# Update an application (https://developer.godaddy.com/en/docs/references/rest/hosting/update-app)

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title: Update an application
description: 'Partial update via [JSON Patch (RFC 6902)](https://datatracker.'
full: true
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Full description

> Partial update via [JSON Patch (RFC 6902)](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6902). The request body is an array of operations applied in order and atomically. At least one operation must be present.   Only the `replace` operation is supported, and only against the `/name` and `/rootPath` paths. Any other op or path returns `400 Bad Request`.   - `/name` — human-readable display name. String, 1–200 characters. - `/rootPath` — subdirectory within the repository to treat as   the application root. Write-only; not returned on the   `Application` resource.   Currently only supported for `NODEJS` applications. Additional product-specific paths will be documented when those paths are available.

## PATCH /apps/{appId}

Update an application

Partial update via [JSON Patch (RFC 6902)](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6902). The request body is an array of operations applied in order and atomically. At least one operation must be present.

Only the `replace` operation is supported, and only against the `/name` and `/rootPath` paths. Any other op or path returns `400 Bad Request`.

- `/name` — human-readable display name. String, 1–200 characters. - `/rootPath` — subdirectory within the repository to treat as
  the application root. Write-only; not returned on the
  `Application` resource.


Currently only supported for `NODEJS` applications. Additional product-specific paths will be documented when those paths are available.


### Path parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `appId` | string | yes | Application identifier in `{PRODUCT}-{id}` form. The prefix is the application type in upper case — an upper-case letter followed by any number of upper-case letters, digits, or underscores — then a hyphen, then the identifier. For `NODEJS`, the suffix is a 10-character nanoid. Example: `NODEJS-aBcDeFgHiJ`. |

### Header parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `traceparent` | string | no | W3C Trace Context identifier for this request. Clients should send a `traceparent` on every request so the trace can be correlated across services. See https://www.w3.org/TR/trace-context/ for the format. |

### Request body (required)

Content-Type: `application/json-patch+json`

Schema:

- schema reference: `#/x-ext/785f9fe`

### Responses

**200** — Updated application.

Content-Type: `application/json`

Schema:

- schema reference: `#/x-ext/a87153c`

**400** — The request body or parameters did not pass schema validation.

Content-Type: `application/json`

Schema:

- schema reference: `#/components/schemas/Error`

**401** — Authentication credentials are missing or invalid.

Content-Type: `application/json`

Schema:

- schema reference: `#/components/schemas/Error`

**403** — The caller is authenticated, but the request is not permitted: either the access token does not carry the scope this operation requires, or the operation is disabled for this account.

Content-Type: `application/json`

Schema:

- schema reference: `#/components/schemas/Error`

**404** — The requested resource does not exist.

Content-Type: `application/json`

Schema:

- schema reference: `#/components/schemas/Error`

**422** — The request was well-formed but could not be processed due to a business rule violation.

Content-Type: `application/json`

Schema:

- schema reference: `#/components/schemas/Error`

**429** — Rate limit exceeded. A `429` response may come in one of two shapes: an empty body with `RateLimit-Limit`, `RateLimit-Remaining`, and `RateLimit-Reset` headers; or a JSON `Error` body with `Retry-After` and `RateLimit-*` headers. Clients should honour whichever headers are present and should not assume a JSON body is available on every `429`.

Content-Type: `application/json`

Schema:

- schema reference: `#/components/schemas/Error`

**503** — The service is temporarily unable to handle the request. Retry after a short delay. May include a `Retry-After` header hinting at when to retry.

Content-Type: `application/json`

Schema:

- schema reference: `#/components/schemas/Error`

**Security:** requires `bearerAuth`.