---
title: "POST /update-ssh-target-details"
method: POST
path: "/update-ssh-target-details"
tags: ["Targets"]
---

# POST /update-ssh-target-details

`POST /update-ssh-target-details`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.akeyless.io`
- URL: `https://api.akeyless.io/update-ssh-target-details`
- Auth: none declared

## Request body

- UpdateSSHTargetDetails
  - `host` string: The ssh host name
  - `json` boolean: Set output format to JSON
  - `keep-prev-version` string: Whether to keep previous version [true/false]. If not set, use default according to account settings
  - `name` string, required: Target name
  - `new-version` boolean: Deprecated
  - `port` string: ssh port
  - `private-key` string: ssh private key
  - `private-key-password` string: The ssh private key password
  - `protection_key` string: The name of a key that used to encrypt the target secret value (if empty, the account default protectionKey key will be used)
  - `ssh-password` string: ssh pawssword to rotate
  - `ssh-username` string: ssh username
  - `token` string: Authentication token (see `/auth` and `/configure`)
  - `uid-token` string: The universal identity token, Required only for universal_identity authentication

## Response `200`

updateTargetResponse wraps response body.

- UpdateTargetOutput
  - `updated` boolean

## Other responses

- `default`: errorResponse wraps any error to return it as a JSON object with one "error" field.

---

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