---
title: "Update Animal"
method: PUT
path: "/v1/farm/{farm_id}/animals/{animal_id}"
tags: ["animals"]
---

# Update Animal

`PUT /v1/farm/{farm_id}/animals/{animal_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.ranch.bot`
- URL: `https://api.ranch.bot/v1/farm/{farm_id}/animals/{animal_id}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Current animals HTTP operation. External credential scopes: write:animals. Minimum farm role: EDITOR. Direct requests execute without an app confirmation screen. Production rate limit: 100 requests per 15-minute window per device account, 1000 per browser session, otherwise per client IP. RateLimit headers report the current window; respect Retry-After on 429. inventory_status is separate from deletion: CURRENT, UNKNOWN, SOLD, DECEASED, or NOT_MANAGED. New animals default to CURRENT; use UNKNOWN when present inventory membership is unconfirmed. Status changes preserve profile history and identifiers.

## Path parameters

- `farm_id` string, uuid, required
- `animal_id` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- object
  - `metadata` unknown
  - `inventory_status` 'CURRENT' | 'UNKNOWN' | 'SOLD' | 'DECEASED' | 'NOT_MANAGED'

## Response `200`

Success

- object
  - `id` string, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required
  - `is_active` boolean, required
  - `farm_id` string, required
  - `metadata` unknown, required
  - `inventory_status` 'CURRENT' | 'UNKNOWN' | 'SOLD' | 'DECEASED' | 'NOT_MANAGED', required

## Other responses

- `400`: Request validation failed.
- `401`: Missing/invalid authentication or insufficient farm role.
- `403`: Missing required scope or credential type is disallowed.
- `404`: Resource or active farm membership not found.
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded. Retry after the indicated delay.
- `500`: Unexpected server failure.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/ranch/apis/ranch-bot-http-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/ranch/apis/ranch-bot-http-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/ranch/apis/ranch-bot-http-api/revisions/24109d33fa02?raw)