---
title: "Update image manifest"
method: PUT
path: "/v2/{name}/manifests/{reference}"
---

# Update image manifest

`PUT /v2/{name}/manifests/{reference}`

## Request

- The document declares no server URL.
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/project-zot/apis/open-container-initiative-distribution-specification/docs/v2/:name/manifests/:reference/put.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Update an image's manifest given a reference or a digest. On digest pushes with `tag=` query
parameters, 201 responses repeat the `OCI-Tag` header once per tag value.

## Path parameters

- `name` string, required
- `reference` string, required

## Query parameters

- `tag` string[]

## Response `201`

created

## Other responses

- `400`: bad request
- `404`: not found
- `413`: request entity too large
- `414`: too many tag query parameters
- `500`: internal server error
- `503`: storage temporarily unavailable

## Changes

- **2026-10-05** `fba44d54755f`: 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `503`
- **2026-04-17** `5e3bc08f91a4`: 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `413`
- **2026-03-29** `d4080fc55805`: 2 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `tag`
  - added the non-success response with the status `414`
- **2021-10-21** `81b68c5e4fde`: 3 warning, 2 info
  - the optional response header `Docker-Content-Digest` removed for the status `201`
  - the optional response header `OCI-Tag` removed for the status `201`
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `tag`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `413`
  - …1 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/project-zot/apis/open-container-initiative-distribution-specification/changes/v2/:name/manifests/:reference/put.md)

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