---
title: "Update an envvar"
method: PATCH
path: "/compute/{connection_id}/envvar/{id}"
tags: ["compute", "envvar"]
---

# Update an envvar

`PATCH /compute/{connection_id}/envvar/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://api.unified.to`
- URL: `http://api.unified.to/compute/{connection_id}/envvar/{id}`
- Auth: API key in header `authorization`

## Path parameters

- `connection_id` string, required
- `id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `fields` string[]
- `raw` string

## Request body

- ComputeEnvvar
  - `id` string: Unique identifier for the environment variable
  - `created_at` string, date-time: When the variable was created (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
  - `updated_at` string, date-time: When the variable was last updated (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
  - `service_id` string: The service the variable belongs to
  - `name` string: Variable name
  - `value` string: Variable value (write-only; never returned)
  - `environments` string[]: Environments the variable applies to
  - `is_secret` boolean: Whether the vendor stores the value as a secret
  - `metadata` ComputeMetadata[]
    - `id` string: The label, tag or metadata identifier
    - `slug` string: The label, tag or metadata key
    - `value` unknown
    - `namespace` string: The origin of the value (eg. labels, tags, metadata)
    - `format` 'TEXT' | 'NUMBER' | 'DATE' | 'BOOLEAN' | 'ARRAY' | 'OBJECT': The data type of the value
    - `extra_data` unknown
  - `raw` unknown

## Response `200`

Successful

- ComputeEnvvar
  - `id` string: Unique identifier for the environment variable
  - `created_at` string, date-time: When the variable was created (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
  - `updated_at` string, date-time: When the variable was last updated (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
  - `service_id` string: The service the variable belongs to
  - `name` string: Variable name
  - `value` string: Variable value (write-only; never returned)
  - `environments` string[]: Environments the variable applies to
  - `is_secret` boolean: Whether the vendor stores the value as a secret
  - `metadata` ComputeMetadata[]
    - `id` string: The label, tag or metadata identifier
    - `slug` string: The label, tag or metadata key
    - `value` unknown
    - `namespace` string: The origin of the value (eg. labels, tags, metadata)
    - `format` 'TEXT' | 'NUMBER' | 'DATE' | 'BOOLEAN' | 'ARRAY' | 'OBJECT': The data type of the value
    - `extra_data` unknown
  - `raw` unknown

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