> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL.
> For a complete documentation index, see https://apidocs.sare.africa/sare-core-api/location/update-area/llms.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://apidocs.sare.africa/_mcp/server.

# Update Area

PUT http://localhost:8080/api/v3/areas/{id}
Content-Type: application/json

Reference: https://apidocs.sare.africa/sare-core-api/location/update-area

## Request

### Path parameters

- `id` (string, required)

### Headers

- `Authorization` (string, optional)

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `name` (string, optional)
- `subRegionId` (string, optional)
- `warehouseId` (any, optional)
- `fleetId` (any, optional)

## Response

### 200

200 OK

- `code` (integer, optional)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `data` (AreasIdPutResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData, optional)

## Types

### AreasIdPutResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData

- `id` (string, optional)
- `name` (string, optional)
- `regionId` (string, optional)
- `regionName` (string, optional)
- `warehouseId` (string, optional)
- `warehouseName` (string, optional)
- `fleetId` (string, optional)
- `plateNumber` (string, optional)
- `countyId` (string, optional)
- `countyName` (string, optional)
- `salesAgentCount` (integer, optional)
- `subRegionName` (string, optional)
- `subRegionId` (string, optional)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "name": "Kilimani",
  "subRegionId": "d3b2c4e5-6f7a-4b8c-9d0e-1f2a3b4c5d6e"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "code": 200,
  "message": "Area updated successfully",
  "data": {
    "id": "a1b2c3d4-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d",
    "name": "Kilimani",
    "regionId": "c2a1b3d4-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5e",
    "regionName": "Nairobi Central",
    "warehouseId": "w-01",
    "warehouseName": "Nairobi Warehouse",
    "fleetId": "f-01",
    "plateNumber": "KDA 123A",
    "countyId": "cty0a1b2-3c4d-4e5f-8a9b-0c1d2e3f4a5b",
    "countyName": "Nairobi",
    "salesAgentCount": 5,
    "subRegionName": "Kilimani Sub",
    "subRegionId": "d3b2c4e5-6f7a-4b8c-9d0e-1f2a3b4c5d6e"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python Location_updateArea_example
import requests

url = "http://localhost:8080/api/v3/areas/a1b2c3d4-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d"

payload = {
    "name": "Kilimani",
    "subRegionId": "d3b2c4e5-6f7a-4b8c-9d0e-1f2a3b4c5d6e"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer {{accessToken}}",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript Location_updateArea_example
const url = 'http://localhost:8080/api/v3/areas/a1b2c3d4-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d';
const options = {
  method: 'PUT',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer {{accessToken}}', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"name":"Kilimani","subRegionId":"d3b2c4e5-6f7a-4b8c-9d0e-1f2a3b4c5d6e"}'
};

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

```go Location_updateArea_example
package main

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

func main() {

	url := "http://localhost:8080/api/v3/areas/a1b2c3d4-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"name\": \"Kilimani\",\n  \"subRegionId\": \"d3b2c4e5-6f7a-4b8c-9d0e-1f2a3b4c5d6e\"\n}")

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

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}")
	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 Location_updateArea_example
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("http://localhost:8080/api/v3/areas/a1b2c3d4-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Put.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer {{accessToken}}'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"name\": \"Kilimani\",\n  \"subRegionId\": \"d3b2c4e5-6f7a-4b8c-9d0e-1f2a3b4c5d6e\"\n}"

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

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

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.put("http://localhost:8080/api/v3/areas/a1b2c3d4-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"name\": \"Kilimani\",\n  \"subRegionId\": \"d3b2c4e5-6f7a-4b8c-9d0e-1f2a3b4c5d6e\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

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

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PUT', 'http://localhost:8080/api/v3/areas/a1b2c3d4-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d', [
  'body' => '{
  "name": "Kilimani",
  "subRegionId": "d3b2c4e5-6f7a-4b8c-9d0e-1f2a3b4c5d6e"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer {{accessToken}}',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

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

```csharp Location_updateArea_example
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("http://localhost:8080/api/v3/areas/a1b2c3d4-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PUT);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"name\": \"Kilimani\",\n  \"subRegionId\": \"d3b2c4e5-6f7a-4b8c-9d0e-1f2a3b4c5d6e\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift Location_updateArea_example
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer {{accessToken}}",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "name": "Kilimani",
  "subRegionId": "d3b2c4e5-6f7a-4b8c-9d0e-1f2a3b4c5d6e"
] as [String : Any]

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

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "http://localhost:8080/api/v3/areas/a1b2c3d4-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "PUT"
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()
```