# Update a Device

* [Request Parameters](#request-parameters)
* [Response](#response)

Updates a specified [device](https://docs.seam.co/latest/core-concepts/devices).

You can add or change [custom metadata](https://docs.seam.co/latest/core-concepts/devices/adding-custom-metadata-to-a-device) for a device, change the device's name, or [convert a managed device to unmanaged](https://docs.seam.co/latest/core-concepts/devices/managed-and-unmanaged-devices).

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="JavaScript" %}
Updates a specified device.

**Code:**

```javascript
await seam.devices.update({
  device_id: "ccfab465-4838-4ff3-af62-97c78e8bf44b",
  name: "My Updated Device",
  is_managed: true,
  custom_metadata: { id: "internalId1" },
});
```

**Output:**

```javascript
// void
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="cURL" %}
Updates a specified device.

**Code:**

```curl
curl --include --request POST "https://connect.getseam.com/devices/update" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $SEAM_API_KEY" \
  --json @- <<EOF
{
  "device_id": "ccfab465-4838-4ff3-af62-97c78e8bf44b",
  "name": "My Updated Device",
  "is_managed": true,
  "custom_metadata": {
    "id": "internalId1"
  }
}
EOF
```

**Output:**

```curl
{}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}
Updates a specified device.

**Code:**

```python
seam.devices.update(
    device_id="ccfab465-4838-4ff3-af62-97c78e8bf44b",
    name="My Updated Device",
    is_managed=true,
    custom_metadata={"id": "internalId1"},
)
```

**Output:**

```python
None
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Ruby" %}
Updates a specified device.

**Code:**

```ruby
seam.devices.update(
  device_id: "ccfab465-4838-4ff3-af62-97c78e8bf44b",
  name: "My Updated Device",
  is_managed: true,
  custom_metadata: {
    id: "internalId1",
  },
)
```

**Output:**

```ruby
nil
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PHP" %}
Updates a specified device.

**Code:**

```php
$seam->devices->update(
    device_id: "ccfab465-4838-4ff3-af62-97c78e8bf44b",
    name: "My Updated Device",
    is_managed: true,
    custom_metadata: ["id" => "internalId1"],
);
```

**Output:**

```php
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Seam CLI" %}
Updates a specified device.

**Code:**

```seam_cli
seam devices update --device_id "ccfab465-4838-4ff3-af62-97c78e8bf44b" --name "My Updated Device" --is_managed true --custom_metadata {"id":"internalId1"}
```

**Output:**

```seam_cli
{}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

<details>

<summary>Authentication Methods</summary>

* API key
* Client session token
* Personal access token\
  Must also include the `seam-workspace` header in the request.

To learn more, see [Authentication](https://docs.seam.co/latest/api/authentication).

</details>

## Request Parameters

**`device_id`** *String* (Required)

ID of the device that you want to update.

***

**`custom_metadata`** *Object*

Custom metadata that you want to associate with the device. Supports up to 50 JSON key:value pairs. [Adding custom metadata to a device](https://docs.seam.co/latest/core-concepts/devices/adding-custom-metadata-to-a-device) enables you to store custom information, like customer details or internal IDs from your application. Then, you can [filter devices by the desired metadata](https://docs.seam.co/latest/core-concepts/devices/filtering-devices-by-custom-metadata).

***

**`is_managed`** *Boolean*

Indicates whether the device is managed. To unmanage a device, set `is_managed` to `false`.

***

**`name`** *String*

Name for the device.

***

**`properties`** *Object*

<details>

<summary><code>name</code> <em>String</em></summary>

Name for the device.

</details>

***

## Response

{% hint style="success" %}
Returns: **void**
{% endhint %}


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