--- title: Update an annotation description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring. breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > Annotations --- # Update an annotation{% #update-an-annotation %} Copy pageCopied {% tab title="v2" %} **Note**: This endpoint is in preview and is subject to change. If you have any feedback, contact [Datadog support](https://docs.datadoghq.com/help/). | Datadog site | API endpoint | | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ap1.datadoghq.com | PUT https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/annotation/{annotation_id} | | ap2.datadoghq.com | PUT https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/annotation/{annotation_id} | | app.datadoghq.eu | PUT https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/annotation/{annotation_id} | | app.ddog-gov.com | PUT https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/annotation/{annotation_id} | | us2.ddog-gov.com | PUT https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/annotation/{annotation_id} | | app.datadoghq.com | PUT https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/annotation/{annotation_id} | | us3.datadoghq.com | PUT https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/annotation/{annotation_id} | | us5.datadoghq.com | PUT https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/annotation/{annotation_id} | ### Overview Updates an existing annotation. Valid `color` values: `gray`, `blue`, `purple`, `green`, `yellow`, `red`. Valid `type` values: `pointInTime` (marks a single moment) or `timeRegion` (spans a range and requires `end_time`). ### Arguments #### Path Parameters | Name | Type | Description | | ------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------- | | annotation_id [*required*] | string | The ID of the annotation. | ### Request #### Body Data (required) Updated annotation payload. {% tab title="Model" %} | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | ------------ | ----------------------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | data [*required*] | object | Data for creating an annotation. | | data | attributes [*required*] | object | Attributes for creating or updating an annotation. | | attributes | color [*required*] | enum | Color used to render the annotation in the UI. Allowed enum values: `gray,blue,purple,green,yellow,red` | | attributes | description [*required*] | string | User-defined text attached to the annotation. | | attributes | end_time | int64 | End time of the annotation in milliseconds since the Unix epoch. Required for `timeRegion` annotations; omit or set to null for `pointInTime` annotations. | | attributes | page_id [*required*] | string | ID of the page the annotation belongs to, prefixed with the page type and joined by a colon (for example, `dashboard:abc-def-xyz` or `notebook:1234567890`). | | attributes | start_time [*required*] | int64 | Start time of the annotation in milliseconds since the Unix epoch. | | attributes | type [*required*] | enum | Kind of annotation. `pointInTime` annotations mark a single moment in time, while `timeRegion` annotations span a window of time and require an `end_time`. Allowed enum values: `pointInTime,timeRegion` | | attributes | widget_ids | [string] | IDs of widgets the annotation is associated with. When empty or omitted, the annotation applies to the whole page. | | data | type [*required*] | enum | Annotation resource type. Allowed enum values: `annotation` | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "data": { "attributes": { "color": "green", "description": "Updated annotation.", "page_id": "dashboard:abc-def-xyz", "start_time": 1704067200000, "type": "pointInTime" }, "type": "annotation" } } ``` {% /tab %} ### Response {% tab title="200" %} OK {% tab title="Model" %} Response containing a single annotation. | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | ------------ | ----------------------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | data [*required*] | object | A single annotation resource. | | data | attributes [*required*] | object | Attributes of an annotation returned in a response. | | attributes | author_id [*required*] | string | Identifier of the user who created the annotation. | | attributes | color [*required*] | enum | Color used to render the annotation in the UI. Allowed enum values: `gray,blue,purple,green,yellow,red` | | attributes | created_at [*required*] | int64 | Creation time of the annotation in milliseconds since the Unix epoch. | | attributes | description [*required*] | string | User-defined text attached to the annotation. | | attributes | end_time [*required*] | int64 | End time of the annotation in milliseconds since the Unix epoch. Null for `pointInTime` annotations. | | attributes | modified_at [*required*] | int64 | Last modification time of the annotation in milliseconds since the Unix epoch. | | attributes | page_id [*required*] | string | ID of the page the annotation belongs to, prefixed with the page type and joined by a colon (for example, `dashboard:abc-def-xyz` or `notebook:1234567890`). | | attributes | start_time [*required*] | int64 | Start time of the annotation in milliseconds since the Unix epoch. | | attributes | type [*required*] | enum | Kind of annotation. `pointInTime` annotations mark a single moment in time, while `timeRegion` annotations span a window of time and require an `end_time`. Allowed enum values: `pointInTime,timeRegion` | | attributes | widget_ids | [string] | IDs of widgets the annotation is associated with. When empty or omitted, the annotation applies to the whole page. | | data | id [*required*] | uuid | Unique identifier of the annotation. | | data | type [*required*] | enum | Annotation resource type. Allowed enum values: `annotation` | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "data": { "attributes": { "author_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", "color": "blue", "created_at": 1704067200000, "description": "Deployed v2.3.1 to production.", "end_time": 1704070800000, "modified_at": 1704067200000, "page_id": "dashboard:abc-def-xyz", "start_time": 1704067200000, "type": "pointInTime", "widget_ids": [ "1234567890" ] }, "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", "type": "annotation" } } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="400" %} Bad Request {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | ------------ | ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | errors [*required*] | [object] | A list of errors. | | errors | detail | string | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the error. | | errors | meta | object | Non-standard meta-information about the error | | errors | source | object | References to the source of the error. | | source | header | string | A string indicating the name of a single request header which caused the error. | | source | parameter | string | A string indicating which URI query parameter caused the error. | | source | pointer | string | A JSON pointer to the value in the request document that caused the error. | | errors | status | string | Status code of the response. | | errors | title | string | Short human-readable summary of the error. