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Update an organization

PATCH/portal/v1/accounts/{accountSlug}/applications/{appSlug}/environments/{envSlug}/organizations/{id}

Updates an organization's name, description, metadata, and/or external_id (null clears it; a value already used by another organization in the Environment answers 409 organization.external_id_conflict) by id. The slug is frozen at create and never changes. Supports optimistic concurrency via the If-Match header carrying the organization's current version (409 on a version mismatch). Requires the hierarchy.manage permission at the organization and emits organization.updated.

Authentication

Bearer TokenAuthorization

JWT access token. Never send alongside X-API-Key: a request carrying both is refused.

Requires capability env_organizations.manageDeveloper Console

Switch the organizations container on and off and create, rename, and delete organizations. Granted through an administrator role in the Admin Workspace; a valid token without it is refused with 403.

Path Parameters

idstring Required

Headers

  • if-match required
  • If-Match

    Optimistic-lock version of the resource. Send the `version` field returned on read; the server rejects with 409 if the row has changed since.

Request body

application/json

namestring Optional

New organization name. The slug does not change.

descriptionstring Optional

Organization description

metadataobject Optional

Free-form metadata stored on the organization, returned as sent.

external_idstring Optional

Your own id for this organization, unique per Environment. `null` clears it.

max length 255

Responses

application/json

  • dataOrganizationResponseDto*

application/json

  • errorApiErrorBodyDto*

application/json

  • errorApiErrorBodyDto*

application/json

  • errorApiErrorBodyDto*

application/json

  • errorApiErrorBodyDto*

Errors

When the request can't be completed, the response body includes a stable error code you can branch on.

403account.capability_requiredForbidden
When it happens

The signed-in user's administrator roles do not grant the capability this endpoint requires.

Remediation

Ask an account administrator to grant a role carrying the capability named in the Authentication section, then retry.

Returned object

OrganizationResponseDtoView all properties on this resource
Request
curl -X PATCH "https://auth.canopy-io.com/portal/v1/accounts/{accountSlug}/applications/{appSlug}/environments/{envSlug}/organizations/value" \
  -H "if-match: value" \
  -H "If-Match: value" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANOPY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "metadata": {},
    "external_id": "string"
  }'
Response
{
  "data": {
    "id": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "slug": "string",
    "metadata": {},
    "external_id": "string",
    "member_count": 0,
    "pending_invite_count": 0,
    "created_at": "2026-04-20T12:00:00.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-04-20T12:00:00.000Z",
    "version": 0
  }
}
 Related endpoints
GETList organizations
POSTCreate an organization
DELETEDelete every organization
GETGet an organization
DELETEDelete an organization
GETGet an organization's authentication policy
PATCHUpdate an organization's authentication policy
GETList an organization's SSO connections
POSTBind an SSO connection to an organization
DELETEUnbind an SSO connection from an organization
GETList an organization's members
POSTAdd a member to an organization
PATCHChange a member's role
DELETERemove a member from an organization
GETList an organization's invitations
POSTInvite a member into an organization
DELETERevoke an organization invitation
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