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# Update Equipment Type

PATCH https://companies/%7Bcompany_id%7D/config/equipment-types/%7Btype%7D
Content-Type: multipart/form-data

Reference: https://docs.itspropel.com/propel-biz/08-equipment/tier-1-configuration/update-equipment-type

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: PropelBiz
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /companies/%7Bcompany_id%7D/config/equipment-types/%7Btype%7D:
    patch:
      operationId: update-equipment-type
      summary: Update Equipment Type
      tags:
        - subpackage_08Equipment.subpackage_08Equipment/tier1Configuration
      parameters:
        - name: '{{tenant_key_name}}'
          in: header
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/08 Equipment_Tier 1 -
                  Configuration_Update Equipment Type_Response_200
      requestBody:
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Optional: Equipment type name - max 100 chars - "Carrier
                    58MCA Gas Furnace"
                category:
                  type: string
                  description: 'Optional: Equipment category - max 100 chars - "HVAC"'
                trade_id:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Required: Trade UUID - links equipment type to a trade
                    (HVAC, Plumbing, etc.) - use GET /trades to find UUIDs
                is_active:
                  type: string
                  description: 'Optional: Active status - boolean true|false - "true"'
                description:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Optional: Equipment type description - text -
                    "High-efficiency natural gas furnace"
                default_warranty_months:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Optional: Default warranty period - integer 0-1200 months -
                    "120"
                default_maintenance_interval:
                  type: string
                  description: 'Optional: Maintenance interval - integer 1-3650 days - "365"'
              required:
                - name
                - category
                - trade_id
                - is_active
                - description
                - default_warranty_months
                - default_maintenance_interval
servers:
  - url: https:/
components:
  schemas:
    08 Equipment_Tier 1 - Configuration_Update Equipment Type_Response_200:
      type: object
      properties: {}
      description: Empty response body
      title: 08 Equipment_Tier 1 - Configuration_Update Equipment Type_Response_200

```

## SDK Code Examples

```python
import requests

url = "https://https/companies/%7Bcompany_id%7D/config/equipment-types/%7Btype%7D"

payload = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"name\"\r\n\r\nCarrier 58MCA Gas Furnace\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"category\"\r\n\r\nHVAC\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"trade_id\"\r\n\r\na3f1c9e2-4b7d-4f8a-9c2e-1d2f3b4a5c6d\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"is_active\"\r\n\r\ntrue\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"description\"\r\n\r\nHigh-efficiency natural gas furnace\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"default_warranty_months\"\r\n\r\n120\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"default_maintenance_interval\"\r\n\r\n365\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n"
headers = {
    "{{tenant_key_name}}": "{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}",
    "Content-Type": "multipart/form-data; boundary=---011000010111000001101001"
}

response = requests.patch(url, data=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://https/companies/%7Bcompany_id%7D/config/equipment-types/%7Btype%7D';
const form = new FormData();
form.append('name', 'Carrier 58MCA Gas Furnace');
form.append('category', 'HVAC');
form.append('trade_id', 'a3f1c9e2-4b7d-4f8a-9c2e-1d2f3b4a5c6d');
form.append('is_active', 'true');
form.append('description', 'High-efficiency natural gas furnace');
form.append('default_warranty_months', '120');
form.append('default_maintenance_interval', '365');

const options = {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {'{{tenant_key_name}}': '{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}'}
};

options.body = form;

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://https/companies/%7Bcompany_id%7D/config/equipment-types/%7Btype%7D"

