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PUT
/
v1
/
glossary
/
{term_id}
const updated = await client.glossary.update("term_abc123", {
  type: "specific_translation",
  translations: {
    de: "Datenextraktion",
    fr: "extraction de données",
  },
});

{
  "id": "term_abc123",
  "term": "data extraction",
  "type": "specific_translation",
  "case_sensitive": false,
  "category": "custom",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Datenextraktion",
    "fr": "extraction de données"
  },
  "created_at": "2025-03-01T10:00:00.000Z"
}

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Path parameters

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term_id
string
required
The unique identifier of the glossary term.

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Request body

All fields are optional. Only provided fields are updated.
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term
string
Updated original term.
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type
string
Updated type: do_not_translate, specific_translation, or context_dependent.
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case_sensitive
boolean
Updated case sensitivity.
​
category
string
Updated category.
​
translations
object
Updated translation map. Replaces all existing translations.

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Response

Returns the full updated glossary term object (same shape as the object in List glossary terms). 
const updated = await client.glossary.update("term_abc123", {
  type: "specific_translation",
  translations: {
    de: "Datenextraktion",
    fr: "extraction de données",
  },
});

{
  "id": "term_abc123",
  "term": "data extraction",
  "type": "specific_translation",
  "case_sensitive": false,
  "category": "custom",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Datenextraktion",
    "fr": "extraction de données"
  },
  "created_at": "2025-03-01T10:00:00.000Z"
}
Updating translations replaces all existing translations. Include all language pairs you want to keep.