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# Update evidence description

> Updates the description of an undocketed evidence upload. Evidence that has been made public cannot be updated.



## OpenAPI

````yaml api-reference/cases.yaml post /evidence/uploads/update
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: cases
  description: >-
    The Cases Service is the main place where all case info lives, including who
    is involved and what files are attached. It lets you create new cases, view
    existing ones, upload documents or files, and manage service of notice
    delivery through multiple channels (mail, email, or manual attestation),
    while notifying other parts of the system when anything changes.
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://cases.platform.arb.inc
security: []
tags:
  - name: /
  - name: cases
  - name: docket
  - name: evidence
  - name: filings
  - name: internal
  - name: invites
  - name: participants
  - name: schemas
  - name: service-of-notice
  - name: tasks
  - name: timetables
paths:
  /evidence/uploads/update:
    post:
      tags:
        - evidence
      summary: Update evidence description
      description: >-
        Updates the description of an undocketed evidence upload. Evidence that
        has been made public cannot be updated.
      operationId: updateEvidence
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - caseID
                - uploadID
                - description
              properties:
                caseID:
                  type: string
                  example: 2025-08-00292
                uploadID:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
                  example: 2720f109-0caf-4c62-af22-5d08c853711c
                description:
                  type: string
                  example: Updated description for evidence file
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully updated evidence description
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: Evidence description updated successfully
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      description: access token
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT

````