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PATCH /cloud/v2/universes/{universe_id}/places/{place_id}/instances/{instance_id} — cloud.docs
Update Instance
Updates an instance's property data.
When updating a Script instance's source property, the maximum supported property size is 200,000 bytes after UTF-8 encoding.
Endpoint
Method: PATCH
Path: /cloud/v2/universes/{universe_id}/places/{place_id}/instances/{instance_id}
Servers:
https://apis.roblox.com
Parameters
| Name | Location | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| universe_id | path | true | The universe ID. |
| place_id | path | true | The place ID. |
| instance_id | path | true | The instance ID. |
| updateMask | query | false | The list of fields to update. |
[
{
"name": "universe_id",
"in": "path",
"description": "The universe ID.",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"name": "place_id",
"in": "path",
"description": "The place ID.",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"name": "instance_id",
"in": "path",
"description": "The instance ID.",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"name": "updateMask",
"in": "query",
"description": "The list of fields to update.",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"format": "field-mask"
}
}
] Request Body
{
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Instance"
}
}
},
"required": true
} Responses
| Status | Description |
|---|---|
| 200 | OK |
{
"200": {
"description": "OK",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Operation"
}
}
}
}
} Authentication
{
"security": [],
"securitySchemes": {}
} Related Schemas
Complete Operation Definition
{
"tags": [
"Cloud"
],
"summary": "Update Instance",
"description": "Updates an instance's property data.\n\nWhen updating a `Script` instance's source property, the maximum supported\nproperty size is 200,000 bytes after UTF-8 encoding.",
"operationId": "Cloud_UpdateInstance",
"parameters": [
{
"name": "universe_id",
"in": "path",
"description": "The universe ID.",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"name": "place_id",
"in": "path",
"description": "The place ID.",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"name": "instance_id",
"in": "path",
"description": "The instance ID.",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"name": "updateMask",
"in": "query",
"description": "The list of fields to update.",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"format": "field-mask"
}
}
],
"requestBody": {
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Instance"
}
}
},
"required": true
},
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Operation"
}
}
}
}
},
"x-long-running-operation-parameters": {
"metadata": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/UpdateInstanceMetadata"
},
"response": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Instance"
}
},
"x-visibility": "BETA",
"x-roblox-engine-usability": {
"apiKeyWithHttpService": false
},
"x-roblox-scopes": [
{
"name": "universe.place.instance:write"
}
],
"x-roblox-docs": {
"category": "Universes and places",
"methodProperties": {
"scopes": [
"universe.place.instance:write"
]
},
"resource": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Instance",
"name": "Instance"
}
}
}