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# Bulk update

> Update multiple topics at once. Supports changing priority, archiving (archived=true), and unarchiving (archived=false). At least one field must be provided. Use this instead of calling the single update endpoint multiple times.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json patch /topics/bulk
openapi: 3.1.1
info:
  description: >-
    The public Modem API. Authenticate with an organization API key:
    `Authorization: Bearer modem_…`.
  title: Modem API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - description: Production
    url: https://api.modem.dev/v1
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /topics/bulk:
    patch:
      tags:
        - Topics
      summary: Bulk update
      description: >-
        Update multiple topics at once. Supports changing priority, archiving
        (archived=true), and unarchiving (archived=false). At least one field
        must be provided. Use this instead of calling the single update endpoint
        multiple times.
      operationId: topics.bulkUpdate
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              properties:
                archived:
                  description: Set to true to archive topics, false to unarchive them.
                  title: Archived
                  type: boolean
                archivedReason:
                  description: Optional reason for archiving. Only used when archived=true.
                  maxLength: 4000
                  title: Archived Reason
                  type: string
                priority:
                  description: >-
                    Update all topics to this priority. Valid values: very_low,
                    low, default, high, very_high.
                  enum:
                    - default
                    - high
                    - low
                    - very_high
                    - very_low
                  title: Priority
                  type: string
                topicIds:
                  items:
                    anyOf:
                      - format: uuid
                        type: string
                      - format: uuid
                        type: string
                  maxItems: 100
                  minItems: 1
                  type: array
              required:
                - topicIds
              type: object
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  updatedCount:
                    type: number
                  updatedTopicIds:
                    items:
                      anyOf:
                        - format: uuid
                          type: string
                        - format: uuid
                          type: string
                    type: array
                required:
                  - updatedCount
                  - updatedTopicIds
                type: object
          description: OK
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: Invalid request (validation failed).
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: Missing or invalid API key.
        '403':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: The API key does not have access to this resource.
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: The requested resource was not found.
        '429':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: Rate limit exceeded.
        '500':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: Internal server error.
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      properties:
        code:
          description: Machine-readable error code, e.g. `NOT_FOUND`.
          examples:
            - NOT_FOUND
          type: string
        data:
          description: Optional structured error details.
        defined:
          description: True if the error was declared in the procedure contract.
          type: boolean
        message:
          description: Human-readable error message.
          type: string
        status:
          description: HTTP status code.
          examples:
            - 404
          type: integer
      required:
        - code
        - defined
        - message
        - status
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      description: Organization API key (`modem_…`).
      scheme: bearer
      type: http

````