Update a stream
PATCH https://zulip.hiskp.uni-bonn.de/api/v1/streams/{stream_id}
Configure the stream with the ID stream_id. This endpoint supports
an organization administrator editing any property of a stream,
including:
Usage examples
#!/usr/bin/env python3
import zulip
# Pass the path to your zuliprc file here.
client = zulip.Client(config_file="~/zuliprc")
# Update the stream by a given ID
request = {
"stream_id": stream_id,
"stream_post_policy": 2,
"is_private": True,
}
result = client.update_stream(request)
print(result)
curl -sSX PATCH https://zulip.hiskp.uni-bonn.de/api/v1/streams/1 \
-u BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS:BOT_API_KEY \
--data-urlencode 'description=Discuss Italian history and travel destinations.' \
--data-urlencode new_name=Italy \
--data-urlencode is_private=true
Parameters
stream_id integer required in path
Example: 1
The ID of the stream to access.
description string optional
Example: "Discuss Italian history and travel destinations."
The new description for the stream. Limited Zulip markdown is allowed in this
field.
Changes: Removed unnecessary JSON-encoding of this parameter in
Zulip 4.0 (feature level 64).
new_name string optional
Example: "Italy"
The new name for the stream.
Changes: Removed unnecessary JSON-encoding of this parameter in
Zulip 4.0 (feature level 64).
is_private boolean optional
Example: true
Change whether the stream is a private stream.
is_web_public boolean optional
Example: true
Change whether the stream is a web-public stream.
Note that creating web-public streams requires the
WEB_PUBLIC_STREAMS_ENABLED server setting
to be enabled on the Zulip server in question, the organization
to have enabled the enable_spectator_access realm setting, and
the current use to have permission under the organization's
create_web_public_stream_policy realm setting.
Changes: New in Zulip 5.0 (feature level 98).
history_public_to_subscribers boolean optional
Example: false
Whether the stream's message history should be available to
newly subscribed members, or users can only access messages
they actually received while subscribed to the stream.
Corresponds to the shared history
option in documentation.
It's an error for this parameter to be false for a public or
web-public stream and when is_private is false.
Changes: Before Zulip 6.0 (feature level 136), history_public_to_subscribers
was silently ignored unless the request also contained either is_private or
is_web_public.
stream_post_policy integer optional
Example: 2
Policy for which users can post messages to the stream.
- 1 => Any user can post.
- 2 => Only administrators can post.
- 3 => Only full members can post.
- 4 => Only moderators can post.
Changes: New in Zulip 3.0 (feature level 1), replacing the previous
is_announcement_only boolean.
Defaults to 1.
message_retention_days string | integer optional
Example: "20"
Number of days that messages sent to this stream will be stored
before being automatically deleted by the message retention
policy. Two special string format
values are supported:
- "realm_default" => Return to the organization-level setting.
- "unlimited" => Retain messages forever.
Changes: Prior to Zulip 5.0 (feature level 91), retaining
messages forever was encoded using "forever" instead of
"unlimited".
New in Zulip 3.0 (feature level 17).
is_announcement_only boolean optional Deprecated
Example: true
Whether the stream is limited to announcements.
Changes: Deprecated in Zulip 3.0 (feature level 1). Clients
should use stream_post_policy instead.
Response
Example response(s)
A typical successful JSON response may look like:
{
"msg": "",
"result": "success"
}
An example JSON response for when the supplied stream does not exist:
{
"code": "BAD_REQUEST",
"msg": "Invalid stream ID",
"result": "error"
}
An example JSON response for when invalid combination of stream permission
parameters are passed.
{
"code": "BAD_REQUEST",
"msg": "Invalid parameters",
"result": "error"
}