Update a Configuration Element
post
/rest/{versionId}/configuration/device-configs/{deviceId}/config-elements/update
Use this (POST) method to update all top-level element and sub-element configuration instances on the OSDMC database. Changes are made only to your staging area. No changes are pushed to the device until you use the Perform a Device Action (POST) method.
Request
Path Parameters
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Response
200 Response
Successful operation
400 Response
The user input is invalid.
401 Response
The user is unauthorized.
403 Response
The user doesn't have the required permission
404 Response
The object (resource URI, device, config, and so on) of your input request cannot be found.
409 Response
The Device type (MCE, ME) cannot be updated.
500 Response
An internal server error has occurred while processing the request.
Examples
Examples of Accessing the API
See Authenticate page to acquire a token.
The following example shows how to use curl to update a Configuration Element.
curl -X POST \
-d @request.json \
-H @auth_header.txt \
"https://<tenant-url>/<tenant-name>/osdmc/ums/rest/<versionId>/configuration/device-configs/<deviceId>/config-elements/update"The following example shows how to use Python to update a Configuration Element.
import requests
import json
headers = {
"Accept": "application/json",
"Authorization": "Bearer <auth-token>"
}
with open("request.json") as f: data = json.load(f)
url = "https://<tenant-url>/<tenant-name>/osdmc/ums/rest/<versionId>/configuration/device-configs/<deviceId>/config-elements/update"
resp = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=data)Note:
Use the Get a List of Devices Associated with Config Manager API to find the deviceId parameter.Example of the Request Body
The following shows an example of the contents of the request file sent as the request body.
{
"elementTypePath": "mediaPolicy",
"attributes": [
{
"name": "name",
"value": "testMePolicy"
},
{
"name": "rtpTtl",
"value": "10"
}
]
}
Example of the Response Body
The following example shows the contents of the response body.
{
"attributes": [
{
"name": "rtpTtl",
"value": "10"
},
{
"name": "lastModifiedDate",
"value": "2026-01-21 09:00:03"
},
{
"name": "dataVersion",
"value": ""
},
{
"name": "lastModifiedBy",
"value": "OSDMC_admin_192.0.2.10"
},
{
"name": "name",
"value": "testMePolicy"
}
],
"childrenElements": [
{
"attributes": [
{
"name": "mediaType",
"value": "testType"
},
{
"name": "tosValue",
"value": "0x00"
},
{
"name": "mediaSubType",
"value": "testSubType"
}
],
"elementTypePath": "mediaPolicy/tosSetting"
}
],
"elementTypePath": "mediaPolicy"
}