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    Put
    /v3/projects/{project_id}/readers/{reader_id}

    Updates a reader's name and group associations. When is_invitation_id is false, the endpoint fetches the existing reader record and preserves any fields not provided in the request body, so partial updates are supported. If the reader is not found and is_invitation_id is false, a 404 error is returned. Requires the UpdateRolesAccountsAndGroups permission. Related endpoints: GET /v3/projects/{projectId}/readers to retrieve reader IDs, DELETE /v3/projects/{projectId}/readers/{readerId} to delete a reader.

    Security
    OAuth

    All V3 endpoints require a Bearer token. Generate tokens in the Document360 portal under Settings > API Tokens. Tokens are project-scoped, require the customerApi scope, and do not expire by default. Tokens can be revoked at any time from the portal. Include the token in every request: Authorization: Bearer <your-token>. Alternatively, use the Authorize button below to sign in via OAuth2 Authorization Code flow with PKCE.

    FlowAuthorization Code
    Authorization URLhttps://identity.document360.net/connect/authorize
    Token URLhttps://identity.document360.net/connect/token
    Scopes:
    customerApiDocument360 Customer API
    Path parameters
    project_id
    string (uuid) Required

    The unique identifier of the project. Retrieve project IDs from GET /v3/projects.

    Example9a3b4c5d-6e7f-8a9b-0c1d-2e3f4a5b6c7d
    reader_id
    string (uuid) Required

    The identifier of the reader to update. Retrieve reader IDs from GET /v3/projects/{projectId}/readers.

    Example9a3b4c5d-6e7f-8a9b-0c1d-2e3f4a5b6c7d
    Body parameters

    Reader update details.

    Update reader access and groups

    Updates the reader's group membership and expands access to the full project.

    {
  "first_name": "John",
  "last_name": "Smith",
  "associated_reader_groups": [
    "b2c3d4e5-f6a7-8b9c-0d1e-2f3a4b5c6d7e",
    "c3d4e5f6-a7b8-9c0d-1e2f-3a4b5c6d7e8f"
  ],
  "access_scope": {
    "access_level": "project",
    "categories": null,
    "project_versions": null,
    "languages": null
  },
  "is_invitation_id": false
}
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    object

    Request to update an existing reader's details and access scope.

    first_name
    string | null

    Updated first name of the reader.

    last_name
    string | null

    Updated last name of the reader.

    associated_reader_groups
    Array of string Required

    Updated list of reader group IDs. Replaces all existing group memberships. Retrieve group IDs from GET /v3/projects/{projectId}/readers/groups.

    string
    access_scope
    object Required

    Updated access scope for the reader. Replaces the existing access scope.

    access_level
    string

    The level at which access is scoped. Possible values: 0 = None, 1 = Category, 2 = Version, 3 = Project, 4 = Language, 5 = Article, 6 = Workspace.

    Valid values[ "none", "category", "version", "project", "language", "article", "workspace" ]
    categories
    Array of object (CategoryScope) | null

    List of specific category scopes when AccessLevel is Category (1). Null or empty for broader access levels.

    object

    Specifies access to a specific category within a project version and language.

    project_version_id
    string | null

    Unique identifier of the project version containing the category. Retrieve from GET /v3/projects/{projectId}/project-versions.

    category_id
    string | null

    Unique identifier of the category to grant access to. Retrieve from GET /v3/projects/{projectId}/categories.

    lang_code
    string | null

    Language code for the category translation (e.g., "en", "fr", "de"). Retrieve available languages from GET /v3/projects/{projectId}/languages.

    Exampleen
    project_versions
    Array of string | null

    List of project version IDs the reader has access to when AccessLevel is Version (2). Retrieve version IDs from GET /v3/projects/{projectId}/project-versions.

    string
    languages
    Array of object (LanguageScope) | null

    List of language scopes defining which translations the reader can access. Applicable when AccessLevel is Language (4).

    object

    Specifies access to a specific language within a project version.

    project_version_id
    string | null

    Unique identifier of the project version. Retrieve from GET /v3/projects/{projectId}/project-versions.

    lang_code
    string | null

    Language code to grant access to (e.g., "en", "fr", "de"). Retrieve available languages from GET /v3/projects/{projectId}/languages.

