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Update Environment Variable

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Use this API to update an existing Hook Environment Variable and define its value.

When an Environment Variable is updated, all of the functions that are using that variable will also be updated to get the new value.

For more detail on how to use environment variables within a hook function see the Smart Hooks Overview.

Resource URL

https://<api-domain>/api/2/hooks/env_vars/:id

Header Parameters

Authorization

required

string

Set to bearer <access_token>.

Set <access_token> to the access token you generated using the Generate Token API.

The access token must have been generated using an API credential pair created using the scope required to call this API. This API can be called using any one of the following scopes: Manage All.

In order to use Smart Hooks your API Credentials must be created after 21st October 2020.

Content-Type

required

string

Set to application/json.

Resource Parameter

required

string

Set to the id of the Hook Environment Variable that you want to update.

Request Parameters

value

required

string

The secret value that will be encrypted at rest and injected in applicable hook functions at run time.

Sample Responses

200 Ok
400 Bad Request
401 Unauthorized
422 Unprocessable Entity

{
    "id": "80f65e4b-4325-4ee6-86af-9e6b8793f125",
    "name": "SAMPLE_VAR",
    "created_at": "2020-10-22T22:07:48.236Z",
    "updated_at": "2020-10-22T22:09:12.307Z"
}

{
    "name": "BadRequestError",
    "message": "Invalid env record ID"
}

Typically, this error means that your Authorization header value is missing or incorrectly formatted. The Authorization header value should use this format: bearer:<access_token>.

{
    "name": "UnauthorizedError",
    "message": "The request requires user authentication."
}

The name of a var can not be changed

{
    "name": "UnprocessableEntityError",
    "message": "instance additionalProperty \"name\" exists in instance when not allowed"
}

Postman Collection

Replace sample variables indicated by {{ }} with your actual values.

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Sample Code

cURL

Replace sample values indicated by < > with your actual values.

Update Hook Environment Variable

curl 'https://<api-domain>/api/2/hooks/env_vars/:id' \
-X PUT \
-H "Authorization: bearer <access_token>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
    "value": "helloworld"
}'

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