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# action.update

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### Description

`object action.update(object/array actions)`

This method allows to update existing actions.

::: noteclassic
This method is only available to *Admin* and *Super admin*
user types. Permissions to call the method can be revoked in user role
settings. See [User
roles](/manual/web_interface/frontend_sections/users/user_roles)
for more information.
:::

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### Parameters

`(object/array)` Action properties to be updated.

The `actionid` property must be defined for each action, all other
properties are optional. Only the passed properties will be updated, all
others will remain unchanged.

Additionally to the [standard action properties](object#action), the
method accepts the following parameters.

|Parameter|[Type](/manual/api/reference_commentary#data-types)|Description|
|--|--|------|
|filter|object|[Action filter](/manual/api/reference/action/object#action-filter) object to replace the current filter.|
|operations|array|[Action operations](/manual/api/reference/action/object#action-operation) to replace existing operations.|
|recovery\_operations|array|[Action recovery operations](/manual/api/reference/action/object#action-recovery-operation) to replace existing recovery operations.<br><br>[Parameter behavior](/manual/api/reference_commentary#parameter-behavior):<br>- *supported* if `eventsource` of [Action object](/manual/api/reference/action/object#action) is set to "event created by a trigger", "internal event", or "event created on service status update"|
|update\_operations|array|[Action update operations](/manual/api/reference/action/object#action-update-operation) to replace existing update operations.<br><br>[Parameter behavior](/manual/api/reference_commentary#parameter-behavior):<br>- *supported* if `eventsource` of [Action object](/manual/api/reference/action/object#action) is set to "event created by a trigger" or "event created on service status update"|

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### Return values

`(object)` Returns an object containing the IDs of the updated actions
under the `actionids` property.

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### Examples

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#### Disable action

Disable an action, that is, set its status to "1".

[Request](/manual/api#performing-requests):

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "action.update",
    "params": {
        "actionid": "2",
        "status": "1"
    },
    "id": 1
}
```

Response:

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": {
        "actionids": [
            "2"
        ]
    },
    "id": 1
}
```

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### See also

-   [Action filter](object#action-filter)
-   [Action operation](object#action-operation)

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### Source

CAction::update() in *ui/include/classes/api/services/CAction.php*.

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