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# Update a workflow

PUT https://api.contentful.com/spaces/{space_id}/environments/{environment_id}/workflows/{workflow_id}
Content-Type: application/vnd.contentful.management.v1+json

Advances or updates a workflow step. Only org or space admins can update by default; step-level permissions can grant access to other users.

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

## 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
- `environment_id` (string, required) — ID of the environment in form of a string
- `workflow_id` (string, required) — ID of the workflow in form of a string

### Headers

- `X-Contentful-Version` (string, required) — Version of the workflow to update

### 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
{
  "stepId": "someStepId"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "stepId": "someStepId",
  "sys": {
    "createdAt": "2025-01-20T06:03:04.000Z",
    "createdBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "99SummRPRBowauM8T5Ljb34",
        "linkType": "AppDefinition",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "entity": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "5KsDBWseXY6QegucYAoacS",
        "linkType": "Entry",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "environment": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "staging",
        "linkType": "Environment",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "id": "someWorkflowId",
    "space": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "yadj1kx9rmg0",
        "linkType": "Space",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "type": "Workflow",
    "updatedAt": "2025-01-20T06:03:04.000Z",
    "updatedBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "1xGZIRXr2WPnsLkKfREo0z",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "version": 1,
    "workflowDefinition": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "pfjbpijbJJBNv6Jgj",
        "linkType": "WorkflowDefinition",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```android Android
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```java Java
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```kotlin Kotlin
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

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

```js-legacy JavaScript (legacy)
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

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

// Client init
const client = contentful.createClient({
  accessToken: '<content_management_api_key>'
})

const workflow = await client.workflow.update({
  spaceId: '<space_id>',
  environmentId: '<environment_id>',
  workflowId: '<workflow_id>',
}, {
  stepId: '<step_id>'
});
```

```php PHP
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```ruby Ruby
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```python Python
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```.net .NET
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```