Update Contest

PATCH

https://stageapi.partake.ng/api/v2/merchants/me/contests/{{contestId}}

Last modified:2026-07-10 13:15:30

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Updates a contest. Only allowed on non-cancelled, non-completed contests owned by the authenticated merchant. Merchant only.

Request

Authorization

Provide your bearer token in the

Authorization

header when making requests to protected resources.

Example:

Authorization: Bearer ********************

Header Params

Body Params application/json

Examples

Responses

🟢200

application/json

Bodyapplication/json

🟠403

Request Example

Shell

JavaScript

Java

Swift

curl --location --globoff --request PATCH 'https://stageapi.partake.ng/api/v2/merchants/me/contests/{{contestId}}' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
    "title": "Miss iVoteNg 2026 — Updated",
    "description": "Updated description for the pageant.",
    "prizeDetails": "₦750,000 cash prize + crown",
    "costPerVote":12.99
}
// All fields optional:
// - title, description, startDate, endDate, prizeDetails,
//   votingType, costPerVote, bannerImageUrl'

Response Example

200 - 200 OK

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "b2c3d4e5-f6a7-8901-bcde-f12345678901",
    "title": "Miss iVoteNg 2026 — Updated",
    "status": "active",
    "updatedAt": "2026-04-29T11:30:00.000Z"
  },
  "message": "Contest updated successfully"
}

Modified at 2026-07-10 13:15:30

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