    Exampleen
    is_invitation_id
    boolean

    Set to true if the reader is an SSO reader who hasn't logged in yet and the readerId is an invitation ID rather than a user ID.

    Responses
    200

    Reader updated successfully.

    Updated reader

    Returns the reader after the update was applied

    {
  "data": {
    "id": "d4e5f6a7-b8c9-4d0e-a1b2-c3d4e5f6a7b8",
    "first_name": "Alice",
    "last_name": "Johnson-Lee",
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "access_scope": {
      "access_level": "language",
      "categories": [],
      "project_versions": [],
      "languages": [
        {
          "project_version_id": "f7a8b9c0-d1e2-4f3a-b4c5-d6e7f8a9b0c1",
          "lang_code": "en"
        },
        {
          "project_version_id": "f7a8b9c0-d1e2-4f3a-b4c5-d6e7f8a9b0c1",
          "lang_code": "fr"
        }
      ]
    },
    "associated_reader_groups": [
      "b2c3d4e5-f6a7-4b8c-9d0e-a1b2c3d4e5f6",
      "c8d9e0f1-a2b3-4c4d-e5f6-a7b8c9d0e1f2"
    ],
    "is_invite_sso_user": false,
    "last_login_at": "2025-03-15T10:30:00Z"
  },
  "success": true,
  "request_id": "c3d4e5f6-a7b8-9012-cdef-a23456789012",
  "errors": [],
  "warnings": []
}
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    object

    Generic API response wrapper containing typed data.

    data
    object

    Response data payload.

    id
    string (uuid) | null

    Unique identifier of the reader.

    Example9a3b4c5d-6e7f-8a9b-0c1d-2e3f4a5b6c7d
    first_name
    string | null

    First name of the reader.

    last_name
    string | null

    Last name of the reader.

    email
    string (email) | null

    Email address of the reader.

    Example[email protected]
    access_scope
    object | null

    The access scope defining which content this reader can view.

    access_level
    string

    The level at which access is scoped. Possible values: 0 = None, 1 = Category, 2 = Version, 3 = Project, 4 = Language, 5 = Article, 6 = Workspace.

    Valid values[ "none", "category", "version", "project", "language", "article", "workspace" ]
    categories
    Array of object (CategoryScope) | null

    List of specific category scopes when AccessLevel is Category (1). Null or empty for broader access levels.

    object

    Specifies access to a specific category within a project version and language.

    project_version_id
    string | null

    Unique identifier of the project version containing the category. Retrieve from GET /v3/projects/{projectId}/project-versions.

    category_id
    string | null

    Unique identifier of the category to grant access to. Retrieve from GET /v3/projects/{projectId}/categories.

    lang_code
    string | null

    Language code for the category translation (e.g., "en", "fr", "de"). Retrieve available languages from GET /v3/projects/{projectId}/languages.

    Exampleen
    project_versions
    Array of string | null

    List of project version IDs the reader has access to when AccessLevel is Version (2). Retrieve version IDs from GET /v3/projects/{projectId}/project-versions.

    string
    languages
    Array of object (LanguageScope) | null

    List of language scopes defining which translations the reader can access. Applicable when AccessLevel is Language (4).

    object

    Specifies access to a specific language within a project version.

    project_version_id
    string | null

    Unique identifier of the project version. Retrieve from GET /v3/projects/{projectId}/project-versions.

    lang_code
    string | null

    Language code to grant access to (e.g., "en", "fr", "de"). Retrieve available languages from GET /v3/projects/{projectId}/languages.

    Exampleen
    associated_reader_groups
    Array of string | null

    List of reader group IDs that this reader belongs to. Retrieve group IDs from GET /v3/projects/{projectId}/readers/groups.

    string
    is_invite_sso_user
    boolean

    Whether this reader was invited via SSO authentication.

    last_login_at
    string (date-time) | null

    Date and time when the reader last logged in. Null if the reader has never logged in.

    success
    boolean

    Whether the API request was successful.

    request_id
    string

    Unique identifier for request tracing and correlation.

    Min length1
    errors
    Array of object (ApiError) | null

    List of errors if the request failed.

    object

    Represents an error returned by the API.

    code
    string

    Machine-readable error code (e.g. VALIDATION_ERROR, RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND).

    Min length1
    message
    string

    Human-readable error message.

