---
title: "Update an Account"
method: POST
path: "/Accounts/{Sid}"
tags: ["Accounts"]
---

# Update an Account

`POST /Accounts/{Sid}`

Update a Project (also referred to as _Account_).

#### Permissions
The API token must include the following scopes: _Management_.

## Path parameters

- `Sid` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

The request has succeeded.

- AccountResponse — Response containing a single account.
  - `auth_token` string — The authorization token for this Project. This token should be kept a secret and is not returned in a normal request.
  - `date_created` string — The date, in RFC 2822 GMT format, this Project was created.
  - `date_updated` string — The date, in RFC 2822 GMT format, this Project was updated.
  - `friendly_name` string — The name of the Project, up to 250 characters long.
  - `owner_account_sid` string, uuid — The Project ID that uniquely identifies the parent of the Project.
  - `sid` string, uuid — The Project ID that uniquely identifies the Project.
  - `status` 'active' | 'suspended' | 'closed' — The status of the Project.
  - `subproject` boolean — Whether or not the project is a sub-project.
  - `subresource_uris` SubresourceUris — A Map of sub-resources that are linked to the given Project.
    - `available_phone_numbers` string, uri — URI for available phone numbers.
    - `calls` string, uri — URI for calls.
    - `conferences` string, uri — URI for conferences.
    - `incoming_phone_numbers` string, uri — URI for incoming phone numbers.
    - `notifications` string, uri — URI for notifications.
    - `outgoing_caller_ids` string, uri — URI for outgoing caller IDs.
    - `recordings` string, uri — URI for recordings.
    - `transcriptions` string, uri — URI for transcriptions.
    - `addresses` string, uri — URI for addresses.
    - `signing_keys` string, uri — URI for signing keys.
    - `connect_apps` string, uri — URI for connect apps.
    - `sip` string, uri — URI for SIP.
    - `authorized_connect_apps` string, uri — URI for authorized connect apps.
    - `usage` string, uri — URI for usage.
    - `keys` string, uri — URI for keys.
    - `applications` string, uri — URI for applications.
    - `short_codes` string, uri — URI for short codes.
    - `queues` string, uri — URI for queues.
    - `messages` string, uri — URI for messages.
  - `type` 'Trial' | 'Full' — The type of the Project.
  - `uri` string, uri — The URI for the Project.

## Other responses

- `401` — Authentication failed. Please verify your credentials and try again.
- `404` — The requested resource was not found. Please verify the resource identifier.

## Changes

- **2026-01-15** `1e7bbde00d70` — 2 breaking, 2 info
  - the `status` response's property type changed from `string` to no type for status `200`
  - the `type` response's property type changed from `string` to no type for status `200`
  - added `#/components/schemas/AccountStatus` to the `status` response property `allOf` list for the response status `200`
  - added `#/components/schemas/AccountType` to the `type` response property `allOf` list for the response status `200`
- **2026-01-15** `07f73f74a61d` — 1 breaking, 1 info
  - removed the media type `application/json` from the request body
  - added the media type `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` to the request body
- **2026-01-15** `3c88f14db21e` — 4 breaking, 19 warning, 4 info
  - added the new path request parameter `Sid`
  - removed the media type `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` from the request body
  - the `subproject` response's property format changed from `boolean` to no format for status `200`
  - the `subresource_uris` response's property type changed from `object` to no type for status `200`
  - …23 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/signalwire/apis/compatibility-api/changes/Accounts/:Sid/post.md)

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