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Method: accounts.patch
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HTTP request
PATCH https://analyticsadmin.googleapis.com/v1beta/{account.name=accounts/*}
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters |
account.name |
string
Output only. Resource name of this account. Format: accounts/{account} Example: "accounts/100"
|
Query parameters
| Parameters |
updateMask |
string (FieldMask format)
Required. The list of fields to be updated. Field names must be in snake case (for example, "field_to_update"). Omitted fields will not be updated. To replace the entire entity, use one path with the string "*" to match all fields. This is a comma-separated list of fully qualified names of fields. Example: "user.displayName,photo".
|
Request body
The request body contains an instance of Account.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an instance of Account.
Authorization scopes
Requires the following OAuth scope:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/analytics.edit
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Last updated 2025-04-02 UTC.
[null,null,["Last updated 2025-04-02 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eThis endpoint updates an existing Google Analytics 4 account with specified changes.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe request must include the account name in the URL path and an update mask in the query parameters defining the fields to be modified.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eYou should provide the updated account details in the request body, formatted according to the \u003ccode\u003eAccount\u003c/code\u003e object specification.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eSuccessful execution results in a response containing the updated \u003ccode\u003eAccount\u003c/code\u003e object, reflecting the applied changes.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eAuthorization necessitates the \u003ccode\u003ehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/analytics.edit\u003c/code\u003e OAuth scope for access and modification permissions.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["This outlines the process for updating an account via a PATCH request to `https://analyticsadmin.googleapis.com/v1beta/{account.name=accounts/*}`. The account's name is specified in the URL path. A `updateMask` query parameter, formatted as a FieldMask, defines which fields to update. The request body and response body use the `Account` object. The process needs `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/analytics.edit` OAuth scope. This requires gRPC Transcoding.\n"],null,["# Method: accounts.patch\n\n- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Path parameters](#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)\n- [Query parameters](#body.QUERY_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n- [Try it!](#try-it)\n\nUpdates an account.\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`PATCH https://analyticsadmin.googleapis.com/v1beta/{account.name=accounts/*}`\n\nThe URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\n### Path parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `account.name` | `string` Output only. Resource name of this account. Format: accounts/{account} Example: \"accounts/100\" |\n\n### Query parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `updateMask` | `string (`[FieldMask](https://protobuf.dev/reference/protobuf/google.protobuf/#field-mask)` format)` Required. The list of fields to be updated. Field names must be in snake case (for example, \"field_to_update\"). Omitted fields will not be updated. To replace the entire entity, use one path with the string \"\\*\" to match all fields. This is a comma-separated list of fully qualified names of fields. Example: `\"user.displayName,photo\"`. |\n\n### Request body\n\nThe request body contains an instance of [Account](/analytics/devguides/config/admin/v1/rest/v1beta/accounts#Account).\n\n### Response body\n\nIf successful, the response body contains an instance of [Account](/analytics/devguides/config/admin/v1/rest/v1beta/accounts#Account).\n\n### Authorization scopes\n\nRequires the following OAuth scope:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/analytics.edit`"]]
