---
title: "Update impulse"
method: POST
path: "/api/{projectId}/impulse/update"
tags: ["Impulse"]
---

# Update impulse

`POST /api/{projectId}/impulse/update`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://studio.edgeimpulse.com/v1`
- URL: `https://studio.edgeimpulse.com/v1/api/{projectId}/impulse/update`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `x-api-key`
  - API key in cookie `jwt`
  - API key in header `x-jwt-token`
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `/v1/oauth/authorize`
    - Client credentials
    - Implicit: `/v1/oauth/authorize`
    - Password
    - Token URL: `/v1/oauth/token`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/edgeimpulse/apis/edge-impulse-api/docs/api/:projectId/impulse/update/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Update the impulse for this project.  If you specify `impulseId` then that impulse is created/updated, otherwise the default impulse is created/updated.

## Path parameters

- `projectId` integer, required

## Query parameters

- `impulseId` integer

## Request body

- UpdateImpulseRequest
  - `name` string
  - `tags` string[]
  - `type` 'default' | 'BYOM' | 'VLM' | 'no_training_data': Specifies the type of impulse. Options include: - default: Standard Edge Impulse pipeline. - BYOM: Impulse that includes a pretrained model. - VLM: Impulse created as part of a Vision Learning Model (VLM) workflow. - no_training_data: Model that trains without providing training data (e.g. model trained in simulation without external inputs)

## Response `200`

OK

- GenericApiResponse
  - `success` boolean, required: Whether the operation succeeded
  - `error` string: Optional error description (set if 'success' was false)

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/edgeimpulse/apis/edge-impulse-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/edgeimpulse/apis/edge-impulse-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/edgeimpulse/apis/edge-impulse-api/revisions/e2a976d38427?raw)