Update Dataset

Update Dataset

This documentation is for Kyvos 2026.8.x. To view documentation for other Kyvos versions, click here.

This documentation is for Kyvos 2026.8.x. To view documentation for other Kyvos versions, click here.

Overview

This API updates an existing Dataset using the Dataset configuration. The configuration can be obtained using the Get Dataset API.

Method: PUT

Request URL: {kyvos-url}/rest/v2/datasets/{name-or-id}


Authorization

API Key: sessionid

This method authenticates requests using a session ID which acts like an API key.


BasicAuth: HTTP Authorization Scheme

This method authenticates requests using a username and password sent in the HTTP Authorization header.


Headers

Header Name

Type

Description

Possible Values

Header Name

Type

Description

Possible Values

Content-Type (Required)

String

Specifies the media type of the request body.

application/x-www-form-urlencoded

sessionid

String

The session ID is the token received from the login API.

Note: Session ID is required for token-based authentication.

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Path Parameters

Parameter Name

Type

Description

Possible Values

Parameter Name

Type

Description

Possible Values

name-or-id (Required)

String

Name or ID of the Dataset to be updated.

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Query Parameters

Parameter Name

Type

Description

Possible Values

Parameter Name

Type

Description

Possible Values

by

String

Specifies whether the name-or-id parameter should be interpreted as Dataset name or Dataset ID.

If by=name, provide the Dataset name in the name-or-id parameter.

If by=id, provide the Dataset ID in the name-or-id parameter.

The default value is name.

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Request Body

Parameter Name

Type

Description

Possible Values

Parameter Name

Type

Description

Possible Values

json (Required)

String

JSON configuration used to update the Dataset. It contains updated Dataset properties, data source configuration, transformations, columns, layout settings, and other Dataset metadata.

Note: An example JSON is provided under the Resources section.

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Responses

200 Success

{ "code": 0, "message": "Successfully updated dataset: demo" }

Status Code

Description

Status Code

Description

401

Authorization information is missing or invalid.

404

No matching record found.

412

Precondition failed. Parameter missing.

500

Internal Server Error


Use Cases

The Update Dataset API can be used to update table-based, SQL-based, and file-based Datasets. Simplified JSON examples (containing only the core fields) for each use case are provided in the Resources section.

Resources

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