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# maintenance.update

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### Description

`object maintenance.update(object/array maintenances)`

This method allows to update existing maintenances.

::: 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/administration/user_roles)
for more information.
:::

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### Parameters

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

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

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

|Parameter|[Type](/manual/api/reference_commentary#data_types)|Description|
|---------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|groupids|array|IDs of the host groups to replace the current groups.|
|hostids|array|IDs of the hosts to replace the current hosts.|
|timeperiods|array|Maintenance [time periods](/manual/api/reference/maintenance/object#time_period) to replace the current periods.|
|tags|array|[Problem tags](/manual/api/reference/maintenance/object#problem_tag).|

::: noteimportant
At least one host or host group must be defined
for each maintenance.
:::

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### Return values

`(object)` Returns an object containing the IDs of the updated
maintenances under the `maintenanceids` property.

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### Examples

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#### Assigning different hosts

Replace the hosts currently assigned to maintenance "3" with two
different ones.

Request:

``` {.java}
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "maintenance.update",
    "params": {
        "maintenanceid": "3",
        "hostids": [
            "10085",
            "10084"
        ]
    },
    "auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
    "id": 1
}
```

Response:

``` {.java}
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": {
        "maintenanceids": [
            "3"
        ]
    },
    "id": 1
}
```

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### See also

-   [Time period](object#time_period)

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### Source

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

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