---
title: "Update Overwrite Comments On Sync"
method: POST
path: "/api/connection/update_overwrite_comments"
tags: ["Connections"]
---

# Update Overwrite Comments On Sync

`POST /api/connection/update_overwrite_comments`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.getdot.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://app.getdot.ai/api/connection/update_overwrite_comments`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `X-API-KEY`
  - API key in cookie `Authorization`
  - OAuth 2 (password, token URL `/api/auth/token`)

Update the overwrite_comments_on_sync setting for a connection.
When enabled, source column descriptions take precedence over Dot context. Both are retained.

## Request body

- BodyUpdateOverwriteCommentsOnSyncApiConnectionUpdateOverwriteCommentsPost
  - `connection_id` string, required
  - `overwrite_comments_on_sync` boolean, required
  - `confirm` boolean, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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