	payload := strings.NewReader("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"name\"\r\n\r\nCarrier 58MCA Gas Furnace\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"category\"\r\n\r\nHVAC\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"trade_id\"\r\n\r\na3f1c9e2-4b7d-4f8a-9c2e-1d2f3b4a5c6d\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"is_active\"\r\n\r\ntrue\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"description\"\r\n\r\nHigh-efficiency natural gas furnace\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"default_warranty_months\"\r\n\r\n120\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"default_maintenance_interval\"\r\n\r\n365\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("{{tenant_key_name}}", "{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://https/companies/%7Bcompany_id%7D/config/equipment-types/%7Btype%7D")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["{{tenant_key_name}}"] = '{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}'
request.body = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"name\"\r\n\r\nCarrier 58MCA Gas Furnace\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"category\"\r\n\r\nHVAC\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"trade_id\"\r\n\r\na3f1c9e2-4b7d-4f8a-9c2e-1d2f3b4a5c6d\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"is_active\"\r\n\r\ntrue\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"description\"\r\n\r\nHigh-efficiency natural gas furnace\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"default_warranty_months\"\r\n\r\n120\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"default_maintenance_interval\"\r\n\r\n365\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://https/companies/%7Bcompany_id%7D/config/equipment-types/%7Btype%7D")
  .header("{{tenant_key_name}}", "{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}")
  .body("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"name\"\r\n\r\nCarrier 58MCA Gas Furnace\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"category\"\r\n\r\nHVAC\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"trade_id\"\r\n\r\na3f1c9e2-4b7d-4f8a-9c2e-1d2f3b4a5c6d\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"is_active\"\r\n\r\ntrue\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"description\"\r\n\r\nHigh-efficiency natural gas furnace\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"default_warranty_months\"\r\n\r\n120\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"default_maintenance_interval\"\r\n\r\n365\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PATCH', 'https://https/companies/%7Bcompany_id%7D/config/equipment-types/%7Btype%7D', [
  'multipart' => [
    [
        'name' => 'name',
        'contents' => 'Carrier 58MCA Gas Furnace'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'category',
        'contents' => 'HVAC'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'trade_id',
        'contents' => 'a3f1c9e2-4b7d-4f8a-9c2e-1d2f3b4a5c6d'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'is_active',
        'contents' => 'true'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'description',
        'contents' => 'High-efficiency natural gas furnace'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'default_warranty_months',
        'contents' => '120'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'default_maintenance_interval',
        'contents' => '365'
    ]
  ]
  'headers' => [
    '{{tenant_key_name}}' => '{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://https/companies/%7Bcompany_id%7D/config/equipment-types/%7Btype%7D");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PATCH);
request.AddHeader("{{tenant_key_name}}", "{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}");
request.AddParameter("undefined", "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"name\"\r\n\r\nCarrier 58MCA Gas Furnace\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"category\"\r\n\r\nHVAC\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"trade_id\"\r\n\r\na3f1c9e2-4b7d-4f8a-9c2e-1d2f3b4a5c6d\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"is_active\"\r\n\r\ntrue\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"description\"\r\n\r\nHigh-efficiency natural gas furnace\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"default_warranty_months\"\r\n\r\n120\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"default_maintenance_interval\"\r\n\r\n365\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["{{tenant_key_name}}": "{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}"]
let parameters = [
  [
    "name": "name",
    "value": "Carrier 58MCA Gas Furnace"
  ],
  [
    "name": "category",
    "value": "HVAC"
  ],
  [
    "name": "trade_id",
    "value": "a3f1c9e2-4b7d-4f8a-9c2e-1d2f3b4a5c6d"
  ],
  [
    "name": "is_active",
    "value": "true"
  ],
  [
    "name": "description",
    "value": "High-efficiency natural gas furnace"
  ],
  [
    "name": "default_warranty_months",
    "value": "120"
  ],
  [
    "name": "default_maintenance_interval",
    "value": "365"
  ]
]

let boundary = "---011000010111000001101001"

var body = ""
var error: NSError? = nil
for param in parameters {
  let paramName = param["name"]!
  body += "--\(boundary)\r\n"
  body += "Content-Disposition:form-data; name=\"\(paramName)\""
  if let filename = param["fileName"] {
    let contentType = param["content-type"]!
    let fileContent = String(contentsOfFile: filename, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
    if (error != nil) {
      print(error as Any)
    }
    body += "; filename=\"\(filename)\"\r\n"
    body += "Content-Type: \(contentType)\r\n\r\n"
    body += fileContent
  } else if let paramValue = param["value"] {
    body += "\r\n\r\n\(paramValue)"
  }
}

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://https/companies/%7Bcompany_id%7D/config/equipment-types/%7Btype%7D")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "PATCH"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```