# UpdateFinding
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Updates the status or risk level of a security finding.

## Request Syntax
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```
POST /UpdateFinding HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "agentSpaceId": "string",
   "findingId": "string",
   "riskLevel": "string",
   "status": "string"
}
```

## URI Request Parameters
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The request does not use any URI parameters.

## Request Body
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The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [agentSpaceId](#API_UpdateFinding_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="securityagent-UpdateFinding-request-agentSpaceId"></a>
The unique identifier of the agent space that contains the finding.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

 ** [findingId](#API_UpdateFinding_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="securityagent-UpdateFinding-request-findingId"></a>
The unique identifier of the finding to update.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

 ** [riskLevel](#API_UpdateFinding_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="securityagent-UpdateFinding-request-riskLevel"></a>
The updated risk level for the finding.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `UNKNOWN | INFORMATIONAL | LOW | MEDIUM | HIGH | CRITICAL`   
Required: No

 ** [status](#API_UpdateFinding_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="securityagent-UpdateFinding-request-status"></a>
The updated status for the finding.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `ACTIVE | RESOLVED | ACCEPTED | FALSE_POSITIVE`   
Required: No

## Response Syntax
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```
HTTP/1.1 200
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response with an empty HTTP body.

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/securityagent-2025-09-06/UpdateFinding) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/securityagent-2025-09-06/UpdateFinding) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/securityagent-2025-09-06/UpdateFinding) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/securityagent-2025-09-06/UpdateFinding) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/securityagent-2025-09-06/UpdateFinding) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/securityagent-2025-09-06/UpdateFinding) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/securityagent-2025-09-06/UpdateFinding) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/securityagent-2025-09-06/UpdateFinding) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/securityagent-2025-09-06/UpdateFinding) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/securityagent-2025-09-06/UpdateFinding)