# Edit

To edit an existing poll you need to execute a **PATCH** request against the **/rooms/:roomId/polls/:id** endpoint.

{% hint style="info" %}
You cannot edit a poll which has been launched before, because it would be considered malicious to be able to edit the question when people have already voted.
{% endhint %}

The **id** uniquely identifies the pools and you can find it in the [create poll](/reference/rest-api/polls/create.md) response.

#### Request

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="cURL" %}
{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
curl --request PATCH \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --url https://api.digitalsamba.com/api/v1/rooms/c39d7c40-7ff7-4faa-b06f-698a639a9523/polls/c15102d9-ed47-468c-8e5a-86be0c97c296 \
  --user YOUR_TEAM_ID:YOUR_DEVELOPER_KEY \
  --data '{"question": "How many languages have you learned?", "multiple": false, "anonymous": true, "options": [{"text": "One"}, {"text": "Two"},{"text": "Three"}, {"text": "More than three"}]}'
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Java" %}

```java
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse.BodyHandlers;
import java.util.Base64;
import java.util.Map;

String TEAM_ID = "YOUR_TEAM_ID";
String DEVELOPER_KEY = "YOUR_DEVELOPER_KEY";
String authorizationHeader = "Bearer " + Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString((TEAM_ID + ":" + DEVELOPER_KEY).getBytes());

//Put your room id or friendly_url (name) here - this value is just an example
String roomId = "c39d7c40-7ff7-4faa-b06f-698a639a9523";

//Put your poll id here - this value is just an example
String pollId = "c15102d9-ed47-468c-8e5a-86be0c97c296";

Map<String, Object> data = Map.of(
  "question", "How many languages have you learned?",
  "multiple", false,
  "anonymous", true,
  "options", new Object[] {
        Map.of("text", "One"),
        Map.of("text", "Two"),
  	    Map.of("text", "Three"),
        Map.of("text", "More than three")
  }
);
String jsonData = new ObjectMapper().writeValueAsString(data);

HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
  .method("PATCH", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(jsonData))
  .uri(new URI("https://api.digitalsamba.com/api/v1/rooms/" + roomId + "/polls/" + pollId))
  .header("Authorization", authorizationHeader)
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .build();

HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, BodyHandlers.ofString());

System.out.println("Status code: " + response.statusCode());
System.out.println("Body: " + response.body());
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

**Response (200 OK)**

```json
{
    "id": "c15102d9-ed47-468c-8e5a-86be0c97c296",
    "question": "How many languages have you learmed?",
    "anonymous": true,
    "multiple": false,
    "status": "created",
    "options": [
        {"id":"f7524f3d-41f9-46bc-9dbf-918d5fd39618", "text":"One"},
        {"id":"1a4879dc-3a93-4e3d-8cae-5e1e6ed878f9", "text":"Two"},
        {"id":"f8877655-4470-4b26-9834-cd5016da79c3", "text":"Three"},
        {"id":"9b7c51c8-bc62-46db-8b7e-e28ed5d4d336", "text":"More than three"}
    ],
    "created_at":"2024-06-27T06:49:45Z"
}
```


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.digitalsamba.com/reference/rest-api/polls/edit.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.