---
title: "Set the ID of the configuration template linked to a resource"
method: PUT
path: "/resources/{resource_id}/configuration-template"
tags: ["resources"]
---

# Set the ID of the configuration template linked to a resource

`PUT /resources/{resource_id}/configuration-template`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.opal.dev/v1`
- URL: `https://api.opal.dev/v1/resources/{resource_id}/configuration-template`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Attaches, repoints, or detaches the configuration template linked to a
resource. This endpoint only manages the link (by ID) between a
resource and an existing configuration template — it does not create,
modify, or delete the template itself. To manage a template's own
fields (name, description, request configurations, visibility, etc.),
use the `/configuration-templates` endpoints.

The request body is `{"configuration_template_id": "<uuid>" | null}`:

  * A `<uuid>` value links the resource to the configuration template
    with that ID. If the resource was previously linked to a different
    template, the resource is repointed in place.
  * `null` detaches the resource from its current configuration
    template. The template is deep-copied into a new private
    configuration with the same settings so the resource's current
    behaviour is preserved, and the resource is repointed at the fork.

The `configuration_template_id` field is required. Sending `{}` or any
body in which the field is omitted is rejected with `400`.

The call is idempotent: if the request body matches the resource's
current link, no changes are made and no audit events are emitted.

This endpoint is the preferred, Terraform-friendly surface for linking
and unlinking configuration templates on resources. The equivalent
`configuration_template_id` field on `PUT /resources` remains available
but is deprecated for this purpose.

## Path parameters

- `resource_id` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- ResourceConfigurationTemplate: A reference, by ID only, to the configuration template a resource is linked to. This schema does not include any of the template's own fields (name, description, request configurations, visibility, etc.) — to read or modify those, use the `/configuration-templates` endpoints with the ID carried here. A `null` `configuration_template_id` indicates that the resource is not linked to a configuration template and uses its own private configuration.
  - `configuration_template_id` string, uuid, nullable, required: The ID of the configuration template that the resource is linked to, or `null` if the resource is not linked to a configuration template. Only the ID is exposed here; the template's own fields are managed through the `/configuration-templates` endpoints.

## Response `200`

The ID of the configuration template now linked to the resource, or `null` if the resource was detached.

- ResourceConfigurationTemplate: A reference, by ID only, to the configuration template a resource is linked to. This schema does not include any of the template's own fields (name, description, request configurations, visibility, etc.) — to read or modify those, use the `/configuration-templates` endpoints with the ID carried here. A `null` `configuration_template_id` indicates that the resource is not linked to a configuration template and uses its own private configuration.
  - `configuration_template_id` string, uuid, nullable, required: The ID of the configuration template that the resource is linked to, or `null` if the resource is not linked to a configuration template. Only the ID is exposed here; the template's own fields are managed through the `/configuration-templates` endpoints.

## Other responses

- `400`: The request body was malformed, the required `configuration_template_id` field was omitted, or the target `configuration_template_id` does not reference a configuration template.
- `403`: The caller is not authorized to update this resource.
- `404`: The resource was not found.

## Changes

- **2026-10-22** `8fce5da23873`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/opal/apis/opal-api/changes/resources/:resource_id/configuration-template/put.md)

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