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    - organizations
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  description: >-
    Updates specific fields of an existing organization… Reference for the PATCH
    /organizations/members/journal/{id} endpoint in the Leadtime Public API API.
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  badge: PATCH
  label: Partially update organization member journal entry
title: Partially update organization member journal entry
type: openapi-operation
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Updates specific fields of an existing organization member journal entry. Only provided fields are updated; all fields are optional.

**What you can update:**
- `memberId` (optional): Change which member this entry is associated with
- `body` (optional): Update the rich text content (HTML or Markdown format)
- `mood` (optional): Change the emotional indicator (Happy, Neutral, or Sad)
- `reminder` (optional): Update or clear the reminder date
  - Provide an ISO 8601 date string (e.g., "2024-12-31") to set/update
  - Provide `null` to clear an existing reminder
  - Omit the field to keep the existing reminder unchanged

**Access control:**
- Users with `Organizations.writeJournal` permission can update any journal entry
- Organization members can update their own entries where `visibleToSubject = true`
- If updating `memberId`, the new member must exist and be accessible
- Returns 404 if the entry does not exist, has been deleted, or the user does not have access
- Returns 400 if the new `memberId` is invalid or not accessible

**Visibility behavior:**
- If changing `memberId` to the user's own member record, `visibleToSubject` is automatically set to `true`
- Otherwise, the existing `visibleToSubject` value is preserved

**What is returned:**
The complete updated journal entry with all fields, including the body converted to HTML format and updated timestamps.

<Operation source="api-reference" id="organizationmembersjournalcontroller-patchmemberjournal" />
