Method: claims.patch
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Patches an existing claim by either changing its policy or its status. You can update a claim's status from active
to inactive
to effectively release the claim.
HTTP request
PATCH https://youtubepartner.googleapis.com/youtube/partner/v1/claims/{claimId}
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding
syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters |
claimId
|
string
The claimId
parameter specifies the claim ID of the claim being updated.
|
Query parameters
| Parameters |
onBehalfOfContentOwner
|
string
The onBehalfOfContentOwner
parameter identifies the content owner that the user is acting on behalf of. This parameter supports users whose accounts are associated with multiple content owners.
|
Request body
The request body contains an instance of Claim
.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an instance of Claim
.
Authorization scopes
Requires the following OAuth scope:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtubepartner
For more information, see the OAuth 2.0 Overview
.
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Last updated 2025-08-20 UTC.
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