> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://api-docs.voicecheap.ai/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Update a glossary entry > Replace an existing glossary entry by ID, including changing its source term. Only the glossary owner can modify entries. Replace an existing glossary entry by ID, including changing its source term. Only the glossary owner can modify entries. ```http theme={null} POST https://api.voicecheap.ai/v1/actions/glossary_entry_update ``` ## Authentication and permissions Send a VoiceCheap API key in this header. Authorization: Bearer with the same API key is also supported. OAuth access tokens are accepted only by MCP, not by this REST endpoint. Required permissions: `glossary:write`. An active paid subscription is required. Permissions do not change team roles, resource ownership, media credits, or plan limits. ## Parameters Optional at the transport boundary: the server injects an identifier before validation when omitted. Supply your own stable UUID v4 to recover safely from a lost response. Format: "uuid". Pattern: `^[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-4[0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$`. Text value. Minimum length: 1. Maximum length: 200. Pattern: `^[^/]+$`. Text value. Minimum length: 1. Maximum length: 200. Pattern: `^[^/]+$`. Text value. Minimum length: 1. Maximum length: 500. JSON object. See the complete input schema for its nested fields. The JSON Schema below preserves the exact field names, nested types, defaults, bounds, and accepted values exposed by discovery. Additional cross-field rules are listed in the operation notes. ```json theme={null} { "type": "object", "properties": { "requestId": { "type": "string", "format": "uuid", "pattern": "^[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-4[0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$", "description": "UUID v4 for this action. Reuse the same ID with identical arguments on retries." }, "glossaryId": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 200, "pattern": "^[^/]+$" }, "entryId": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 200, "pattern": "^[^/]+$" }, "sourceText": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 500 }, "targets": { "type": "object", "propertyNames": { "type": "string", "minLength": 2, "maxLength": 64 }, "additionalProperties": { "anyOf": [ { "type": "string", "maxLength": 2000 }, { "type": "object", "properties": { "text": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 2000 }, "mode": { "type": "string", "enum": ["translate", "keep"] }, "applicationMode": { "type": "string", "enum": ["smart", "strict"] } }, "required": ["text"], "additionalProperties": false } ] } } }, "required": ["glossaryId", "entryId", "sourceText", "targets"], "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## Idempotency Use a UUID v4 in requestId or the Idempotency-Key HTTP header for each mutation. Reuse the same identifier and identical arguments after a network failure. If both are supplied, they must match. Replaying a saved request does not repeat the operation or charge another monthly call. Failed or interrupted requests are not restarted automatically. Every mutation can return HTTP 202 when a retry finds the same request still running, even when its first execution is normally synchronous. If execution completed but resultStored is false, a retry returns HTTP 200 with saved request state instead of the original result. Retrieve the output through its domain history, result, or download action. ## Request examples Replace example resource identifiers and media keys with values returned for your account. Keep the request identifier stable when retrying the same mutation. ```bash cURL theme={null} curl --request POST 'https://api.voicecheap.ai/v1/actions/glossary_entry_update' \ --header "x-api-key: $VOICECHEAP_API_KEY" \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{"requestId":"58d5bb53-00d0-4692-bdaf-c6650ee87e30","glossaryId":"user_123__english","entryId":"a8792157cb4f27fb949c035f45518c61e884bb86","sourceText":"Product","targets":{"french":"Produit"}}' ``` ```javascript