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updatedAt: 2026-05-12T09:58:51.000Z
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# Update a cloud application

This operation enables you to update information about the specified cloud application.

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "components": {
    "schemas": {
      "ErrorMessage": {
        "description": "ErrorMessage describes the error",
        "properties": {
          "code": {
            "format": "int64",
            "type": "integer"
          },
          "reason": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "type": "object"
      },
      "PatchAppDirectives": {
        "description": "PatchAppDirectives is the structure used for the PATCH endpoint for editing application\nOperation: currently only 'replace' is supported",
        "properties": {
          "op": {
            "description": "op is the desired action\nValid values are:\nreplace\n\nin: body",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "path": {
            "description": "Path is the field to update\nValid values are:\nappName\ncustomAssetID\nassetOwner\nphase (pre-production, production, discontinued)\n\nin: body",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "values": {
            "description": "Values are values for the update.  They must match the type & operation specified.\n\nin: body",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "type": "array"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "op",
          "path",
          "values"
        ],
        "type": "object"
      }
    }
  },
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    "license": {
      "name": "(c) Copyright 2020 WhiteHat Security"
    },
    "title": "Source Applications API",
    "version": "2.0.0"
  },
  "openapi": "3.0.1",
  "paths": {
    "/api/sourceApplications/{cloudAppID}": {
      "patch": {
        "description": "This operation enables you to update information about the specified cloud application.",
        "operationId": "EditCloudApplicationParams",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "description": "Cloud Application ID",
            "in": "path",
            "name": "cloudAppID",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "format": "int64",
              "type": "integer",
              "x-go-name": "ID"
            },
            "x-go-name": "ID"
          }
        ],
        "requestBody": {
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "items": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/PatchAppDirectives"
                },
                "type": "array"
              }
            }
          },
          "required": true
        },
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "SuccessResponse request succeeded"
          },
          "400": {
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorMessage"
                }
              }
            },
            "description": "BadRequestResponse indicates a request with invalid parameters"
          },
          "401": {
            "description": "UnauthorizedResponse signals an unauthorized API access"
          },
          "403": {
            "description": "ForbiddenResponse signals a request for a resource that does not exist or is not authorized"
          },
          "404": {
            "description": "NotFoundResponse indicates a request for a resource that does not exist"
          },
          "500": {
            "description": "GenericError generic error"
          }
        },
        "summary": "Update a cloud application",
        "tags": [
          "Source Applications API v2.0"
        ],
        "x-codegen-request-body-name": "body"
      }
    }
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://sentinel.whitehatsec.com/"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "Source Applications API v2.0"
    }
  ],
  "x-explorer-enabled": false,
  "x-readme": {
    "proxy-enabled": true
  }
}
```