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PATCH
https://app.tokencraft.dev/api/v1
/
tokensets
/
{id}
/
modes
/
{modeId}
/
tokens
/
{tokenId}
Update Token
curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://app.tokencraft.dev/api/v1/tokensets/{id}/modes/{modeId}/tokens/{tokenId} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'

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Update Token

Updates an existing design token. Only provided fields will be updated.
Write access policy - This endpoint requires the write:tokens scope.
  • TEAM-owned workspace: owner, admin, editor can write; viewer is blocked (403).
  • Non-TEAM workspace: only the workspace owner can write.
  • If the workspace owner plan has no API write access (for example FREE), write is blocked.

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Endpoint

PATCH /tokensets/{id}/modes/{modeId}/tokens/{tokenId}

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Request

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Path Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
idstringYesTokenset ID
modeIdstringYesMode ID
tokenIdstringYesToken ID

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Body Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
namestringNoNew token name
typestringNoNew token type
valuestringNoNew token value
descriptionstringNoNew description
alias_tostringNoNew alias reference
All body parameters are optional. Only provided fields will be updated.

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Response

Status: 200 OK 
{
  "id": "token-123",
  "tokenset_id": "tokenset-123",
  "mode_id": "mode-light",
  "name": "colors.primary.500",
  "type": "color",
  "value": "#2563eb",
  "description": "Updated primary brand color",
  "alias_to": null,
  "created_at": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2025-01-15T14:30:00Z"
}

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Examples

curl -X PATCH https://app.tokencraft.dev/api/v1/tokensets/tokenset-123/modes/mode-light/tokens/token-123 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tkc_your_token_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "value": "#2563eb"
  }'

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Error Responses

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400 Bad Request

{
  "error": "Name must be a non-empty string"
}

{
  "error": "Type must be one of: color, dimension, ..."
}

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404 Not Found

{
  "error": "Token not found"
}

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Common Use Cases

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1. Update Token Value

await updateToken(tokensetId, modeId, tokenId, {
  value: '#2563eb'
});

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2. Change Token Type

await updateToken(tokensetId, modeId, tokenId, {
  type: 'dimension',
  value: '16px'
});

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3. Convert to Alias

await updateToken(tokensetId, modeId, tokenId, {
  value: '',
  alias_to: 'colors.primary.500'
});

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4. Remove Alias

await updateToken(tokensetId, modeId, tokenId, {
  value: '#3b82f6',
  alias_to: null
});

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5. Batch Updates

const updates = [
  { tokenId: 'token-1', value: '#3b82f6' },
  { tokenId: 'token-2', value: '#2563eb' },
  { tokenId: 'token-3', value: '#1d4ed8' }
];

for (const { tokenId, value } of updates) {
  await updateToken(tokensetId, modeId, tokenId, { value });
}

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Next Steps

Delete Token

Permanently delete a token

Get Token

Retrieve token details