    Min length1
    field
    string | null

    The request field that caused the error, if applicable.

    details
    string | null

    Additional context about the error.

    warnings
    Array of object (ApiWarning) | null

    List of non-fatal warnings from the request.

    object

    Represents a non-fatal warning from the API.

    code
    string

    Machine-readable warning code.

    Min length1
    message
    string

    Human-readable warning message.

    Min length1
    400

    The request body is malformed or contains invalid JSON.

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    object

    RFC 7807 Problem Details response for V3 API errors. Content-Type: application/problem+json

    type
    string

    URI reference identifying the error type (links to documentation).

    Min length1
    title
    string

    Short human-readable summary of the error type.

    Min length1
    status
    integer (int32)

    HTTP status code.

    detail
    string | null

    Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence.

    instance
    string | null

    URI of the request that generated the error.

    trace_id
    string | null

    Request trace identifier for correlation.

    errors
    Array of object (ApiError) | null

    Structured list of specific errors (extension field).

    object

    Represents an error returned by the API.

    code
    string

    Machine-readable error code (e.g. VALIDATION_ERROR, RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND).

    Min length1
    message
    string

    Human-readable error message.

    Min length1
    field
    string | null

    The request field that caused the error, if applicable.

    details
    string | null

    Additional context about the error.

    warnings
    Array of object (ApiWarning) | null

    Non-fatal warnings (extension field).

    object

    Represents a non-fatal warning from the API.

    code
    string

    Machine-readable warning code.

    Min length1
    message
    string

    Human-readable warning message.

    Min length1
    401

    Authentication token is missing or invalid.

    Headers
    WWW-Authenticate
    string
    Indicates the authentication scheme required. Returns `Bearer` with optional `error` and `error_description` parameters per RFC 6750.
    Missing or invalid token

    Authentication token is missing or invalid.

    {
  "type": "https://developer.document360.com/errors/unauthorized",
  "title": "Unauthorized.",
  "status": 401,
  "detail": "The authentication token is missing or has expired.",
  "instance": null,
  "trace_id": "req_abc123def456",
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
      "message": "Bearer token is missing or invalid.",
      "field": null,
      "details": null
    }
  ],
  "warnings": null
}
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    object

    RFC 7807 Problem Details response for V3 API errors. Content-Type: application/problem+json

    type
    string

    URI reference identifying the error type (links to documentation).

    Min length1
    title
    string

    Short human-readable summary of the error type.

    Min length1
    status
    integer (int32)

    HTTP status code.

    detail
    string | null

    Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence.

    instance
    string | null

    URI of the request that generated the error.

    trace_id
    string | null

    Request trace identifier for correlation.

    errors
    Array of object (ApiError) | null

    Structured list of specific errors (extension field).

    object

    Represents an error returned by the API.

    code
    string

    Machine-readable error code (e.g. VALIDATION_ERROR, RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND).

    Min length1
    message
    string

    Human-readable error message.

    Min length1
    field
    string | null

    The request field that caused the error, if applicable.

    details
    string | null

    Additional context about the error.

    warnings
    Array of object (ApiWarning) | null

    Non-fatal warnings (extension field).

    object

    Represents a non-fatal warning from the API.

    code
    string

    Machine-readable warning code.

    Min length1
    message
    string

    Human-readable warning message.

    Min length1
    404

    Reader not found.

    Resource not found

    The requested resource was not found.

    {
  "type": "https://developer.document360.com/errors/not-found",
  "title": "Not Found.",
  "status": 404,
  "detail": "The requested resource does not exist or has been deleted.",
  "instance": null,
  "trace_id": "req_abc123def456",
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND",
      "message": "The requested resource was not found.",
      "field": null,
      "details": null
    }
  ],
  "warnings": null
}
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    object

    RFC 7807 Problem Details response for V3 API errors. Content-Type: application/problem+json

    type
    string

    URI reference identifying the error type (links to documentation).

    Min length1
    title
    string

    Short human-readable summary of the error type.

    Min length1
    status
    integer (int32)

    HTTP status code.

    detail
    string | null

    Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence.

    instance
    string | null

    URI of the request that generated the error.

    trace_id
    string | null

    Request trace identifier for correlation.

    errors
    Array of object (ApiError) | null

    Structured list of specific errors (extension field).

    object

    Represents an error returned by the API.

    code
    string

    Machine-readable error code (e.g. VALIDATION_ERROR, RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND).

