API reference · Bots

Update a bot

PATCH/v1/bots/{bot_id}

Rename a bot, change its venues or description, or link it to a Sim run (`null` unlinks).

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Auth. An account token (Authorization: Bearer lb_…) or a signed-in web session. A report-only token (lbr_…) is refused here with 403 scope_denied.

Limits. Counts against your plan's API requests (60, 600 or 3,000 a minute on Free, Builder and Standard).

Parameters

Path parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`bot_id`	string	yes	The bot id (`bot_…`).

Body

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	no	A new name, unique on your account.
`venues`	array of string	no	`kalshi`, `polymarket`, `polymarket_us`. Unlink wallets before removing `polymarket`. Up to 3 items.
`description`	string	no	Anything to remember it by.
`test_run_id`	string	no	A Sim run of yours to compare against; `null` unlinks.

Request

Terminal

curl -X PATCH "https://api.langbot.ai/v1/bots/bot_01M6G72RFQRQ8JGNG8T1447GGP" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LANGBOT_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"description": "Kalshi mention markets, v2"}'

Python

from langbot import LangbotClient

async with LangbotClient() as lb:  # reads LANGBOT_API_TOKEN
    await lb.bots.update("bot_01M6G72RFQRQ8JGNG8T1447GGP", description="Kalshi mention markets, v2")

TypeScript

import { LangbotClient } from "@langbotai/sdk";

const lb = new LangbotClient(); // reads LANGBOT_API_TOKEN
await lb.bots.update("bot_01M6G72RFQRQ8JGNG8T1447GGP", { description: "Kalshi mention markets, v2" });

Response

200 OK

JSON

{
  "id": "bot_01M6G72RFQRQ8JGNG8T1447GGP",
  "name": "mention-sniper",
  "description": "Kalshi mention markets, v2",
  "venues": [
    "kalshi",
    "polymarket"
  ],
  "test_run_id": null,
  "status": "ok",
  "status_reason": "last heartbeat 4 s ago",
  "created_at": 1793693147639,
  "updated_at": 1793693150691,
  "last_event_at": 1793693146653,
  "last_heartbeat_at": 1793693146653,
  "halted_at": null,
  "halt_reason": null,
  "retention_days": 90,
  "wallets": []
}

Errors

Status	`code`	When
404	`not_found`	No bot with that id on your account (or it was deleted).
409	`conflict`	The name is taken, or wallets are still linked while removing `polymarket`.
401	`auth_required`	No token was sent.
401	`token_invalid`	The token was not recognised (mistyped, revoked or expired).
422	`validation_error`	A parameter failed validation; `detail[].loc` names it.
429	`rate_limited`	Over your request budget; wait `Retry-After` seconds.

Every error body is {"detail": …, "code": "…"}; branch on code. All codes: Errors.