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

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

# Retrieve, modify, and update
domain = Domains.retrieve("a0729e98-e946-4e25-acde-10e8a2294ba1")
domain.description = "Updated domain description for business analytics"
domain.domainType = "Consumer-aligned"
updated = Domains.update(domain)

print(f"Updated to version {updated.version}")

{
  "id": "a0729e98-e946-4e25-acde-10e8a2294ba1",
  "domainType": "Consumer-aligned",
  "name": "TestDomain",
  "fullyQualifiedName": "TestDomain",
  "description": "Updated domain description for business analytics",
  "version": 0.2,
  "updatedAt": 1769984330261,
  "updatedBy": "admin",
  "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/domains/a0729e98-e946-4e25-acde-10e8a2294ba1",
  "deleted": false,
  "owners": [],
  "children": []
}

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Update a Domain

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

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Update by ID

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id
string
required
UUID of the domain to update.

​
Update by Name

Use PATCH /v1/domains/name/{fqn} to update by fully qualified name.
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fqn
string
required
Fully qualified name of the domain (e.g., TestDomain).

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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.
​
domainType
string
Updated domain type: Source-aligned, Consumer-aligned, or Aggregate.
​
owners
array
Updated list of owner references.
​
experts
array
Updated list of expert references.
PATCH /v1/domains/{id}
from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import Domains

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

# Retrieve, modify, and update
domain = Domains.retrieve("a0729e98-e946-4e25-acde-10e8a2294ba1")
domain.description = "Updated domain description for business analytics"
domain.domainType = "Consumer-aligned"
updated = Domains.update(domain)

print(f"Updated to version {updated.version}")

{
  "id": "a0729e98-e946-4e25-acde-10e8a2294ba1",
  "domainType": "Consumer-aligned",
  "name": "TestDomain",
  "fullyQualifiedName": "TestDomain",
  "description": "Updated domain description for business analytics",
  "version": 0.2,
  "updatedAt": 1769984330261,
  "updatedBy": "admin",
  "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/domains/a0729e98-e946-4e25-acde-10e8a2294ba1",
  "deleted": false,
  "owners": [],
  "children": []
}

​
Returns

Returns the updated domain object with the new version number.

​
Response

​
id
string
Unique identifier for the domain (UUID format).
​
name
string
Domain name.
​
fullyQualifiedName
string
Fully qualified name of the domain.
​
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 domain
404NOT_FOUNDDomain with given ID or FQN does not exist
409CONFLICTConcurrent modification detected