---
title: "Update user-editable metadata of a custom plugin"
method: PUT
path: "/organization/{organization_id}/kafka-connect/custom-plugins/{plugin_name}"
tags: ["Kafka_Connect_Custom_Plugins"]
---

# Update user-editable metadata of a custom plugin

`PUT /organization/{organization_id}/kafka-connect/custom-plugins/{plugin_name}`

## Path parameters

- `organization_id` string, required
- `plugin_name` string, required

## Request body

- KafkaConnectCustomPluginUpdateRequestBody — KafkaConnectCustomPluginUpdateRequestBody
  - `plugin_description` string — Optional human-readable description of the plugin (applies to all versions).

## Response `200`

Response

- KafkaConnectCustomPluginUpdateResponse — KafkaConnectCustomPluginUpdateResponse
  - `created_at` string, required — Creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format, always in UTC.
  - `created_by` string, required — Email address of the user who created this entity.
  - `plugin_description` string — Optional human-readable description of the plugin (applies to all versions).
  - `plugin_id` string, required — Unique identifier for the plugin identity record (shared across all versions).
  - `plugin_name` string, required — User-provided name identifying this custom plugin.
  - `service_type` 'kafka_connect', required — The Aiven service type this plugin is intended for.
  - `updated_at` string, required — Last update timestamp in ISO 8601 format, always in UTC.
  - `updated_by` string — Email address of the user who last updated this entity.

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request parameters
- `404` — Resource not found

## Changes

- **2026-09-17** `2c34e77db4df` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/aiven/apis/aiven-api-documentation/changes/organization/:organization_id/kafka-connect/custom-plugins/:plugin_name/put.md)

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