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title: Update a sinkhole
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# Update a sinkhole

client.Intel.Sinkholes.Update(ctx, sinkholeID, params) (\*[SinkholeUpdateResponse](<https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/go/resources/intel#(resource)%20intel.sinkholes%20%3E%20(model)%20SinkholeUpdateResponse%20%3E%20(schema)>), error)

PUT/accounts/{account\_id}/intel/sinkholes/{sinkhole\_id}

Replaces the name or R2 configuration of the specified sinkhole. This is a full replacement. All fields, including r2\_secret, must be re-supplied. Omitting r2\_secret overwrites the stored value with an empty string.

##### Security

API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

**Example:**`X-Auth-Email: user@example.com`

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

**Example:**`X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194`

##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required)

`Intel Write`

##### ParametersExpand Collapse

sinkholeID string

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20intel.sinkholes%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20sinkhole_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)

<details>

<summary>

params SinkholeUpdateParams

</summary>

AccountID param.Field\[string]

Path param: An identifier for the resource.

maxLength32

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Name param.Field\[string]

Body param: The name of the sinkhole.

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R2Bucket param.Field\[string]Optional

Body param: The name of the R2 bucket to store results. Required if you want to store large request bodies in R2.

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R2ID param.Field\[string]Optional

Body param: The id of the R2 instance. Required if you want to store large request bodies in R2.

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R2Secret param.Field\[string]Optional

Body param: The secret key for the R2 API token. Required if you want to store large request bodies in R2.

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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20intel.sinkholes%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%20default>)

##### ReturnsExpand Collapse

type SinkholeUpdateResponse interface{…}

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20intel.sinkholes%20%3E%20(model)%20SinkholeUpdateResponse%20%3E%20(schema)>)

### Update a sinkhole

Go

HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform

```
package main

import (
  "context"
  "fmt"

  "github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go"
  "github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go/intel"
  "github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go/option"
)

func main() {
  client := cloudflare.NewClient(
    option.WithAPIKey("144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194"),
    option.WithAPIEmail("user@example.com"),
  )
  sinkhole, err := client.Intel.Sinkholes.Update(
    context.TODO(),
    "93defa6e909e464e8c89a85859f36d3c",
    intel.SinkholeUpdateParams{
      AccountID: cloudflare.F("023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353"),
      Name: cloudflare.F("name"),
    },
  )
  if err != nil {
    panic(err.Error())
  }
  fmt.Printf("%+v\n", sinkhole)
}
```

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {}
}
```

##### Returns Examples

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {}
}
```