JavaScript theme={null} const input = { requestId: '58d5bb53-00d0-4692-bdaf-c6650ee87e30', glossaryId: 'user_123__english', entryId: 'a8792157cb4f27fb949c035f45518c61e884bb86', sourceText: 'Product', targets: { french: 'Produit', }, }; const response = await fetch('https://api.voicecheap.ai/v1/actions/glossary_entry_update', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'x-api-key': process.env.VOICECHEAP_API_KEY, 'Content-Type': 'application/json', }, body: JSON.stringify(input), }); const body = await response.json(); if (!response.ok) throw new Error(body.code + ': ' + body.message); console.log(body); ``` ```python Python theme={null} import os import requests response = requests.post( "https://api.voicecheap.ai/v1/actions/glossary_entry_update", headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["VOICECHEAP_API_KEY"]}, json={"requestId": "58d5bb53-00d0-4692-bdaf-c6650ee87e30", "glossaryId": "user_123__english", "entryId": "a8792157cb4f27fb949c035f45518c61e884bb86", "sourceText": "Product", "targets": {"french": "Produit"}}, timeout=120, ) body = response.json() if not response.ok: raise RuntimeError(f"{body.get('code')}: {body.get('message')}") print(body) ``` ## Response A successful first execution returns HTTP 200 with the operation result under data. A replay may return saved request state instead. The example shows one supported response, not every optional field. Returns the entry saved for the supplied glossary and normalized source term. ```json HTTP 200 theme={null} { "data": { "glossaryId": "user_123__english", "sourceLanguage": "english", "entry": { "entryId": "a8792157cb4f27fb949c035f45518c61e884bb86", "sourceText": "product", "targets": { "french": { "text": "Produit", "mode": "translate", "applicationMode": "smart" } }, "createdAt": 1792152000000, "updatedAt": 1792152000000 } }, "requestId": "58d5bb53-00d0-4692-bdaf-c6650ee87e30" } ``` ```json HTTP 202 replay_running theme={null} { "data": { "requestId": "58d5bb53-00d0-4692-bdaf-c6650ee87e30", "operation": "glossary_entry_update", "createdAt": 1792144800000, "updatedAt": 1792144820000, "status": "running", "pollAfterSeconds": 5 }, "requestId": "58d5bb53-00d0-4692-bdaf-c6650ee87e30" } ``` ```json HTTP 200 replay_completed_without_result theme={null} { "data": { "requestId": "58d5bb53-00d0-4692-bdaf-c6650ee87e30", "operation": "glossary_entry_update", "createdAt": 1792144800000, "updatedAt": 1792144820000, "status": "completed", "resultStored": false, "message": "The action completed. Retrieve its output from the corresponding history or resource action." }, "requestId": "58d5bb53-00d0-4692-bdaf-c6650ee87e30" } ``` ## Result fields | Field | Description | | - | - | | `data.glossaryId` | Glossary identifier for the workspace owner and normalized source language. | | `data.sourceLanguage` | Normalized source language name. | | `data.entry.entryId` | Identifier of the saved entry. It can change when the source term changes. | | `data.entry.sourceText` | Trimmed, lowercased source term returned by the glossary. | | `data.entry.targets` | Map from normalized target language names to translation rules. | | `data.entry.targets..text` | Text to use for that target language. | | `data.entry.targets..mode` | translate or keep. | | `data.entry.targets..applicationMode` | smart or strict when stored on the target rule. | | `data.entry.createdAt` | Entry creation timestamp in milliseconds as returned by the save operation. | | `data.entry.updatedAt` | Entry save timestamp in milliseconds. | ## Recover and poll this request Use the same identifier even after a lost connection. If resultStored is false, retrieve the output through the corresponding history, result, or download action. Never start a second generation merely to check progress. ```bash theme={null} curl --request POST 'https://api.voicecheap.ai/v1/actions/action_request_get' \ --header "x-api-key: $VOICECHEAP_API_KEY" \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{"requestId":"58d5bb53-00d0-4692-bdaf-c6650ee87e30","operation":"glossary_entry_update"}' ``` ```json HTTP 200 theme={null} { "data": { "requestId": "58d5bb53-00d0-4692-bdaf-c6650ee87e30", "operation": "glossary_entry_update", "status": "completed", "createdAt": 