---
title: "PATCH Update an automation"
description: "Updates an existing automation's details, configuration, or associated evidence files."
last_updated: "2026-05-06T07:33:53.407561+00:00"
canonical_url: "https://www.doc0.dev/docs/49c89830-117b-4def-8edc-b5bcc50766e0/api/task-automations/automationscontroller-updateautomation"
---

<APIEndpoint
  method={"PATCH"}
  path={"/tasks/:taskId/automations/:automationId"}
  summary={"Update an automation"}
  description={"Updates an existing automation's details, configuration, or associated evidence files."}
  deprecated={false}
  baseUrl={""}
/>

## Parameters

<APIParameters parameters={[{"name":"taskId","in":"path","required":true,"description":"Unique task identifier","schema":{"type":"string"}},{"name":"automationId","in":"path","required":true,"description":"Unique automation identifier","schema":{"type":"string"}},{"name":"X-Organization-Id","in":"header","required":false,"description":"Organization ID (required for session auth, optional for API key auth)","schema":{"type":"string"}}]} />

## Request Body

UpdateAutomationDto

<APIRequestBody
  contentType={"application/json"}
  required={true}
  schema={{"type":"object"}}
/>

## Responses

<APIResponse
  statusCode={"200"}
  description={"Automation updated successfully"}
  contentType={"application/json"}
  schema={{"type":"object"}}
/>

<APIResponse
  statusCode={"400"}
  description={"Invalid input"}
  contentType={"application/json"}
  schema={{"type":"object"}}
/>

<APIResponse
  statusCode={"401"}
  description={"Unauthorized"}
  contentType={"application/json"}
  schema={{"type":"object"}}
/>

<APIResponse
  statusCode={"404"}
  description={"Automation or Task not found"}
  contentType={"application/json"}
  schema={{"type":"object"}}
/>

## Try It

<APIPlayground
  method={"PATCH"}
  path={"/tasks/:taskId/automations/:automationId"}
  parameters={[{"name":"taskId","in":"path","required":true,"description":"Unique task identifier","schema":{"type":"string"}},{"name":"automationId","in":"path","required":true,"description":"Unique automation identifier","schema":{"type":"string"}},{"name":"X-Organization-Id","in":"header","required":false,"description":"Organization ID (required for session auth, optional for API key auth)","schema":{"type":"string"}}]}
  requestBody={{"contentType":"application/json","required":true,"description":"UpdateAutomationDto","schema":{"type":"object"}}}
  baseUrl={""}
/>


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