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POST
/
datasets
/
update
JavaScript SDK
const dataSets = await client.datasets.update([{id: 123, update: {description: {set: 'New description'}}}]);
{
  "items": [
    {
      "writeProtected": false,
      "id": 4503599627370496,
      "createdTime": 1730204346000,
      "lastUpdatedTime": 1730204346000,
      "externalId": "my.known.id",
      "name": "<string>",
      "description": "<string>",
      "metadata": {}
    }
  ]
}

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Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

Access token issued by the CDF project's configured identity provider. Access token must be an OpenID Connect token, and the project must be configured to accept OpenID Connect tokens. Use a header key of 'Authorization' with a value of 'Bearer $accesstoken'. The token can be obtained through any flow supported by the identity provider.

Body

application/json

All provided IDs and external IDs must be unique. Fields that are not included in the request, are not changed.

​
items
object[]
required

Update applied to single data set

Response

A list of data sets.

​
items
object[]
required
Last modified on June 2, 2026