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# Update a role

PUT https://api.contentful.com/spaces/{space_id}/roles/{role_id}
Content-Type: application/vnd.contentful.management.v1+json

Use this endpoint to update an existing role. You cannot use the endpoint to create a new role with a specific id.

Reference: https://contentful.com/developers/docs/references/content-management-api/roles/update-a-role

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `space_id` (string, required) — ID of the space in form of a string
- `role_id` (string, required) — ID of the role in a form of a string

### Body (application/vnd.contentful.management.v1+json)

This endpoint expects a map from string to any.

- `map from string to any`

## Response

### 200

OK - Request successful

- `map from string to any`

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "description": "Test role",
  "name": "Some role",
  "permissions": {
    "ContentDelivery": "all",
    "ContentModel": [
      "read"
    ],
    "EnvironmentAliases": "all",
    "Environments": "all",
    "Settings": "all"
  },
  "policies": [
    {
      "actions": [
        "read",
        "create",
        "update",
        "delete",
        "publish",
        "unpublish",
        "archive",
        "unarchive"
      ],
      "constraint": {
        "and": [
          [
            "equals",
            {
              "doc": "sys.type"
            },
            "Entry"
          ]
        ]
      },
      "effect": "allow"
    }
  ]
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "description": "Test role",
  "name": "Some role",
  "permissions": {
    "ContentDelivery": "all",
    "ContentModel": [
      "read"
    ],
    "EnvironmentAliases": "all",
    "Environments": "all",
    "Settings": "all"
  },
  "policies": [
    {
      "actions": [
        "read",
        "create",
        "update",
        "delete",
        "publish",
        "unpublish",
        "archive",
        "unarchive"
      ],
      "constraint": {
        "and": [
          [
            "equals",
            {
              "doc": "sys.type"
            },
            "Entry"
          ]
        ]
      },
      "effect": "allow"
    }
  ],
  "sys": {
    "createdAt": "2025-12-20T09:58:14.000Z",
    "createdBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "7BslKh9TdKGOK41VmLDjFZ",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "id": "0xvkNW6WdQ8JkWlWZ8BC4x",
    "type": "Role",
    "updatedAt": "2025-12-20T09:58:14.000Z",
    "updatedBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "4FLrUHftHW3v2BLi9fzfjU",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "version": 0
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```android Android
// Create the Contentful client.
final CMAClient client =
    new CMAClient
        .Builder()
        .setAccessToken("<access_token>")
        .setSpaceId("<space_id>")
        .setEnvironmentId("<environment_id>")
        .build();

client
    .roles()
    .async()
    .fetchOne(
        "<space_id>",
        "<role_id>",
        new CMACallback<CMARole>() {
          @Override protected void onSuccess(CMARole role) {
            // The fetched role will be the parameter of this method.

            // Change it.
            role
                .setName("This role is mine!")
                .setDescription("A test role");

            // Create it on Contentful.
            client
                .roles()
                .async()
                .update(
                    role,
                    new CMACallback<CMARole>() {
                      @Override protected void onSuccess(CMARole result) {
                        // Updated the role successfully.
                        new AlertDialog.Builder(context)
                            .setTitle("Contentful")
                            .setMessage("Role updated." +
                                "\n\nResult: " + result)
                            .show();
                      }

                      @Override protected void onFailure(RuntimeException exception) {
                        // An error occurred! Inform the user.
                        new AlertDialog.Builder(context)
                            .setTitle("Contentful Error")
                            .setMessage("Could not update a role." +
                                "\n\nReason: " + exception.toString())
                            .show();

                        super.onFailure(exception);
                      }
                    }
                );
          }

          @Override protected void onFailure(RuntimeException exception) {
            // An error occurred! Inform the user.
            new AlertDialog.Builder(context)
                .setTitle("Contentful Error")
                .setMessage("Could not get the role." +
                    "\n\nReason: " + exception.toString())
                .show();

            super.onFailure(exception);
          }
        }
    );
```

```java Java
// Create the Contentful client.
final CMAClient client =
    new CMAClient
        .Builder()
        .setAccessToken("<access_token>")
        .setSpaceId("<space_id>")
        .setEnvironmentId("<environment_id>")
        .build();

// fetch a role
final CMARole role =
    client
        .roles()
        .fetchOne(
            "<space_id>",
            "<role_id>"
        );

// change it locally
role.setDescription("I changed my mind.");

// update it on Contentful
client
    .roles()
    .update(
        role
    );
```

```kotlin Kotlin
// Create the Contentful client.
val client = CMAClient.Builder()
    .setAccessToken("<access_token>")
    .setSpaceId("<space_id>")
    .setEnvironmentId("<environment_id>")
    .build()

// fetch a role
val role = client
        .roles()
        .fetchOne(
                "<space_id>",
                "<role_id>"
        )

// change it locally
role.description = "I changed my mind."

// update it on Contentful
client
        .roles()
        .update(
                role
        )
```

```swift Swift
We currently don't provide a CMA SDK for this platform.
```

```js-legacy JavaScript (legacy)
import { createClient } from 'contentful-management'

const client = createClient({
  accessToken: '<content_management_api_key>'
}, { type: 'legacy' })

client.getSpace('<space_id>')
.then((space) => space.getRole('<role_id>'))
.then((role) => {
  role.name = 'New role name'
  return role.update()
})
.then((role) => console.log(`Role ${role.sys.id} updated.`))
.catch(console.error)
```

```javascript JavaScript
import { createClient } from 'contentful-management'

const client = createClient({
  accessToken: '<content_management_api_key>'
}, { type: 'legacy' })

const role = await client.role.update(
{
  spaceId: '<space_id>',
  roleId: '<role_id>',
},
{
  name: 'My role',
  description: 'My role description',
  permissions: {
    ContentModel: [
      'read'
    ],
    ContentDelivery: 'all',
    Environments: 'all',
    EnvironmentAliases: 'all',
    Settings: 'all'
  },
  policies: [
    {
      effect: 'allow',
      actions: [
        'read',
        'create',
        'update',
        'delete',
        'publish',
        'unpublish',
        'archive',
        'unarchive'
      ],
      constraint: {
        and: [
          [
            'equals',
                {
                  doc: 'sys.type'
                },
            'Entry'
          ]
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
});
```

```php PHP
$client = new \Contentful\Management\Client('<content_management_api_key>');

$space = $client->getSpaceProxy('<space_id>');

$role = $space->getRole('<role_id>');

$role->setName('New role name');
$role->update();
```

```ruby Ruby
require 'contentful/management'

client = Contentful::Management::Client.new('<content_management_api_key>')

role = client.roles('<space_id>').find('<role_id>')
role.name = 'New role name'
role.save
```

```python Python
from contentful_management import Client

client = Client('<content_management_api_key>')

role = client.roles('<space_id>').find('<role_id>')
role.name = 'New role name'
role.save()
```

```.net .NET
// This client should only be created once per application.
var httpClient = new HttpClient();

var client = new ContentfulManagementClient(httpClient, "<content_management_api_key>", "<space_id>");

var role = await client.GetRole("<role_id>");
role.Name = "Updated role";
var updatedRole = await client.UpdateRole(role);
```