---
type: api
title: Update a private location
description: **Spaces method and path for this operation:**
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v9/operation/operation-put-private-location
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v9/operation/operation-put-private-location
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Update a private location

- Server: `https://{kibana_url}`

## Paths

- `PUT` `/api/synthetics/private_locations/{id}`
- `PUT` `/s/{space_id}/api/synthetics/private_locations/{id}`

- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v9/authentication#apikeyauth)
- [Basic auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v9/authentication#basicauth)

#### Path Parameters

- `id` (string)
  The unique identifier of the private location to be updated.

## Description

Refer to [Spaces](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/manage-spaces) for more information.

Update an existing private location's label.
You must have `all` privileges for the Synthetics and Uptime feature in the Observability section of the Kibana feature privileges.
When a private location's label is updated, all monitors using this location will also be updated to maintain data consistency.

## Request Body

`application/json`

- `label` (string · min: 1) — required
  A new label for the private location. Must be at least 1 character long.

## Responses

#### `200`

A successful response.

`application/json`

- `agentPolicyId` (string)
  The ID of the agent policy associated with the private location.
- `geo` (object)
  Geographic coordinates (WGS84) for the location.
  - `lat` (number)
    The latitude of the location.
  - `lon` (number)
    The longitude of the location.
- `id` (string)
  The unique identifier of the private location.
- `isInvalid` (boolean)
  Indicates whether the location is invalid. If `true`, the location is invalid, which means the agent policy associated with the location is deleted.
- `label` (string)
  A label for the private location.
- `namespace` (string)
  The namespace of the location, which is the same as the namespace of the agent policy associated with the location.
#### `400`

If the `label` is shorter than 1 character the API will return a 400 Bad Request response with a corresponding error message.

#### `404`

If the private location with the specified ID does not exist, the API will return a 404 Not Found response.

## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
PUT /api/synthetics/private_locations/{id}
{
  "label": "Updated Private Location Name"
}
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X PUT "https://{kibana_url}/api/synthetics/private_locations/{id}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "label": "Updated Private Location Name"
}'
```

## Response Examples

#### Put private location response example1

```json
{
  "label": "Updated Private Location Name",
  "id": "test-private-location-id",
  "agentPolicyId": "test-private-location-id",
  "isServiceManaged": false,
  "isInvalid": false,
  "tags": ["private", "testing", "updated"],
  "geo": {
    "lat": 37.7749,
    "lon": -122.4194
  },
  "spaces": ["*"]
}
```