---
title: "Changes to Perform a fast update to a batch"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1alpha/batches/{batch_id}/update-fast"
---

# Changes to Perform a fast update to a batch

`POST /api/v1alpha/batches/{batch_id}/update-fast`

> Every recorded change to this endpoint, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 3 of 12 revisions.

- **2026-09-03** `4b54754f84e8` — 2 breaking, 1 warning, 24 info
- **2025-04-16** `afa3b61d1d09` — 2 breaking, 1 info
- **2025-01-14** `559a91071cc1` — 2 warning, 1 info

## Changes

- **2026-09-03** `4b54754f84e8` — 2 breaking, 1 warning, 24 info
  - added the new required request property `job_specs/items/job_id`
  - added the new required request property `job_specs/items/process`
  - removed the request property `job_specs/items/job_spec`
  - added the new optional request property `job_specs/items/absolute_job_group_id`
  - added the new optional request property `job_specs/items/absolute_parent_ids`
  - added the new optional request property `job_specs/items/always_copy_output`
  - added the new optional request property `job_specs/items/always_run`
  - added the new optional request property `job_specs/items/attributes`
  - added the new optional request property `job_specs/items/cloudfuse`
  - added the new optional request property `job_specs/items/env`
  - added the new optional request property `job_specs/items/in_update_job_group_id`
  - added the new optional request property `job_specs/items/in_update_parent_ids`
  - added the new optional request property `job_specs/items/input_files`
  - added the new optional request property `job_specs/items/mount_tokens`
  - added the new optional request property `job_specs/items/n_max_attempts`
  - added the new optional request property `job_specs/items/network`
  - added the new optional request property `job_specs/items/output_files`
  - added the new optional request property `job_specs/items/parent_ids`
  - added the new optional request property `job_specs/items/port`
  - added the new optional request property `job_specs/items/regions`
  - added the new optional request property `job_specs/items/requester_pays_project`
  - added the new optional request property `job_specs/items/resources`
  - added the new optional request property `job_specs/items/secrets`
  - added the new optional request property `job_specs/items/service_account`
  - added the new optional request property `job_specs/items/timeout`
  - added the new optional request property `job_specs/items/unconfined`
  - added the new optional request property `job_specs/items/user_code`
- **2025-04-16** `afa3b61d1d09` — 2 breaking, 1 info
  - added the new required request property `job_specs`
  - request body became required
  - added the new optional request property `job_groups`
- **2025-01-14** `559a91071cc1` — 2 warning, 1 info
  - removed the request property `job_groups`
  - removed the request property `job_specs`
  - request body became optional

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/hail-is/apis/hail-services/docs/api/v1alpha/batches/:batch_id/update-fast/post.md) · [API](https://skmtc.dev/hail-is/apis/hail-services.md) · [Page](https://skmtc.dev/hail-is/apis/hail-services/changes/api/v1alpha/batches/:batch_id/update-fast/post)