> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.kodostatus.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Update Service

> Update service name, description, or status

## Path Parameters

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  The service ID
</ParamField>

## Body Parameters

<ParamField body="name" type="string">
  Updated service name
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="description" type="string">
  Updated description
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="status" type="string">
  New status: `operational`, `degraded`, `partial_outage`, `major_outage`, `maintenance`
</ParamField>

## Response

Returns the updated service object.

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X PATCH "https://kodostatus.com/api/v1/services/<service-id>" \
    -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{ "status": "degraded" }'
  ```

  ```javascript Node.js theme={null}
  const response = await fetch(
    'https://kodostatus.com/api/v1/services/<service-id>',
    {
      method: 'PATCH',
      headers: {
        'X-API-Key': process.env.KODO_API_KEY,
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({ status: 'degraded' })
    }
  );
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "name": "API Gateway",
    "description": "Main API service",
    "status": "degraded",
    "display_order": 1,
    "created_at": "2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-02-20T09:00:00.000Z"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>