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# Update Automation

> Update an existing automation.

export const ResendParamField = ({children, body, path, ...props}) => {
  const [lang, setLang] = useState(() => {
    return localStorage.getItem('code') || '"Node.js"';
  });
  useEffect(() => {
    const onStorage = event => {
      const key = event.detail.key;
      if (key === 'code') {
        setLang(event.detail.value);
      }
    };
    document.addEventListener('mintlify-localstorage', onStorage);
    return () => {
      document.removeEventListener('mintlify-localstorage', onStorage);
    };
  }, []);
  const toCamelCase = str => typeof str === 'string' ? str.replace(/[_-](\w)/g, (_, c) => c.toUpperCase()) : str;
  const resolvedBody = useMemo(() => {
    const value = JSON.parse(lang);
    return value === 'Node.js' ? toCamelCase(body) : body;
  }, [body, lang]);
  const resolvedPath = useMemo(() => {
    const value = JSON.parse(lang);
    return value === 'Node.js' ? toCamelCase(path) : path;
  }, [path, lang]);
  return <ParamField body={resolvedBody} path={resolvedPath} {...props}>
      {children}
    </ParamField>;
};

<Note>
  Provide at least one of `name`, `status`, or both `steps` and `connections`.
  When updating the workflow graph, `steps` and `connections` must be sent
  together.
</Note>

## Path Parameters

<ResendParamField path="automation_id" type="string" required>
  The automation ID.
</ResendParamField>

## Body Parameters

<ParamField body="name" type="string">
  The name of the automation.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="status" type="string">
  The status of the automation. Possible values are `enabled` or `disabled`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="steps" type="Step[]">
  The steps that compose the automation graph. Must be provided together with
  `connections`. See [Step
  Properties](/dashboard/automations/steps#step-properties) for full object
  definition.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="connections" type="Connection[]">
  The connections between steps in the automation graph. Must be provided
  together with `steps`. See [Connection
  Properties](/dashboard/automations/connections#connection-properties) for full
  object definition.
</ParamField>

<RequestExample>
  ```ts Node.js theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  import { Resend } from 'resend';

  const resend = new Resend('re_xxxxxxxxx');

  const { data, error } = await resend.automations.update(
    'c9b16d4f-ba6c-4e2e-b044-6bf4404e57fd',
    { status: 'enabled' },
  );
  ```

  ```php PHP theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  $resend = Resend::client('re_xxxxxxxxx');

  $resend->automations->update('c9b16d4f-ba6c-4e2e-b044-6bf4404e57fd', [
    'status' => 'enabled',
  ]);
  ```

  ```python Python theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  import resend

  resend.api_key = "re_xxxxxxxxx"

  params: resend.Automations.UpdateParams = {
    "automation_id": "c9b16d4f-ba6c-4e2e-b044-6bf4404e57fd",
    "status": "enabled",
  }

  resend.Automations.update(params)
  ```

  ```ruby Ruby theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  require "resend"

  Resend.api_key = "re_xxxxxxxxx"

  params = {
    automation_id: "c9b16d4f-ba6c-4e2e-b044-6bf4404e57fd",
    status: "enabled",
  }

  Resend::Automations.update(params)
  ```

  ```go Go theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  package main

  import "github.com/resend/resend-go/v3"

  func main() {
  	client := resend.NewClient("re_xxxxxxxxx")

  	params := &resend.UpdateAutomationRequest{
  		Status: resend.AutomationStatusEnabled,
  	}

  	client.Automations.Update("c9b16d4f-ba6c-4e2e-b044-6bf4404e57fd", params)
  }
  ```

  ```rust Rust theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  use resend_rs::{
    types::{AutomationStatus, UpdateAutomationOptions},
    Resend, Result,
  };

  #[tokio::main]
  async fn main() -> Result<()> {
    let resend = Resend::new("re_xxxxxxxxx");

    let opts = UpdateAutomationOptions::new().with_status(AutomationStatus::Enabled);
    let _automation = resend
      .automations
      .update("c9b16d4f-ba6c-4e2e-b044-6bf4404e57fd", opts)
      .await?;

    Ok(())
  }
  ```

  ```java Java theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  import com.resend.*;

  public class Main {
      public static void main(String[] args) {
          Resend resend = new Resend("re_xxxxxxxxx");

          UpdateAutomationOptions options = UpdateAutomationOptions.builder()
                  .id("c9b16d4f-ba6c-4e2e-b044-6bf4404e57fd")
                  .status(AutomationStatus.ENABLED)
                  .build();

          UpdateAutomationResponseSuccess response = resend.automations().update(options);
      }
  }
  ```

  ```csharp .NET theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  using Resend;

  IResend resend = ResendClient.Create( "re_xxxxxxxxx" );

  var resp = await resend.AutomationUpdateAsync(
      new Guid( "c9b16d4f-ba6c-4e2e-b044-6bf4404e57fd" ),
      new AutomationUpdateData { Status = "enabled" }
  );
  Console.WriteLine( "AutomationId={0}", resp.Content );
  ```

  ```bash cURL theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  curl -X PATCH 'https://api.resend.com/automations/c9b16d4f-ba6c-4e2e-b044-6bf4404e57fd' \
       -H 'Authorization: Bearer re_xxxxxxxxx' \
       -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
       -d '{
    "status": "enabled"
  }'
  ```

  ```bash CLI theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  resend automations update c9b16d4f-ba6c-4e2e-b044-6bf4404e57fd --status enabled
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  {
    "object": "automation",
    "id": "c9b16d4f-ba6c-4e2e-b044-6bf4404e57fd"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>