    Min length1
    message
    string

    Human-readable error message.

    Min length1
    field
    string | null

    The request field that caused the error, if applicable.

    details
    string | null

    Additional context about the error.

    warnings
    Array of object (ApiWarning) | null

    Non-fatal warnings (extension field).

    object

    Represents a non-fatal warning from the API.

    code
    string

    Machine-readable warning code.

    Min length1
    message
    string

    Human-readable warning message.

    Min length1
    429

    Rate limit exceeded. Retry after the duration specified in the Retry-After header.

    Headers
    Retry-After
    integer
    Number of seconds to wait before retrying the request. Use exponential backoff with jitter for optimal retry behavior.
    X-RateLimit-Limit
    integer
    The maximum number of requests allowed in the current time window. Limits are applied per API token per project.
    X-RateLimit-Remaining
    integer
    The number of requests remaining in the current time window. When this reaches 0, subsequent requests will receive a 429 response.
    X-RateLimit-Reset
    integer
    The UTC epoch timestamp (in seconds) when the current rate limit window resets.
    Rate limit exceeded

    Rate limit exceeded.

    {
  "type": "https://developer.document360.com/errors/too-many-requests",
  "title": "Too Many Requests.",
  "status": 429,
  "detail": "Rate limit exceeded. Retry after the duration specified in the Retry-After header.",
  "instance": null,
  "trace_id": "req_abc123def456",
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "TOO_MANY_REQUESTS",
      "message": "Rate limit exceeded. Retry after the duration specified in the Retry-After header.",
      "field": null,
      "details": null
    }
  ],
  "warnings": null
}
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    object

    RFC 7807 Problem Details response for V3 API errors. Content-Type: application/problem+json

    type
    string

    URI reference identifying the error type (links to documentation).

    Min length1
    title
    string

    Short human-readable summary of the error type.

    Min length1
    status
    integer (int32)

    HTTP status code.

    detail
    string | null

    Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence.

    instance
    string | null

    URI of the request that generated the error.

    trace_id
    string | null

    Request trace identifier for correlation.

    errors
    Array of object (ApiError) | null

    Structured list of specific errors (extension field).

    object

    Represents an error returned by the API.

    code
    string

    Machine-readable error code (e.g. VALIDATION_ERROR, RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND).

    Min length1
    message
    string

    Human-readable error message.

    Min length1
    field
    string | null

    The request field that caused the error, if applicable.

    details
    string | null

    Additional context about the error.

    warnings
    Array of object (ApiWarning) | null

    Non-fatal warnings (extension field).

    object

    Represents a non-fatal warning from the API.

    code
    string

    Machine-readable warning code.

    Min length1
    message
    string

    Human-readable warning message.

    Min length1
    500

    An unexpected server error occurred.

    Unexpected server error

    Unexpected server error.

    {
  "type": "https://developer.document360.com/errors/internal-error",
  "title": "Internal Server Error.",
  "status": 500,
  "detail": "An unexpected error occurred. Please try again or contact support.",
  "instance": null,
  "trace_id": "req_abc123def456",
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR",
      "message": "An unexpected error occurred.",
      "field": null,
      "details": null
    }
  ],
  "warnings": null
}
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    object

    RFC 7807 Problem Details response for V3 API errors. Content-Type: application/problem+json

    type
    string

    URI reference identifying the error type (links to documentation).

    Min length1
    title
    string

    Short human-readable summary of the error type.

    Min length1
    status
    integer (int32)

    HTTP status code.

    detail
    string | null

    Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence.

    instance
    string | null

    URI of the request that generated the error.

    trace_id
    string | null

    Request trace identifier for correlation.

    errors
    Array of object (ApiError) | null

    Structured list of specific errors (extension field).

    object

    Represents an error returned by the API.

    code
    string

    Machine-readable error code (e.g. VALIDATION_ERROR, RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND).

    Min length1
    message
    string

    Human-readable error message.

    Min length1
    field
    string | null

    The request field that caused the error, if applicable.

    details
    string | null

    Additional context about the error.

    warnings
    Array of object (ApiWarning) | null

    Non-fatal warnings (extension field).

    object

    Represents a non-fatal warning from the API.

    code
    string

    Machine-readable warning code.

    Min length1
    message
    string

    Human-readable warning message.

    Min length1
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