |

        | file | file | Artist profile image (when using multipart/form-data). |

        | users | array | Array of user IDs to associate with artist. |


        **Note:** This endpoint supports both `application/json` and
        `multipart/form-data`.

        Use `multipart/form-data` when uploading an artist image file.
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          description: Artist ID
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                artistName:
                  type: string
                signDate:
                  type: string
                  format: date
                label:
                  type: string
                publisher:
                  type: string
                copyright:
                  type: string
                externalId:
                  type: string
                links:
                  type: object
                  additionalProperties:
                    type: string
                contributors:
                  type: object
                split:
                  oneOf:
                    - type: array
                      items:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          user:
                            type: string
                            format: uuid
                          share:
                            type: number
                    - type: object
                      description: Split by type (default, publishing, video, gig)
                      additionalProperties:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            user:
                              type: string
                              format: uuid
                            share:
                              type: number
                users:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
            example:
              artistName: Updated Artist Name
              label: New Label
              publisher: New Publisher
              links:
                spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/...
                instagram: '@newhandle'
              split:
                default:
                  - user: user-uuid-1
                    share: 70
                  - user: user-uuid-2
                    share: 30
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                file:
                  type: string
                  format: binary
                  description: Artist profile image (JPG, PNG, WebP - max 5MB)
                artistName:
                  type: string
                signDate:
                  type: string
                  format: date
                label:
                  type: string
                publisher:
                  type: string
                copyright:
                  type: string
                externalId:
                  type: string
                links:
                  type: string
                  description: JSON string of social media links
                contributors:
                  type: string
                  description: JSON string of contributors
                users:
                  type: string
                  description: JSON string array of user IDs
            encoding:
              file:
                contentType: image/jpeg, image/png, image/webp
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  message:
                    type: string
                  artist:
                    type: object
              example:
                message: Artist updated successfully
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          example: false
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
            message:
              type: string
            details:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: >-
        JWT Authorization header using the Bearer scheme. Format: "Bearer
        {token}"

````