# Update Recognized Person

```
PATCH 
/v1/:slug/recognized_people/:token
```

Names, hides or chooses a person's cover. Send any combination of `name`, `hidden` and `cover_face_id`. A refused cover changes nothing. Owners and admins only.

## Request[​](#request "Direct link to request")

## Responses[​](#responses "Direct link to Responses")

* 200
* 403
* 404
* 409
* 422

successful

not an owner or admin who can view every library, or face recognition is off for the workspace (`face_recognition_disabled`)

no such person, or the face is not this person's or not on a viewable kept photo

the person changed meanwhile (`people_changed`); retry (`extensions.retryable` is true)

no update was sent, `cover_face_id` is blank, `hidden` is not a boolean, or the name is too long