---
type: api
title: Update the connector API key ID
description: Update the `api_key_id` and `api_key_secret_id` fields of a connector.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4641/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-connector-update-api-key-id
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4641/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-connector-update-api-key-id
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# Update the connector API key ID

Authentication: required

Availability: Beta since 8.12

## Paths

- `PUT` `/_connector/{connector_id}/_api_key_id`

#### Path parameters

- `connector_id` (string) — required
  The unique identifier of the connector to be updated

## Description

Update the `api_key_id` and `api_key_secret_id` fields of a connector.
You can specify the ID of the API key used for authorization and the ID of the connector secret where the API key is stored.
The connector secret ID is required only for Elastic managed (native) connectors.
Self-managed connectors (connector clients) do not use this field.

## Request body

`application/json`

- `api_key_id` (string) — optional
- `api_key_secret_id` (string) — optional

## Response

`application/json`

- `result` (enum)
  Values: `created`, `updated`, `deleted`, `not_found`, `noop`
## Code examples

#### Console

```console
PUT _connector/my-connector/_api_key_id
{
    "api_key_id": "my-api-key-id",
    "api_key_secret_id": "my-connector-secret-id"
}
```

#### JavaScript

```javascript
const response = await client.connector.updateApiKeyId({
  connector_id: "my-connector",
  api_key_id: "my-api-key-id",
  api_key_secret_id: "my-connector-secret-id",
});
```

#### Python

```python
resp = client.connector.update_api_key_id(
    connector_id="my-connector",
    api_key_id="my-api-key-id",
    api_key_secret_id="my-connector-secret-id",
)
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X PUT "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_connector/my-connector/_api_key_id" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "api_key_id": "my-api-key-id",
    "api_key_secret_id": "my-connector-secret-id"
  }'
```

#### Java

```java
client.connector().updateApiKeyId(u -> u
    .apiKeyId("my-api-key-id")
    .apiKeySecretId("my-connector-secret-id")
    .connectorId("my-connector")
);
```

#### PHP

```php
$resp = $client->connector()->updateApiKeyId([
    "connector_id" => "my-connector",
    "body" => [
        "api_key_id" => "my-api-key-id",
        "api_key_secret_id" => "my-connector-secret-id",
    ],
]);
```

#### Ruby

```ruby
response = client.connector.update_api_key_id(
  connector_id: "my-connector",
  body: {
    "api_key_id": "my-api-key-id",
    "api_key_secret_id": "my-connector-secret-id"
  }
)
```

## Response examples

#### Connector update apikey idresponse example1

`application/json`

```json
{
  "result": "updated"
}
```