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PATCH
https://sandbox.getcollate.io/api
/
v1
/
pipelines
/
{id}
PATCH /v1/pipelines/{id}
from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import Pipelines

configure(
    host="https://your-company.getcollate.io/api",
    jwt_token="your-jwt-token"
)

# Retrieve, modify, and update
pipeline = Pipelines.retrieve("538faa63-d204-46ff-aead-d158d0401cac")
pipeline.description = "Updated: Analytics pipeline with incremental customer processing"
updated = Pipelines.update(pipeline)

print(f"Updated to version {updated.version}")
{
  "id": "538faa63-d204-46ff-aead-d158d0401cac",
  "name": "dbt_analytics_customers",
  "displayName": "DBT Customer Analytics",
  "fullyQualifiedName": "sample_airflow.dbt_analytics_customers",
  "description": "Updated: Analytics pipeline with incremental customer processing",
  "version": 0.2,
  "updatedAt": 1769982668397,
  "updatedBy": "admin",
  "service": {
    "id": "daa58a49-df05-48a3-a417-45dfd12eacf5",
    "type": "pipelineService",
    "name": "sample_airflow",
    "fullyQualifiedName": "sample_airflow",
    "deleted": false
  },
  "serviceType": "DBTCloud",
  "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/pipelines/538faa63-d204-46ff-aead-d158d0401cac",
  "deleted": false,
  "owners": [],
  "tags": [],
  "followers": [],
  "votes": {
    "upVotes": 0,
    "downVotes": 0
  },
  "domains": []
}

Update a Pipeline

Update a pipeline’s properties using JSON Merge Patch. You can update by ID or by fully qualified name.

Update by ID

id
string
required
UUID of the pipeline to update.

Update by Name

Use PATCH /v1/pipelines/name/{fqn} to update by fully qualified name.
fqn
string
required
Fully qualified name of the pipeline (e.g., sample_airflow.dbt_analytics_customers).

Body Parameters

Send a JSON object with the fields to update. Only provided fields are changed.
description
string
Updated description in Markdown format.
displayName
string
Updated display name.
sourceUrl
string
Updated source URL.
tasks
array
Updated list of pipeline tasks.
owners
array
Updated list of owner references.
tags
array
Updated classification tags.
domain
string
Updated domain FQN.
extension
object
Updated custom property values.
PATCH /v1/pipelines/{id}
from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import Pipelines

configure(
    host="https://your-company.getcollate.io/api",
    jwt_token="your-jwt-token"
)

# Retrieve, modify, and update
pipeline = Pipelines.retrieve("538faa63-d204-46ff-aead-d158d0401cac")
pipeline.description = "Updated: Analytics pipeline with incremental customer processing"
updated = Pipelines.update(pipeline)

print(f"Updated to version {updated.version}")
{
  "id": "538faa63-d204-46ff-aead-d158d0401cac",
  "name": "dbt_analytics_customers",
  "displayName": "DBT Customer Analytics",
  "fullyQualifiedName": "sample_airflow.dbt_analytics_customers",
  "description": "Updated: Analytics pipeline with incremental customer processing",
  "version": 0.2,
  "updatedAt": 1769982668397,
  "updatedBy": "admin",
  "service": {
    "id": "daa58a49-df05-48a3-a417-45dfd12eacf5",
    "type": "pipelineService",
    "name": "sample_airflow",
    "fullyQualifiedName": "sample_airflow",
    "deleted": false
  },
  "serviceType": "DBTCloud",
  "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/pipelines/538faa63-d204-46ff-aead-d158d0401cac",
  "deleted": false,
  "owners": [],
  "tags": [],
  "followers": [],
  "votes": {
    "upVotes": 0,
    "downVotes": 0
  },
  "domains": []
}

Returns

Returns the updated pipeline object with the new version number.

Response

id
string
Unique identifier for the pipeline (UUID format).
name
string
Pipeline name.
fullyQualifiedName
string
Fully qualified name in format service.pipelineName.
description
string
Updated description.
version
number
Incremented version number.

Error Handling

CodeError TypeDescription
400BAD_REQUESTInvalid JSON patch or malformed request
401UNAUTHORIZEDInvalid or missing authentication token
403FORBIDDENUser lacks permission to update this pipeline
404NOT_FOUNDPipeline with given ID or FQN does not exist
409CONFLICTConcurrent modification detected