PATCHing matters

Use the following endpoint to PATCH a matter:

PATCH /claim/v1/claims/{claimId}/matters/{matterId}

For example, the following request PATCHes matter cc:99 for claim demo_sample:1.

PATCH /claim/v1/claims/demo_sample:1/matters/cc:99

{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
        "caseNumber": "35-00109C"
    }
  }
}

There are several fields related to the matter's assignment: assignedGroup, assignedUser, assignmentStatus. These fields cannot be set directly. They can only be set by assigning the matter. For more information, see Assigning matters.