# Update an Item's Name & Description

This method allows you to change the name and description an item

### Update an item's name and description

## Updates the value of an item's property

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `https://api.alturanft.com/api/v2/item/updateItem`

Takes an item's collection address, tokenId, name, and/or description, and your API key&#x20;

#### Query Parameters

| Name                                     | Type   | Description  |
| ---------------------------------------- | ------ | ------------ |
| apiKey<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | String | Your API key |

#### Request Body

| Name                                      | Type    | Description                   |
| ----------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------- |
| address<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | String  | The item's collection address |
| tokenId<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | Integer | The item's tokenId            |
| itemName                                  | String  | The new item name             |
| itemDesc                                  | String  | The new item description      |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200: OK " %}

```javascript
{
    // Response
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="500: Internal Server Error " %}

```javascript
{
    // Response
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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