# Update Service Account

`PUT /auth/service-accounts/{serviceAccountId}`

Update a specific service account

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* User action signature required. See [User Action Signing](/d/api-docs/authentication/user-action-signing.md) for more information.
* Request headers required. See [Request Headers](/d/advanced-topics/authentication/request-headers.md) for more information.
* Authentication required. See [Authentication Headers](/d/advanced-topics/authentication/request-headers.md#authentication-headers) for more information.
  {% endhint %}

## Required Permissions

| Name                          | Conditions      |
| ----------------------------- | --------------- |
| `Auth:ServiceAccounts:Update` | Always Required |

## Parameters

|                                                       |                                         |
| ----------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| `serviceAccountId` <mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | the ID of the service account to update |

### Example

```
/auth/service-accounts/us-em7bu-m6c48-hdqoobj7dj25pko
```

## Request Body

|              |        |                                                                                                     |
| ------------ | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `name`       | String | `Optional` new name, must be unique within the org                                                  |
| `externalId` | String | `Optional` new user defined value, that can be used to correlate the entity with an external system |

### Example

```json
{
  "name": "My new Service Account name",
  "externalId": "my_internal_id",
}
```

## Responses

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* See [Common Errors](https://github.com/dfns/dfns-api-docs/blob/m/getting-started/errors.md#common-errors) for common errors.
* See [Service Account Management Errors](https://github.com/dfns/dfns-api-docs/blob/m/getting-started/errors.md#service-account-management-errors) for service account management specific errors.
  {% endhint %}

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**Success** - The service account that was updated

```json
{
  "userInfo": {
    "username": "My New Name",
    "userId": "us-2q55i-g68v6-9etoie66crbdsh7k",
    "kind": "CustomerEmployee",
    "credentialUuid": "cr-4uc9u-12ij1-9s08327e73jqqcnr",
    "orgId": "or-yanke-mars-6ulofamogg84s87v",
    "permissions": [],
    "scopes": [],
    "isActive": true,
    "isServiceAccount": true,
    "isRegistered": true,
    "permissionAssignments": [
      {
        "permissionId": "pm-paris-lithi-17bf4kf01h8ajph4",
        "permissionName": "DfnsFullAdminAccess",
        "assignmentId": "",
        "operations": [
          "ApiKeys:Create",
          "ApiKeys:Read",
          "ApiKeys:Revoke",
          "AssetAccounts:Archive",
          "AssetAccounts:Create",
          "AssetAccounts:Read",
          "Auth:Action:Sign",
          "Auth:Apps:Create",
          "Auth:Apps:Read",
          "Auth:Apps:Update",
          "Auth:Creds:Create",
          "Auth:Creds:Read",
          "Auth:Creds:Update",
          "Auth:Types:Employee",
          "Auth:Types:EndUser",
          "Auth:Types:Pat",
          "Auth:Types:ServiceAccount",
          "Auth:Users:Create",
          "Auth:Users:Delegate",
          "Auth:Users:Read",
          "Auth:Users:Update",
          "Balances:Read",
          "CallbackEvents:Read",
          "CallbackSubscriptions:Archive",
          "CallbackSubscriptions:Create",
          "CallbackSubscriptions:Read",
          "Employees:Read",
          "Payments:Create",
          "Payments:Read",
          "PermissionAssignments:Create",
          "PermissionAssignments:Read",
          "PermissionAssignments:Revoke",
          "PermissionPredicates:Archive",
          "PermissionPredicates:Create",
          "PermissionPredicates:Read",
          "PermissionPredicates:Update",
          "Permissions:Archive",
          "Permissions:Create",
          "Permissions:Read",
          "Permissions:Update",
          "Policies:Archive",
          "Policies:Create",
          "Policies:Read",
          "Policies:Update",
          "PolicyControlExecutions:Read",
          "PolicyControlExecutions:Update",
          "PolicyControls:Archive",
          "PolicyControls:Create",
          "PolicyControls:Read",
          "PolicyControls:Update",
          "PolicyRules:Archive",
          "PolicyRules:Create",
          "PolicyRules:Read",
          "PolicyRules:Update",
          "PublicKeyAddresses:Read",
          "PublicKeys:Create",
          "PublicKeys:Read",
          "Signatures:Create",
          "Signatures:Read",
          "Transactions:Create",
          "Transactions:Read",
          "Wallets:Create",
          "Wallets:Read",
          "Wallets:Update"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "accessTokens": [
    {
      "dateCreated": "2023-04-12T23:49:33.767Z",
      "credId": "",
      "isActive": true,
      "kind": "CustomerEmployee",
      "linkedUserId": "us-2q55i-g68v6-9etoie66crbdsh7k",
      "linkedAppId": "",
      "name": "My new service account",
      "orgId": "or-yanke-mars-6ulofamogg84s87v",
      "permissionAssignments": [
        {
          "permissionId": "pm-paris-lithi-17bf4kf01h8ajph4",
          "permissionName": "DfnsFullAdminAccess",
          "assignmentId": "",
          "operations": [
            "ApiKeys:Create",
            "ApiKeys:Read",
            "ApiKeys:Revoke",
            "AssetAccounts:Archive",
            "AssetAccounts:Create",
            "AssetAccounts:Read",
            "Auth:Action:Sign",
            "Auth:Apps:Create",
            "Auth:Apps:Read",
            "Auth:Apps:Update",
            "Auth:Creds:Create",
            "Auth:Creds:Read",
            "Auth:Creds:Update",
            "Auth:Types:Employee",
            "Auth:Types:EndUser",
            "Auth:Types:Pat",
            "Auth:Types:ServiceAccount",
            "Auth:Users:Create",
            "Auth:Users:Delegate",
            "Auth:Users:Read",
            "Auth:Users:Update",
            "Balances:Read",
            "CallbackEvents:Read",
            "CallbackSubscriptions:Archive",
            "CallbackSubscriptions:Create",
            "CallbackSubscriptions:Read",
            "Employees:Read",
            "Payments:Create",
            "Payments:Read",
            "PermissionAssignments:Create",
            "PermissionAssignments:Read",
            "PermissionAssignments:Revoke",
            "PermissionPredicates:Archive",
            "PermissionPredicates:Create",
            "PermissionPredicates:Read",
            "PermissionPredicates:Update",
            "Permissions:Archive",
            "Permissions:Create",
            "Permissions:Read",
            "Permissions:Update",
            "Policies:Archive",
            "Policies:Create",
            "Policies:Read",
            "Policies:Update",
            "PolicyControlExecutions:Read",
            "PolicyControlExecutions:Update",
            "PolicyControls:Archive",
            "PolicyControls:Create",
            "PolicyControls:Read",
            "PolicyControls:Update",
            "PolicyRules:Archive",
            "PolicyRules:Create",
            "PolicyRules:Read",
            "PolicyRules:Update",
            "PublicKeyAddresses:Read",
            "PublicKeys:Create",
            "PublicKeys:Read",
            "Signatures:Create",
            "Signatures:Read",
            "Transactions:Create",
            "Transactions:Read",
            "Wallets:Create",
            "Wallets:Read",
            "Wallets:Update"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "publicKey": "",
      "tokenId": "to-79hoo-ohdi6-9rnomnmhiavfb335"
    }
  ]
}
```

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