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# Update a Pipeline

> Update pipeline properties using JSON Patch

# Update a Pipeline

Update a pipeline's properties using JSON Merge Patch. You can update by ID or by fully qualified name.

## Update by ID

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  UUID of the pipeline to update.
</ParamField>

## Update by Name

Use `PATCH /v1/pipelines/name/{fqn}` to update by fully qualified name.

<ParamField path="fqn" type="string" required>
  Fully qualified name of the pipeline (e.g., `sample_airflow.dbt_analytics_customers`).
</ParamField>

## Body Parameters

Send a JSON object with the fields to update. Only provided fields are changed.

<ParamField body="description" type="string">
  Updated description in Markdown format.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="displayName" type="string">
  Updated display name.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="sourceUrl" type="string">
  Updated source URL.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="tasks" type="array">
  Updated list of pipeline tasks.

  <Expandable title="properties">
    <ParamField body="name" type="string">
      Name of the task.
    </ParamField>

    <ParamField body="taskType" type="string">
      Type of the task.
    </ParamField>

    <ParamField body="description" type="string">
      Description of the task.
    </ParamField>

    <ParamField body="downstreamTasks" type="array">
      Array of downstream task names.
    </ParamField>
  </Expandable>
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="owners" type="array">
  Updated list of owner references.

  <Expandable title="properties">
    <ParamField body="id" type="string">
      UUID of the owner entity.
    </ParamField>

    <ParamField body="type" type="string">
      Type of owner entity (e.g., `user`, `team`).
    </ParamField>
  </Expandable>
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="tags" type="array">
  Updated classification tags.

  <Expandable title="properties">
    <ParamField body="tagFQN" type="string" required>
      Fully qualified name of the tag.
    </ParamField>

    <ParamField body="labelType" type="string">
      Type of label (e.g., `Manual`, `Derived`, `Propagated`).
    </ParamField>

    <ParamField body="state" type="string">
      State of the tag (e.g., `Suggested`, `Confirmed`).
    </ParamField>
  </Expandable>
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="domain" type="string">
  Updated domain FQN.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="extension" type="object">
  Updated custom property values.
</ParamField>

<RequestExample dropdown>
  ```python PATCH /v1/pipelines/{id} theme={null}
  from metadata.sdk import configure
  from metadata.sdk.entities import Pipelines

  configure(
      host="https://your-company.open-metadata.org/api",
      jwt_token="your-jwt-token"
  )

  # Retrieve, modify, and update
  pipeline = Pipelines.retrieve("538faa63-d204-46ff-aead-d158d0401cac")
  pipeline.description = "Updated: Analytics pipeline with incremental customer processing"
  updated = Pipelines.update(pipeline)

  print(f"Updated to version {updated.version}")
  ```

  ```java PATCH /v1/pipelines/{id} theme={null}
  import static org.openmetadata.sdk.fluent.Pipelines.*;

  // Retrieve, modify, and update
  var pipeline = Pipelines.retrieve("538faa63-d204-46ff-aead-d158d0401cac");
  pipeline.setDescription("Updated: Analytics pipeline with incremental customer processing");
  var updated = Pipelines.update(pipeline);
  ```

  ```bash PATCH /v1/pipelines/{id} theme={null}
  # Update by ID
  curl -X PATCH "{base_url}/api/v1/pipelines/538faa63-d204-46ff-aead-d158d0401cac" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" \
    -d '[
      {"op": "replace", "path": "/description", "value": "Updated: Analytics pipeline with incremental customer processing"}
    ]'

  # Update by name
  curl -X PATCH "{base_url}/api/v1/pipelines/name/sample_airflow.dbt_analytics_customers" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" \
    -d '[
      {"op": "replace", "path": "/description", "value": "Updated: Analytics pipeline with incremental customer processing"}
    ]'
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response theme={null}
  {
    "id": "538faa63-d204-46ff-aead-d158d0401cac",
    "name": "dbt_analytics_customers",
    "displayName": "DBT Customer Analytics",
    "fullyQualifiedName": "sample_airflow.dbt_analytics_customers",
    "description": "Updated: Analytics pipeline with incremental customer processing",
    "version": 0.2,
    "updatedAt": 1769982668397,
    "updatedBy": "admin",
    "service": {
      "id": "daa58a49-df05-48a3-a417-45dfd12eacf5",
      "type": "pipelineService",
      "name": "sample_airflow",
      "fullyQualifiedName": "sample_airflow",
      "deleted": false
    },
    "serviceType": "DBTCloud",
    "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/pipelines/538faa63-d204-46ff-aead-d158d0401cac",
    "deleted": false,
    "owners": [],
    "tags": [],
    "followers": [],
    "votes": {
      "upVotes": 0,
      "downVotes": 0
    },
    "domains": []
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

***

## Returns

Returns the updated pipeline object with the new version number.

## Response

<ResponseField name="id" type="string">
  Unique identifier for the pipeline (UUID format).
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="name" type="string">
  Pipeline name.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="fullyQualifiedName" type="string">
  Fully qualified name in format `service.pipelineName`.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="description" type="string">
  Updated description.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="version" type="number">
  Incremented version number.
</ResponseField>

***

## Error Handling

| Code  | Error Type     | Description                                   |
| ----- | -------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| `400` | `BAD_REQUEST`  | Invalid JSON patch or malformed request       |
| `401` | `UNAUTHORIZED` | Invalid or missing authentication token       |
| `403` | `FORBIDDEN`    | User lacks permission to update this pipeline |
| `404` | `NOT_FOUND`    | Pipeline with given ID or FQN does not exist  |
| `409` | `CONFLICT`     | Concurrent modification detected              |