--- title: Update Account --- [Skip to content](#_top) [API Reference](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api) [Accounts](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/accounts) Copy Markdown Open in **Claude**Open in **ChatGPT**Open in **Cursor** --- **Copy Markdown****View as Markdown** # Update 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` ##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse account\_id: string 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)>) ##### Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse id: string Identifier maxLength32 minLength32 [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20accounts%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20id%20%3E%20(schema)>) name: string Account name maxLength100 [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20accounts%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20name%20%3E%20(schema)>)

type: "standard"or "enterprise"

One of the following: "standard" Link to this property "enterprise" Link to this property

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managed\_by: optional object {parent\_org\_id, parent\_org\_name } Parent container details

parent\_org\_id: optional string ID of the parent Organization, if one exists maxLength32 Link to this property parent\_org\_name: optional string Name of the parent Organization, if one exists Link to this property

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settings: optional object {abuse\_contact\_email, enforce\_twofactor } Account settings

abuse\_contact\_email: optional string Sets an abuse contact email to notify for abuse reports. Link to this property enforce\_twofactor: optional boolean Indicates whether membership in this account requires that Two-Factor Authentication is enabled Link to this property

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errors: array of object {code, message, documentation\_url, source }

code: number minimum1000 Link to this property message: string Link to this property documentation\_url: optional string Link to this property

source: optional object {pointer }

pointer: optional string Link to this property

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messages: array of object {code, message, documentation\_url, source }

code: number minimum1000 Link to this property message: string Link to this property documentation\_url: optional string Link to this property

source: optional object {pointer }

pointer: optional string Link to this property

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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20accounts%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20messages>) success: true Whether the API call was successful. [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20accounts%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20success>)

result: optional Account { id, name, type, 3 more }

id: string Identifier maxLength32 minLength32 Link to this property name: string Account name maxLength100 Link to this property

type: "standard"or "enterprise"

One of the following: "standard" Link to this property "enterprise" Link to this property

Link to this property created\_on: optional string Timestamp for the creation of the account formatdate-time Link to this property

managed\_by: optional object {parent\_org\_id, parent\_org\_name } Parent container details

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settings: optional object {abuse\_contact\_email, enforce\_twofactor } Account settings

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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20accounts%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20result>) ### Update Account HTTP HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform ``` curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID \ -X PUT \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -H "X-Auth-Email: $CLOUDFLARE_EMAIL" \ -H "X-Auth-Key: $CLOUDFLARE_API_KEY" \ -d '{ "id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353", "name": "Demo Account", "type": "standard" }' ``` 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 } } } ```