Rename a database property

POST/v1/database-properties/{id}/rename

Changes the display name only; the frontmatter key and row values stay (use database.updateProperty with key to rename the key).

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Request

curl -X POST "https://api.lydie.co/v1/database-properties/01JCQ3V5MZ8G4ZK2X7T9R6N1PB/rename" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LYDIE_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Notes"
  }'

Path parameters

idULIDrequired

Body

namestringrequired· 1–200 chars

Response

idULID
workspaceIdstring· 1–64 chars
databaseIdULID
namestring· 1–200 chars
Display name (Bases displayName).
typestring
One oftitletextnumberselectmultiSelectstatusdatecheckboxurlemailphonepersonfilesrelationrollupformulauniqueIdcreatedTimeupdatedTimecreatedByupdatedBy
keystring· 1–128 chars
Stored types: the frontmatter key holding the value. Formulas, rollups, createdBy and updatedBy: the formula name in the .base file. Unused for title and created/updated time.
configPropertyConfig
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- optionsSelectOption[]optional
  select, multiSelect, status
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  idULID
  namestring· 1–200 chars
  colorstring
  One ofdefaultgraybrownorangeyellowgreenbluepurplepinkred
  Default "default"
  groupstringoptional
  One oftodoinProgresscomplete
- numberFormatstringoptional
  One ofnumberintegercommaspercentcurrency
- decimalsintegeroptional· 0–10
- currencystringoptional· 3–3 chars
  ISO 4217 code, with numberFormat currency
- includeTimebooleanoptional
  date: values carry a time
- rangebooleanoptional
  date: values may carry an end (start/end)
- relationRelationConfigoptional
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  databaseIdULID
  The database whose rows this relation points at.
  twoWayboolean
  Default false
  reversePropertyIdULIDor null
  The synced property on the other database (two-way relations).
  Default null
  limitstring
  One ofonemany
  Default "many"
- rollupRollupConfigoptional
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  relationPropertyIdULID
  targetPropertyIdULID
  A property of the related database.
  functionstring
  One ofshowOriginalshowUniquecountcountValuescountUniquecountEmptycountNotEmptypercentEmptypercentNotEmptysumaveragemedianminmaxrangeearliestlatestcheckeduncheckedpercentCheckedpercentUnchecked
- expressionstringoptional
  formula: an Obsidian Bases expression
- prefixstringoptional· ≤ 16 chars
  uniqueId: shown before the number ("LYD" → LYD-12)
- extraobjectoptional
sortKeystring· 1–256 chars
createdAttimestamp
updatedAttimestamp
deletedAttimestampor null
createdBystringor nulloptional· ≥ 1 chars
updatedBystringor nulloptional· ≥ 1 chars

200

{
  "id": "01JCQ3V5MZ8G4ZK2X7T9R6N1PB",
  "workspaceId": "01JCQ3TZ0WJ8K4M2X7T9R6N1PA",
  "databaseId": "01JCQ3V5MZ8G4ZK2X7T9R6N1PB",
  "name": "Notes",
  "type": "title",
  "key": "string",
  "config": {
    "options": [
      {
        "id": "01JCQ3V5MZ8G4ZK2X7T9R6N1PB",
        "name": "Notes",
        "color": "default",
        "group": "todo"
      }
    ],
    "numberFormat": "number",
    "decimals": 0,
    "currency": "string",
    "includeTime": false,
    "range": false,
    "relation": {
      "databaseId": "01JCQ3V5MZ8G4ZK2X7T9R6N1PB",
      "twoWay": false,
      "reversePropertyId": null,
      "limit": "one"
    },
    "rollup": {
      "relationPropertyId": "01JCQ3V5MZ8G4ZK2X7T9R6N1PB",
      "targetPropertyId": "01JCQ3V5MZ8G4ZK2X7T9R6N1PB",
      "function": "showOriginal"
    },
    "expression": "string",
    "prefix": "string",
    "extra": {}
  },
  "sortKey": "a0",
  "createdAt": "2026-11-12T09:30:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-11-12T09:30:00.000Z",
  "deletedAt": null,
  "createdBy": null,
  "updatedBy": null
}

Errors use one envelope for every endpoint. See Errors and versions.