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<h1 className={"openapi__heading"}>Update multiple roles</h1>

<MethodEndpoint method={"patch"} path={"/roles"}></MethodEndpoint>



Update multiple users

## Request

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Expected response to a valid request

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Bad Request - unable to complete.

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Internal Server Error - returned on unhandled exceptions.

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