1792144800000, "updatedAt": 1792144820000, "resultStored": true, "result": { "glossaryId": "user_123__english", "sourceLanguage": "english", "entry": { "entryId": "a8792157cb4f27fb949c035f45518c61e884bb86", "sourceText": "product", "targets": { "french": { "text": "Produit", "mode": "translate", "applicationMode": "smart" } }, "createdAt": 1792152000000, "updatedAt": 1792152000000 } } } } ``` ## Operation notes * Changing sourceText can change entryId. Use the returned entryId for subsequent calls. * A changed source term removes the previous entry ID before saving the new normalized term. * Language and target rules are the same as glossary\_entry\_upsert. Only the owner may modify this glossary. ## Usage Each successful invocation consumes one monthly API/MCP call. Media credits and the operation's own generation allowances also apply. ## Errors | HTTP status | Code | Meaning or recovery | | - | - | - | | 400 | `BAD_REQUEST` | A source or target language is not supported, or no nonempty target translation remains after normalization. | | 400 | `CREDENTIAL_IN_QUERY` | Credentials were supplied in an access\_token or api\_key query parameter. Send credentials in headers. | | 400 | `IDEMPOTENCY_CONFLICT` | The Idempotency-Key header and requestId body field must match. | | 400 | `INVALID_REQUEST_ID` | Supply a UUID v4 requestId or Idempotency-Key. | | 400 | `VALIDATION_ERROR` | The JSON object contains an unsupported field, an invalid value, or a missing required argument. | | 401 | `API_KEY_EXPIRED` | The API key has expired. | | 401 | `INVALID_API_KEY` | Provide a valid, unexpired API key. | | 401 | `INVALID_CREDENTIAL` | The Authorization header is malformed or conflicts with x-api-key. | | 401 | `MISSING_CREDENTIAL` | No usable header credential was supplied, or it exceeded 4096 characters. | | 401 | `USER_NOT_FOUND` | The credential's account no longer exists. | | 403 | `ACCOUNT_UNAVAILABLE` | The acting or billing account is unavailable or being deleted. | | 403 | `AMBIGUOUS_TEAM_API_KEY` | The credential's user belongs to more than one team, so the billing context is ambiguous. | | 403 | `FORBIDDEN` | The caller is not the glossary owner, the plan does not permit glossary access, or the glossary belongs to another workspace. | | 403 | `INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE` | Grant every required permission or choose another credential. | | 403 | `INTEGRATION_PLAN_UNSUPPORTED` | The account's integration limits could not be verified. | | 403 | `SUBSCRIPTION_REQUIRED` | Use an active paid subscription. | | 403 | `TEAM_MEMBERSHIP_INVALID` | The account’s current team membership does not match this connection’s workspace. Refresh the membership and reconnect. | | 403 | `TEAM_OWNER_NOT_FOUND` | The effective team owner account could not be found. | | 404 | `ACCOUNT_NOT_FOUND` | The account or active workspace account could not be found. | | 404 | `NOT_FOUND` | The glossary does not exist. | | 409 | `CONCURRENT_ACTION_LIMIT_REACHED` | This account already has 10 integration actions running. Poll an existing request before starting another. | | 409 | `IDEMPOTENCY_CONFLICT` | Reuse an identifier only with the same operation and arguments. | | 429 | `INTEGRATION_MONTHLY_LIMIT_REACHED` | Wait for the monthly reset or change plan. | | 429 | `INTEGRATION_RATE_LIMIT_REACHED` | Wait for Retry-After when present and use backoff. | | 500 | `INTERNAL_ERROR` | Check saved request state and resource history before deciding to retry a mutation. | | 503 | `ACTION_RESULT_UNAVAILABLE` | The action ran but its result could not be saved. Inspect saved request state and resource history before starting a new generation. | | 503 | `SERVER_RESTARTING` | The server is restarting. Retry shortly and keep the same request identifier for a mutation. | ```json theme={null} { "code": "INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE", "message": "This credential does not permit the requested action.", "status": 403, "details": { "requiredScopes": ["glossary:write"] } } ``` This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.