---
title: "Update a Basic-auth credential"
method: PATCH
path: "/basic-auths/{BasicAuthId}"
tags: ["Basic-auth credentials"]
---

# Update a Basic-auth credential

`PATCH /basic-auths/{BasicAuthId}`

Update a Basic-auth credential

## Request body

- BasicAuth
  - `created_at` integer — Unix epoch when the resource was created.
  - `id` string
  - `password` string
  - `tags` string[]
  - `username` string
  - `consumer` object
    - `id` string

## Response `200`

Successfully updated Basic-auth credential

- BasicAuth
  - `created_at` integer — Unix epoch when the resource was created.
  - `id` string
  - `password` string
  - `tags` string[]
  - `username` string
  - `consumer` object
    - `id` string

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized
- `404` — Resource does not exist

## Changes

> 3 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

- **2024-09-11** `5bd52189d290` — 1 warning
  - deleted the `path` request parameter `BasicAuthId`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/kong/apis/kong-enterprise-admin-api/changes/basic-auths/:BasicAuthId/patch.md)

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