---
title: "Rotate Environment Random Seed"
method: POST
path: "/v0/sites/{site_id}/environments/{env_id}/random-seed/rotate"
tags: ["sites"]
---

# Rotate Environment Random Seed

`POST /v0/sites/{site_id}/environments/{env_id}/random-seed/rotate`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.pantheon.io`
- URL: `https://api.pantheon.io/v0/sites/{site_id}/environments/{env_id}/random-seed/rotate`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/pantheon/apis/pantheon-public-api-service/docs/v0/sites/:site_id/environments/:env_id/random-seed/rotate/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Rotates the environment random seed by creating a rotate_environment_randseed workflow. This is a security maintenance operation.

## Path parameters

- `site_id` string, required
- `env_id` string, required

## Response `200`

- SiteWorkflowCreationResponse
  - `active_description` string: Active description of current workflow step
  - `created_at` number, double: Creation timestamp
  - `id` string, required: Workflow ID
  - `number_of_tasks` integer: Number of tasks in the workflow
  - `type` string: Workflow type

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `500`: Internal Server Error
- `503`: Service Unavailable

---

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