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# Update Data Element



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-v2.json put /datasources/{datasource_id}/data-elements/{data_element_id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Meibel AI API
  summary: Meibel Gateway Service
  description: >-
    Our API allows you to interact with our services. Read the
    [docs](https://docs.meibel.ai) to learn how to use it.
  version: 0.6.4
servers:
  - url: https://api.meibel.ai/v2
    description: Meibel API (v2)
  - url: https://api.dev.meibel.ai/v2
    description: Meibel Dev API (v2)
  - url: http://localhost:8000/v2
    description: Local Development
security: []
tags:
  - name: Datasources
    description: v2 datasource management
  - name: Data Elements
    description: v2 data element CRUD and search
  - name: File Upload
    description: Upload files to a datasource and track upload progress
  - name: Ingest
    description: Trigger and monitor datasource ingestion
  - name: Datasource Downloads
    description: Export all datasource content as a zip archive
  - name: Table Descriptions
    description: v2 table and column descriptions
  - name: Metadata Model Catalog
    description: v2 metadata model catalog
  - name: Confidence Scoring
    description: v2 confidence scoring jobs and summaries
  - name: Documents
    description: Parse and transform documents into structured data
  - name: Agents
    description: Agent definition management
  - name: Sessions
    description: Agent session (execution) management and chat
  - name: Artifact Schemas
    description: Agent artifact schema management
paths:
  /datasources/{datasource_id}/data-elements/{data_element_id}:
    put:
      tags:
        - Data Elements
      summary: Update Data Element
      operationId: updateDataElement
      parameters:
        - name: data_element_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            title: Data Element Id
        - name: datasource_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            title: Datasource Id
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateDataElementRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataElementResponse'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
      security:
        - APIKeyHeader: []
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: Python
          label: Python
          source: >-
            from meibel import MeibelClient


            client = MeibelClient(api_key="your-api-key")


            # Create request body

            body = UpdateDataElementRequest(name="Example")


            result =
            client.datasources.data_elements.update("data_element_id_value",
            "datasource_id_value", body=body)

            print(result)
        - lang: TypeScript
          label: TypeScript
          source: >-
            import { MeibelClient } from 'meibel';


            const client = new MeibelClient({ apiKey: 'your-api-key' });


            // Create request body

            const body = { name: 'Example' };


            const result = await
            client.datasources.dataElements.update('data_element_id_value',
            'datasource_id_value', body);

            console.log(result);
        - lang: Go
          label: Go
          source: >-
            import v2 "github.com/meibel-ai/meibel-go/v2"


            client := v2.NewClient(v2.WithAPIKey("your-api-key"))

            ctx := context.Background()


            // Create request body

            body := v2.UpdateDataElementRequest{
                Name: "Example",
            }


            result, err := client.Datasources.DataElements.Update(ctx,
            "data_element_id_value", "datasource_id_value", body)

            if err != nil {
                log.Fatal(err)
            }

            fmt.Println(result)
components:
  schemas:
    UpdateDataElementRequest:
      properties:
        name:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Name
          description: Updated name
        description:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Description
          description: Updated description
        metadata:
          anyOf:
            - additionalProperties: true
              type: object
            - type: 'null'
          title: Metadata
          description: Metadata key-value pairs — replaces all existing metadata
      type: object
      title: UpdateDataElementRequest
      description: Body for updating a data element. Omit a field to leave it unchanged.
    DataElementResponse:
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          title: Id
          description: Unique data element ID
        datasource_id:
          type: string
          title: Datasource Id
          description: ID of the datasource this element belongs to
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
          description: Data element name
        description:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Description
          description: Human-authored description
        media_type:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Media Type
          description: MIME type of the underlying content
        metadata:
          anyOf:
            - additionalProperties: true
              type: object
            - type: 'null'
          title: Metadata
          description: Arbitrary metadata key-value pairs
        created_at:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Created At
          description: ISO 8601 creation timestamp
        updated_at:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Updated At
          description: ISO 8601 last-update timestamp
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - datasource_id
        - name
      title: DataElementResponse
      description: A single data element on a datasource.
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
          title: Detail
      type: object
      title: HTTPValidationError
    ValidationError:
      properties:
        loc:
          items:
            anyOf:
              - type: string
              - type: integer
          type: array
          title: Location
        msg:
          type: string
          title: Message
        type:
          type: string
          title: Error Type
        input:
          title: Input
        ctx:
          type: object
          title: Context
      type: object
      required:
        - loc
        - msg
        - type
      title: ValidationError
  securitySchemes:
    APIKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Meibel-API-Key

````