--- title: Update Account --- [Skip to content](#_top) [API Reference](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python) [Accounts](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/accounts) Copy Markdown Open in **Claude**Open in **ChatGPT**Open in **Cursor** --- **Copy Markdown****View as Markdown** # Update Account accounts.update(AccountUpdateParams\*\*kwargs) -> [Account]() PUT/accounts/{account\_id} Update an existing account. ##### 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) `Account Settings Write` ##### ParametersExpand Collapse account\_id: str Account identifier tag. maxLength32 minLength32 [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20accounts%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id%20%3E%20(schema)>) id: str Identifier maxLength32 minLength32 [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20accounts%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20id%20%3E%20(schema)>) name: str Account name maxLength100 [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20accounts%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20name%20%3E%20(schema)>)
type: Literal\["standard", "enterprise"] One of the following: "standard" Link to this property "enterprise" Link to this property
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managed\_by: Optional\[ManagedBy] Parent container details parent\_org\_id: Optional\[str] ID of the parent Organization, if one exists maxLength32 Link to this property parent\_org\_name: Optional\[str] Name of the parent Organization, if one exists Link to this property
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settings: Optional\[Settings] Account settings abuse\_contact\_email: Optional\[str] Sets an abuse contact email to notify for abuse reports. Link to this property enforce\_twofactor: Optional\[bool] Indicates whether membership in this account requires that Two-Factor Authentication is enabled Link to this property
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class Account: … id: str Identifier maxLength32 minLength32 Link to this property name: str Account name maxLength100 Link to this property
type: Literal\["standard", "enterprise"] One of the following: "standard" Link to this property "enterprise" Link to this property
Link to this property created\_on: Optional\[datetime] Timestamp for the creation of the account formatdate-time Link to this property
managed\_by: Optional\[ManagedBy] Parent container details parent\_org\_id: Optional\[str] ID of the parent Organization, if one exists maxLength32 Link to this property parent\_org\_name: Optional\[str] Name of the parent Organization, if one exists Link to this property
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settings: Optional\[Settings] Account settings abuse\_contact\_email: Optional\[str] Sets an abuse contact email to notify for abuse reports. Link to this property enforce\_twofactor: Optional\[bool] Indicates whether membership in this account requires that Two-Factor Authentication is enabled Link to this property
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20accounts%20%3E%20(model)%20account%20%3E%20(schema)>) ### Update Account Python HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform ``` import os from cloudflare import Cloudflare client = Cloudflare( api_email=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_EMAIL"), # This is the default and can be omitted api_key=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_KEY"), # This is the default and can be omitted ) account = client.accounts.update( account_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353", id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353", name="Demo Account", type="standard", ) print(account.id) ``` 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": { "id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353", "name": "Demo Account", "type": "standard", "created_on": "2014-03-01T12:21:02Z", "managed_by": { "parent_org_id": "4536bcfad5faccb111b47003c79917fa", "parent_org_name": "Demo Parent Organization" }, "settings": { "abuse_contact_email": "abuse_contact_email", "enforce_twofactor": true } } } ``` ##### 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": { "id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353", "name": "Demo Account", "type": "standard", "created_on": "2014-03-01T12:21:02Z", "managed_by": { "parent_org_id": "4536bcfad5faccb111b47003c79917fa", "parent_org_name": "Demo Parent Organization" }, "settings": { "abuse_contact_email": "abuse_contact_email", "enforce_twofactor": true } } } ```