---
title: "Update a context"
method: PUT
path: "/dashboards/v3/contexts/{context_id}"
tags: ["Dashboard v3 Surfaces"]
---

# Update a context

`PUT /dashboards/v3/contexts/{context_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.mammoth.io/api/v2`
- URL: `https://app.mammoth.io/api/v2/dashboards/v3/contexts/{context_id}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in header `X-API-KEY` and API key in header `X-API-SECRET` and API key in header `X-WORKSPACE-ID`

## Path parameters

- `context_id` string, required

## Request body

- ContextSpec: A context
  - `params` ContextParams
    - `name` string, nullable
    - `type` string, nullable
    - `files` object[], nullable
    - `background` string, nullable
    - `goals` string, nullable
    - `definitions` string, nullable
    - `emphasis` string, nullable
    - `guardrails` string, nullable

## Response `200`

A context

- ContextResponse
  - `context` object, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request syntax or unsupported method
- `403`: Request forbidden -- authorization will not help

---

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