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# Action: Update Merge Request

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<p align="center">The Update Merge Request action modifies an existing merge request, such as updating its description, title, or assigned reviewers.</p>

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#### Example User Story

I want to add test results and screenshots to my merge request so reviewers have all the details needed for approval.

#### Fields

| Field Name      | Field Type | Required |
| --------------- | ---------- | -------- |
| projectId       | Integer    | Yes      |
| mergeRequestIid | Integer    | Yes      |
| title           | String     | No       |
| description     | String     | No       |
| stateEvent      | String     | No       |

### Related Connections

[GitLab](/human-connections/gitlab/gitlab.md)

### Related Automations

Example link

### Code (Apache v2.0): Operation

```
{
  "handle": "update-merge-request",
  "state": "inDev",
  "meta": {
    "short": "Update Merge Request",
    "description": "Updates an existing merge request in GitLab."
  },
  "input": [
    {
      "name": "projectId",
      "type": "Integer",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The ID of the project."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "mergeRequestIid",
      "type": "Integer",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The IID of the merge request."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "title",
      "type": "String",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The title of the merge request."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "description",
      "type": "String",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The description of the merge request."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "stateEvent",
      "type": "String",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The state event of the merge request (e.g., 'close', 'reopen')."
      }
    }
  ],
  "output": [
    {
      "name": "mergeRequest",
      "type": "Object",
      "selector": ["merge_request"],
      "meta": {
        "description": "The updated merge request object."
      }
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "type": "http",
      "http": {
        "method": "PUT",
        "path": "/projects/{{projectId}}/merge_requests/{{mergeRequestIid}}",
        "headers": {
          "Content-Type": "application/json",
          "PRIVATE-TOKEN": "{{.gitlabToken}}"
        },
        "bodyTemplate": {
          "value": "{\"title\": \"{{title}}\", \"description\": \"{{description}}\", \"state_event\": \"{{stateEvent}}\"}",
          "placeholders": [
            {
              "name": "title",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "The title of the merge request.",
              "required": false
            },
            {
              "name": "description",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "The description of the merge request.",
              "required": false
            },
            {
              "name": "stateEvent",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "The state event of the merge request.",
              "required": false
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

```

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