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title: Update an app
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# Update an app
PATCH/accounts/{account\_id}/realtime/kit/apps/{app\_id}
Update the name of an app in your account.
##### Security
API Token
The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.
**Example:**Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY
API Email + API Key
The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.
**Example:**X-Auth-Email: user@example.com
The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.
**Example:**X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194
##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required)
`Realtime Admin``Realtime`
##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse
account\_id: string
The account identifier tag.
maxLength32
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20realtime_kit.apps%20%3E%20(method)%20update_app_by_id%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
app\_id: string
formatuuid
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20realtime_kit.apps%20%3E%20(method)%20update_app_by_id%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20app_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse
name: string
The app name. Leading and trailing whitespace is removed, and the name must contain at least one non-whitespace character.
maxLength150
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20realtime_kit.apps%20%3E%20(method)%20update_app_by_id%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20name%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### ReturnsExpand Collapse
data: object {id, cf\_account\_tag, created\_at, 2 more }
id: optional string
formatuuid
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cf\_account\_tag: optional string
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created\_at: optional string
formatdate-time
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is\_org\_on\_kv: optional boolean
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name: optional string
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20realtime_kit.apps%20%3E%20(model)%20app_update_app_by_id_response%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20data>)
success: true
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20realtime_kit.apps%20%3E%20(model)%20app_update_app_by_id_response%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20success>)
### Update an app
HTTP
HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform
```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/realtime/kit/apps/$APP_ID \
-X PATCH \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
-d '{
"name": "name"
}'
```
200 example
```
{
"data": {
"id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
"cf_account_tag": "cf_account_tag",
"created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
"is_org_on_kv": true,
"name": "name"
},
"success": true
}
```
##### Returns Examples
200 example
```
{
"data": {
"id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
"cf_account_tag": "cf_account_tag",
"created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
"is_org_on_kv": true,
"name": "name"
},
"success": true
}
```