---
title: "Edit a Taxonomy"
description: "Discover the steps to efficiently edit a Contentstack taxonomy."
url: "https://www.contentstack.com/docs/headless-cms/edit-a-taxonomy"
product: "Contentstack"
doc_type: "guide"
audience:
  - developers
  - admins
version: "current"
last_updated: "2026-07-22"
---

# Edit a Taxonomy

Once created, you can edit a taxonomy to make changes such as update its name or description.

To edit a taxonomy, log in to your [Contentstack account](https://www.contentstack.com/login), and perform the following steps:

1.  Go to your [stack](/docs/headless-cms/about-stack) where you want to edit a taxonomy, navigate to the “Settings” icon (press “S”), and select **Taxonomy**.
2.  Select the taxonomy you want to edit and click the vertical ellipsis in the **Actions** column.
3.  Click the **Edit** button. ![Edit\_Button.png](https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt2d43f51baca745a8/blt85409f4f3253ed35/6656bac81f92d1052c2806b4/Edit_Taxonomy_Button.png)
4.  In the **Edit Taxonomy** modal, you can edit the Taxonomy **Name** or **Description** but not the Taxonomy **UID**. Once done, click **Update** to save your changes.
    
    ![Edit\_Taxonomy\_Modal.png](https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt2d43f51baca745a8/blt5fad608f2f4ea9b1/655b4cfe107d42f155b7a6f6/Edit_Taxonomy_Modal.png)

## API Reference

To edit taxonomies via the API, refer to the [Update a Taxonomy](/docs/developers/apis/content-management-api/taxonomy#update-a-taxonomy) API request.