---
title: Update Object
slug: data-platform/api/update-object
docTags:
createdAt: 2026-09-02T13:51:20.790Z
---
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"url": "https://api.us1.odp.optimizely.com/v3/objects/{object_name}",
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"url": "https://api.au1.odp.optimizely.com/v3/objects/{object_name}",
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"name": "Update Object",
"description": "Update an object (for example, Concert Tickets or Reviews). Use the Objects endpoint to update the top-level order summary fields without generating events.
",
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"type": "string",
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"value": "[{\"primary_key\":123,\"field_example\":true},{\"primary_key\":456,\"field_example\":false}]"
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"kind": "optional",
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"description": "",
"customType": "GenericUpdateResponse",
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"format": "int32"
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"description": "Forbidden",
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"kind": "optional",
"type": "object",
"example": "{ \"message\": \"Forbidden\"}",
"description": "",
"customType": "403Response",
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"description": "Not Found",
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"format": "int32"
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"type": "string",
"description": ""
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"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
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"language": "curl",
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"code": "curl --request POST \\\n --url https://api.us1.odp.optimizely.com/v3/objects/{object_name} \\\n --header 'accept: application/json'"
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"language": "javascript",
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"code": "var myHeaders = new Headers();\nmyHeaders.append(\"accept\", \"application/json\");\nmyHeaders.append(\"content-type\", \"application/json\");\n\nvar requestOptions = {\n method: 'POST',\n headers: myHeaders,\n redirect: 'follow'\n};\n\nfetch(\"https://api.us1.odp.optimizely.com/v3/objects/{object_name}\", requestOptions)\n .then(response => response.text())\n .then(result => console.log(result))\n .catch(error => console.log('error', error));"
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"code": "require \"uri\"\nrequire \"json\"\nrequire \"net/http\"\n\nurl = URI(\"https://api.us1.odp.optimizely.com/v3/objects/{object_name}\")\n\nhttps = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)\nhttps.use_ssl = true\n\nrequest = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)\nrequest[\"accept\"] = \"application/json\"\nrequest[\"content-type\"] = \"application/json\"\n\nresponse = https.request(request)\nputs response.read_body\n"
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