---
title: "Update a gateway"
method: PATCH
path: "/gateway/{gateway_topic}"
tags: ["Gateways"]
---

# Update a gateway

`PATCH /gateway/{gateway_topic}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.quiva.ai`
- URL: `https://api.quiva.ai/gateway/{gateway_topic}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in header `x-api-key`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/quivaworks/apis/quiva-ai-gateway-4/docs/gateway/:gateway_topic/patch.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Updates an existing gateway's configuration.

## Path parameters

- `gateway_topic` string, required

## Request body

- GatewayUpdateRequest
  - `name` string: Updated name of the gateway
  - `description` string: Updated description of the gateway
  - `active` boolean: Whether the gateway is active
  - `middleware` Middleware[]: Updated list of middleware to be applied to the gateway
    - `order` integer: Execution order of the middleware
    - `resource` string: Resource identifier for the middleware function
    - `resource_type` 'function' | 'service': Type of resource the middleware points to
    - `resource_version` string: Version of the middleware resource to use
    - `type` 'pre-request' | 'post-request': When the middleware should execute
  - `limit` Limit
    - `request` integer: Maximum number of requests allowed
    - `time` integer: Time window for rate limiting in milliseconds
  - `timeout` integer: Updated timeout in milliseconds for gateway requests

## Response `200`

Gateway updated successfully

- SuccessResponse
  - `message` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request
- `404`: Resource not found

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/quivaworks/apis/quiva-ai-gateway-4.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/quivaworks/apis/quiva-ai-gateway-4/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/quivaworks/apis/quiva-ai-gateway-4/revisions/4915bc3902b1?raw)