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UpdatePackage - AWS IoT

UpdatePackage

Updates the supported fields for a specific software package.

Requires permission to access the UpdatePackage and GetIndexingConfiguration actions.

Request Syntax

PATCH /packages/packageName?clientToken=clientToken HTTP/1.1 Content-type: application/json { "defaultVersionName": "string", "description": "string", "unsetDefaultVersion": boolean }

URI Request Parameters

The request uses the following URI parameters.

clientToken

A unique case-sensitive identifier that you can provide to ensure the idempotency of the request. Don't reuse this client token if a new idempotent request is required.

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 36. Maximum length of 64.

Pattern: \S{36,64}

packageName

The name of the target software package.

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.

Pattern: [a-zA-Z0-9-_.]+

Required: Yes

Request Body

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

defaultVersionName

The name of the default package version.

Note: You cannot name a defaultVersion and set unsetDefaultVersion equal to true at the same time.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.

Pattern: [a-zA-Z0-9-_.]+

Required: No

description

The package description.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 1024.

Pattern: [^\p{C}]+

Required: No

unsetDefaultVersion

Indicates whether you want to remove the named default package version from the software package. Set as true to remove the default package version.

Note: You cannot name a defaultVersion and set unsetDefaultVersion equal to true at the same time.

Type: Boolean

Required: No

Response Syntax

HTTP/1.1 200

Response Elements

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

Errors

ConflictException

The request conflicts with the current state of the resource.

HTTP Status Code: 409

InternalServerException

Internal error from the service that indicates an unexpected error or that the service is unavailable.

HTTP Status Code: 500

ResourceNotFoundException

The specified resource does not exist.

HTTP Status Code: 404

ThrottlingException

The rate exceeds the limit.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ValidationException

The request is not valid.

HTTP Status Code: 400

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:

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