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# Method name: updateCategory(_id: string, category: UpdateCategory)

# Method package: wixEventsV2

# Method menu location: wixEventsV2 --> categories --> updateCategory

# Method Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/apis/wix-events-v2/categories/update-category.md

# Method Description:

Updates an existing category.



# Method Code Examples:

*** Note: do not assume any prop names or enum values other than the ones in the example.

## Update a category (export from backend code) 

```javascript
import { categories } from 'wix-events.v2';
import { webMethod, Permissions } from 'wix-web-module';
import { elevate } from 'wix-auth';

const elevatedUpdateCategory = elevate(categories.updateCategory);

/* 
 * Sample _id value: "6ec293a8-1b47-4337-9c4e-9a6aeb35e66a"
 * Sample category value:
 * {
 *   "name": "workshop-leather"
 * }
 */

export const myUpdateCategoryFunction = webMethod(
  Permissions.Anyone,
  async (_id, category) => {
    try {
      const updatedCategory = await elevatedUpdateCategory(_id, category);
      console.log('Updated category: ', updatedCategory);
      return updatedCategory;
    } catch (error) {
      console.error(error);
      // Handle the error
    }
  }
);

/* Promise resolves to:
 * {
 *  "name": "workshop-leather",
 *  "states": [
 *    "MANUAL"
 *  ],
 *  "_id": "6ec293a8-1b47-4337-9c4e-9a6aeb35e66a",
 *  "_createdDate": "2022-12-13T11:03:19.174Z"
 * }
 */
```

## Update a category (dashboard page code) 

```javascript
import { categories } from 'wix-events.v2';

/* 
 * Sample _id value: "6ec293a8-1b47-4337-9c4e-9a6aeb35e66a"
 * Sample category value:
 * {
 *   "name": "workshop-leather"
 * }
 */

export async function myUpdateCategoryFunction(_id, category) {
  try {
    const updatedCategory = await categories.updateCategory(_id, category);
    console.log('Updated category: ', updatedCategory);
    return updatedCategory;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
    // Handle the error
  }
}

/* Promise resolves to:
 * {
 *  "name": "workshop-leather",
 *  "states": [
 *    "MANUAL"
 *  ],
 *  "_id": "6ec293a8-1b47-4337-9c4e-9a6aeb35e66a",
 *  "_createdDate": "2022-12-13T11:03:19.174Z"
 * }
 */
```

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