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title: Update app
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# Update app
PUT/accounts/{account\_id}/flagship/apps/{app\_id}
Updates an app. Only `name` is mutable.
##### Security
API Token
The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.
**Example:**Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY
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)
`Flagship Write`
##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse
account\_id: string
Cloudflare account ID that owns the Flagship app.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20flagship.apps%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
app\_id: string
Flagship app ID returned when the app was created.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20flagship.apps%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20app_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse
name: optional string
Name of the Flagship app (1–64 letters, numbers, hyphens, or underscores).
maxLength64
minLength1
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20flagship.apps%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20name%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### ReturnsExpand Collapse
errors: array of object {message }
message: string
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20flagship.apps%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20errors>)
messages: array of object {message }
message: string
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20flagship.apps%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20messages>)
result: object {id, created\_at, name, 2 more }
id: string
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created\_at: string
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name: string
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updated\_at: string
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updated\_by: string
Email of the actor who last modified the app, or unknown when unavailable.
Link to this property
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20flagship.apps%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20result>)
success: boolean
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20flagship.apps%20%3E%20(method)%20update%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20success>)
### Update app
HTTP
HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform
```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/flagship/apps/$APP_ID \
-X PUT \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
-d '{}'
```
200 example
```
{
"errors": [
{
"message": "message"
}
],
"messages": [
{
"message": "message"
}
],
"result": {
"id": "id",
"created_at": "created_at",
"name": "name",
"updated_at": "updated_at",
"updated_by": "updated_by"
},
"success": true
}
```
##### Returns Examples
200 example
```
{
"errors": [
{
"message": "message"
}
],
"messages": [
{
"message": "message"
}
],
"result": {
"id": "id",
"created_at": "created_at",
"name": "name",
"updated_at": "updated_at",
"updated_by": "updated_by"
},
"success": true
}
```