---
title: "Installs the updates on the Data Box Edge/Data Box Gateway device."
method: POST
path: "/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.DataBoxEdge/dataBoxEdgeDevices/{deviceName}/installUpdates"
tags: ["Devices"]
---

# Installs the updates on the Data Box Edge/Data Box Gateway device.

`POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.DataBoxEdge/dataBoxEdgeDevices/{deviceName}/installUpdates`

## Path parameters

- `deviceName` string, required
- `subscriptionId` string, required
- `resourceGroupName` string, required

## Query parameters

- `api-version` string, required

## Response `200`

Successfully installed updates on the device.

## Other responses

- `202` — Accepted the request to install updates on the device.
- `default` — Error response describing why the operation failed.

## Changes

- **2026-07-13** (2019-03-01) `0ab925cce842` — 3 warning, 2 info
  - deleted the `path` request parameter `resourceGroupName`
  - deleted the `path` request parameter `subscriptionId`
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `api-version`
  - api tag `DataBoxEdgeDevices` added
  - …1 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/databoxedge-microsoft-databoxedge-databoxedge/changes/subscriptions/:subscriptionId/resourceGroups/:resourceGroupName/providers/Microsoft.DataBoxEdge/dataBoxEdgeDevices/:deviceName/installUpdates/post.md)

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