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# update order

PATCH https://api.botbye.com/api/v1/{account_id}/projects/{project_id}/rules/order
Content-Type: application/json

### PATCH /api/v1/\{account\_id}/projects/\{project\_id}/rules/order

This endpoint updates the order of rules for a specific project within an account.

#### Request

* `base_url` (string): The base URL of the API.
* `account_id` (string): The unique identifier of the account.
* `project_id` (string): The unique identifier of the project.

#### Response

The response for this request is a JSON object with the following schema:

```json
{
  "id": "",
  "customerId": "",
  "name": "",
  "url": "",
  "siteKey": "",
  "serverKey": "",
  "isProtected": true,
  "rules": {
    "order": [],
    "rules": []
  },
  "rateLimits": {
    "order": [],
    "rateLimits": []
  },
  "phishingInfo": {
    "originalUrl": "",
    "action": "",
    "allowedUrls": []
  },
  "responseExtraFields": [],
  "updatedAt": "",
  "createdAt": ""
}

```

* `id` (string): The unique identifier of the project.
* `customerId` (string): The unique identifier of the customer associated with the project.
* `name` (string): The name of the project.
* `url` (string): The URL of the project.
* `siteKey` (string): The site key of the project.
* `serverKey` (string): The server key of the project.
* `isProtected` (boolean): Indicates whether the project is protected.
* `rules` (object): An object containing order and rules arrays.
* `rateLimits` (object): An object containing order and rateLimits arrays.
* `phishingInfo` (object): An object containing originalUrl, action, and allowedUrls arrays.
* `responseExtraFields` (array): An array of extra fields in the response.
* `updatedAt` (string): The timestamp when the project was last updated.
* `createdAt` (string): The timestamp when the project was created.

> **Accepted permissions**
> `Project → Project → Custom rules → Update`
>
> **Token scope**
> `Project Action`

Reference: https://api-docs.botbye.com/bot-bye-api/protection/custom-rules/update-order

## Authentication

- `X-Api-Key` header (required) — Personal access token. Create it in your BotBye account under **Profile → Personal Access Tokens**, tick the scopes the endpoints you call require (see each endpoint's **Token scope**), and send the token in the `X-Api-Key` request header. A token works only for the account it was created in.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `account_id` (string, required)
- `project_id` (string, required)

### Body (application/json)

- `list of string`

## Response

### 200

success

## Examples

**Request**

```json
[
  "01919cfb-b934-789a-ba43-b5d818f81fcc",
  "01919cfb-420b-751f-bb48-888ea155f392"
]
```

**Response**

```json
{}
```

**SDK Code**

```python Custom rules_updateOrder_example
import requests

url = "https://api.botbye.com/api/v1/account_id/projects/project_id/rules/order"

payload = ["01919cfb-b934-789a-ba43-b5d818f81fcc", "01919cfb-420b-751f-bb48-888ea155f392"]
headers = {
    "X-Api-Key": "<apiKey>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript Custom rules_updateOrder_example
const url = 'https://api.botbye.com/api/v1/account_id/projects/project_id/rules/order';
const options = {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {'X-Api-Key': '<apiKey>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '["01919cfb-b934-789a-ba43-b5d818f81fcc","01919cfb-420b-751f-bb48-888ea155f392"]'
};

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

```go Custom rules_updateOrder_example
package main

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

func main() {

	url := "https://api.botbye.com/api/v1/account_id/projects/project_id/rules/order"

	payload := strings.NewReader("[\n  \"01919cfb-b934-789a-ba43-b5d818f81fcc\",\n  \"01919cfb-420b-751f-bb48-888ea155f392\"\n]")

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

	req.Header.Add("X-Api-Key", "<apiKey>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

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

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

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

}
```

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

url = URI("https://api.botbye.com/api/v1/account_id/projects/project_id/rules/order")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["X-Api-Key"] = '<apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "[\n  \"01919cfb-b934-789a-ba43-b5d818f81fcc\",\n  \"01919cfb-420b-751f-bb48-888ea155f392\"\n]"

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

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

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://api.botbye.com/api/v1/account_id/projects/project_id/rules/order")
  .header("X-Api-Key", "<apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("[\n  \"01919cfb-b934-789a-ba43-b5d818f81fcc\",\n  \"01919cfb-420b-751f-bb48-888ea155f392\"\n]")
  .asString();
```

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

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PATCH', 'https://api.botbye.com/api/v1/account_id/projects/project_id/rules/order', [
  'body' => '[
  "01919cfb-b934-789a-ba43-b5d818f81fcc",
  "01919cfb-420b-751f-bb48-888ea155f392"
]',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    'X-Api-Key' => '<apiKey>',
  ],
]);

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

```csharp Custom rules_updateOrder_example
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.botbye.com/api/v1/account_id/projects/project_id/rules/order");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PATCH);
request.AddHeader("X-Api-Key", "<apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "[\n  \"01919cfb-b934-789a-ba43-b5d818f81fcc\",\n  \"01919cfb-420b-751f-bb48-888ea155f392\"\n]", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift Custom rules_updateOrder_example
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "X-Api-Key": "<apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["01919cfb-b934-789a-ba43-b5d818f81fcc", "01919cfb-420b-751f-bb48-888ea155f392"] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.botbye.com/api/v1/account_id/projects/project_id/rules/order")! 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()
```