Update Knowledge Base

Update a knowledge base's name, description, or chunking configuration. At least one field must be provided.

PUT/api/v1/knowledge/{id}

Authorization

apiKey
X-API-Key<token>

Your SteelEngine API key (personal or workspace). Generate one from the SteelEngine dashboard under Settings > API Keys.

In: header

Path Parameters

id*string

Knowledge base ID.

Request Body

application/json

TypeScript Definitions

Use the request body type in TypeScript.

Response Body

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

curl -X PUT "https://example.com/api/v1/knowledge/string" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "workspaceId": "wsp_abc123",    "name": "Updated Product Docs",    "description": "Updated product documentation"  }'
{  "success": true,  "data": {    "knowledgeBase": {      "id": "kb_abc123",      "name": "Updated Product Docs",      "description": "Updated product documentation",      "docCount": 5,      "tokenCount": 25000,      "embeddingModel": "text-embedding-3-small",      "createdAt": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z",      "updatedAt": "2026-01-16T08:00:00Z"    },    "message": "Knowledge base updated successfully"  }}