---
tags: music-library,solution,track
---

# Postgres music-library: PUT /artists

const putArtist = async (req, res) => {
  const { id } = req.params
  const { name, genre } = req.body

  try {
    const { rows: [ artist ] } = await db.query('UPDATE Artists SET name = $1, genre = $2 WHERE id = $3 RETURNING *', [ name, genre, id ])

    if (!artist) {
      return res.status(404).json({ message: `artist ${id} does not exist` })
    }

    res.status(200).json(artist)
  } catch (err) {
    console.log(err)
    res.status(500).json(err.message)
  }
}

module.exports = { putArtist }