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# Update a Data Product

> Update data product properties using JSON Patch

# Update a Data Product

Update a data product'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 data product to update.
</ParamField>

## Update by Name

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

<ParamField path="fqn" type="string" required>
  Fully qualified name of the data product (e.g., `Marketing.CustomerInsights`).
</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="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="experts" type="array">
  Updated list of expert references.

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

    <ParamField body="type" type="string">
      Type of entity (always `user`).
    </ParamField>
  </Expandable>
</ParamField>

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

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

  # Retrieve, modify, and update
  dp = DataProducts.retrieve("b1839f98-f046-5f35-bdef-20f9b3395cb2")
  dp.description = "Updated: Curated customer analytics with enriched profiles"
  updated = DataProducts.update(dp)

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

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

  // Retrieve, modify, and update
  var dp = DataProducts.retrieve("b1839f98-f046-5f35-bdef-20f9b3395cb2");
  dp.setDescription("Updated: Curated customer analytics with enriched profiles");
  var updated = DataProducts.update(dp);
  ```

  ```bash PATCH /v1/dataProducts/{id} theme={null}
  # Update by ID
  curl -X PATCH "{base_url}/api/v1/dataProducts/b1839f98-f046-5f35-bdef-20f9b3395cb2" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" \
    -d '[
      {"op": "replace", "path": "/description", "value": "Updated: Curated customer analytics with enriched profiles"}
    ]'

  # Update by name
  curl -X PATCH "{base_url}/api/v1/dataProducts/name/Marketing.CustomerInsights" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" \
    -d '[
      {"op": "replace", "path": "/description", "value": "Updated: Curated customer analytics with enriched profiles"}
    ]'
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response theme={null}
  {
    "id": "b1839f98-f046-5f35-bdef-20f9b3395cb2",
    "name": "CustomerInsights",
    "fullyQualifiedName": "Marketing.CustomerInsights",
    "displayName": "Customer Insights",
    "description": "Updated: Curated customer analytics with enriched profiles",
    "version": 0.2,
    "updatedAt": 1769984330261,
    "updatedBy": "admin",
    "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/dataProducts/b1839f98-f046-5f35-bdef-20f9b3395cb2",
    "domain": {
      "id": "a0729e98-e946-4e25-acde-10e8a2294ba1",
      "type": "domain",
      "name": "Marketing",
      "fullyQualifiedName": "Marketing",
      "deleted": false
    },
    "deleted": false,
    "owners": [],
    "experts": []
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

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## Returns

Returns the updated data product object with the new version number.

## Response

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

<ResponseField name="name" type="string">
  Data product name.
</ResponseField>

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

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

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

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## 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 data product |
| `404` | `NOT_FOUND`    | Data product with given ID or FQN does not exist  |
| `409` | `CONFLICT`     | Concurrent modification detected                  |