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ { "detail": "Missing required attribute in body", "meta": {}, "source": { "header": "Authorization", "parameter": "limit", "pointer": "/data/attributes/title" }, "status": "400", "title": "Bad Request" } ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="403" %} Forbidden {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | ------------ | ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | errors [*required*] | [object] | A list of errors. | | errors | detail | string | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the error. | | errors | meta | object | Non-standard meta-information about the error | | errors | source | object | References to the source of the error. | | source | header | string | A string indicating the name of a single request header which caused the error. | | source | parameter | string | A string indicating which URI query parameter caused the error. | | source | pointer | string | A JSON pointer to the value in the request document that caused the error. | | errors | status | string | Status code of the response. | | errors | title | string | Short human-readable summary of the error. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ { "detail": "Missing required attribute in body", "meta": {}, "source": { "header": "Authorization", "parameter": "limit", "pointer": "/data/attributes/title" }, "status": "400", "title": "Bad Request" } ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="404" %} Not Found {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | ------------ | ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | errors [*required*] | [object] | A list of errors. | | errors | detail | string | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the error. | | errors | meta | object | Non-standard meta-information about the error | | errors | source | object | References to the source of the error. | | source | header | string | A string indicating the name of a single request header which caused the error. | | source | parameter | string | A string indicating which URI query parameter caused the error. | | source | pointer | string | A JSON pointer to the value in the request document that caused the error. | | errors | status | string | Status code of the response. | | errors | title | string | Short human-readable summary of the error. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ { "detail": "Missing required attribute in body", "meta": {}, "source": { "header": "Authorization", "parameter": "limit", "pointer": "/data/attributes/title" }, "status": "400", "title": "Bad Request" } ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="429" %} Too many requests {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Field | Type | Description | | ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- | | errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ "Bad Request" ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="500" %} Internal Server Error {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | ------------ | ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | errors [*required*] | [object] | A list of errors. | | errors | detail | string | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the error. | | errors | meta | object | Non-standard meta-information about the error | | errors | source | object | References to the source of the error. | | source | header | string | A string indicating the name of a single request header which caused the error. | | source | parameter | string | A string indicating which URI query parameter caused the error. | | source | pointer | string | A JSON pointer to the value in the request document that caused the error. | | errors | status | string | Status code of the response. | | errors | title | string | Short human-readable summary of the error. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ { "detail": "Missing required attribute in body", "meta": {}, "source": { "header": "Authorization", "parameter": "limit", "pointer": "/data/attributes/title" }, "status": "400", "title": "Bad Request" } ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} ### Code Example ##### \## default # \# Path parameters export annotation_id="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000" \# Curl command curl -X PUT "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/annotation/${annotation_id}" \ -H "Accept: application/json" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \ -H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" \ -d @- << EOF { "data": { "attributes": { "color": "green", "description": "Deployed v2.3.1 to production (updated).", "page_id": "dashboard:abc-def-xyz", "start_time": 1704067200000, "type": "pointInTime", "widget_ids": [ "1234567890" ] }, "type": "annotation" } } EOF ##### ```go // Update an annotation returns "OK" response package main import ( "context" "encoding/json" "fmt" "os" "github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadog" "github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadogV2" "github.com/google/uuid" ) func main() { // there is a valid "annotation" in the system AnnotationDataID := uuid.MustParse(os.Getenv("ANNOTATION_DATA_ID")) body := datadogV2.AnnotationUpdateRequest{ Data: datadogV2.AnnotationRequestData{ Attributes: datadogV2.AnnotationCreateAttributes{ Color: datadogV2.ANNOTATIONCOLOR_GREEN, Description: "Updated annotation.", PageId: "dashboard:abc-def-xyz", StartTime: 1704067200000, Type: datadogV2.ANNOTATIONKIND_POINT_IN_TIME, }, Type: datadogV2.ANNOTATIONTYPE_ANNOTATION, }, } ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background()) configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration() configuration.SetUnstableOperationEnabled("v2.UpdateAnnotation", true) apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration) api := datadogV2.NewAnnotationsApi(apiClient) resp, r, err := api.UpdateAnnotation(ctx, AnnotationDataID, body) if err != nil { fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `AnnotationsApi.UpdateAnnotation`: %v\n", err) fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r) } responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", " ") fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `AnnotationsApi.UpdateAnnotation`:\n%s\n", responseContent) } ``` #### Instructions First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=go) and then save the example to `main.go` and run following commands: DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="" DD_APP_KEY="" go run "main.go" ##### ```java // Update an annotation returns "OK" response import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient; import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.AnnotationsApi; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.AnnotationColor; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.AnnotationCreateAttributes; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.AnnotationKind; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.AnnotationRequestData; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.AnnotationResponse; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.AnnotationType; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.AnnotationUpdateRequest; import java.util.UUID; public class Example { public static void main(String[] args) { ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient(); defaultClient.setUnstableOperationEnabled("v2.updateAnnotation", true); AnnotationsApi apiInstance = new AnnotationsApi(defaultClient); // there is a valid "annotation" in the system UUID ANNOTATION_DATA_ID = null; try { ANNOTATION_DATA_ID = UUID.fromString(System.getenv("ANNOTATION_DATA_ID")); } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) { System.err.println("Error parsing UUID: " + e.getMessage()); } AnnotationUpdateRequest body = new AnnotationUpdateRequest() .data( new AnnotationRequestData() .attributes( new AnnotationCreateAttributes() .color(AnnotationColor.GREEN) .description("Updated annotation.") .pageId("dashboard:abc-def-xyz") .startTime(1704067200000L) .type(AnnotationKind.POINT_IN_TIME)) .type(AnnotationType.ANNOTATION)); try { AnnotationResponse result = apiInstance.updateAnnotation(ANNOTATION_DATA_ID, body); System.out.println(result); } catch (ApiException e) { System.err.println("Exception when calling AnnotationsApi#updateAnnotation"); System.err.println("Status code: " + e.getCode()); System.err.println("Reason: " + e.getResponseBody()); System.err.println("Response headers: " + e.getResponseHeaders()); e.printStackTrace(); } } } ``` #### Instructions First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=java) and then save the example to `Example.java` and run following commands: DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="" DD_APP_KEY="" java "Example.java" ##### ```python """ Update an annotation returns "OK" response """ from os import environ from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration from datadog_api_client.v2.api.annotations_api import AnnotationsApi from datadog_api_client.v2.model.annotation_color import AnnotationColor from datadog_api_client.v2.model.annotation_create_attributes import AnnotationCreateAttributes from datadog_api_client.v2.model.annotation_kind import AnnotationKind from datadog_api_client.v2.model.annotation_request_data import AnnotationRequestData from datadog_api_client.v2.model.annotation_type import AnnotationType from datadog_api_client.v2.model.annotation_update_request import AnnotationUpdateRequest # there is a valid "annotation" in the system ANNOTATION_DATA_ID = environ["ANNOTATION_DATA_ID"] body = AnnotationUpdateRequest( data=AnnotationRequestData( attributes=AnnotationCreateAttributes( color=AnnotationColor.GREEN, description="Updated annotation.", page_id="dashboard:abc-def-xyz", start_time=1704067200000, type=AnnotationKind.POINT_IN_TIME, ), type=AnnotationType.ANNOTATION, ), ) configuration = Configuration() configuration.unstable_operations["update_annotation"] = True with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client: api_instance = AnnotationsApi(api_client) response = api_instance.update_annotation(annotation_id=ANNOTATION_DATA_ID, body=body) print(response) ``` #### Instructions First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=python) and then save the example to `example.py` and run following commands: DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="" DD_APP_KEY="" python3 "example.py" ##### ```ruby # Update an annotation returns "OK" response require "datadog_api_client" DatadogAPIClient.configure do |config| config.unstable_operations["v2.update_annotation".to_sym] = true end api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::AnnotationsAPI.new # there is a valid "annotation" in the system ANNOTATION_DATA_ID = ENV["ANNOTATION_DATA_ID"] body = DatadogAPIClient::V2::AnnotationUpdateRequest.new({ data: DatadogAPIClient::V2::AnnotationRequestData.new({ attributes: DatadogAPIClient::V2::AnnotationCreateAttributes.new({ color: DatadogAPIClient::V2::AnnotationColor::GREEN, description: "Updated annotation.", page_id: "dashboard:abc-def-xyz", start_time: 1704067200000, type: DatadogAPIClient::V2::AnnotationKind::POINT_IN_TIME, }), type: DatadogAPIClient::V2::AnnotationType::ANNOTATION, }), }) p api_instance.update_annotation(ANNOTATION_DATA_ID, body) ``` #### Instructions First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=ruby) and then save the example to `example.rb` and run following commands: DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="" DD_APP_KEY="" rb "example.rb" ##### ```rust // Update an annotation returns "OK" response use datadog_api_client::datadog; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_annotations::AnnotationsAPI; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::AnnotationColor; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::AnnotationCreateAttributes; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::AnnotationKind; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::AnnotationRequestData; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::AnnotationType; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::AnnotationUpdateRequest; #[tokio::main] async fn main() { // there is a valid "annotation" in the system let annotation_data_id = uuid::Uuid::parse_str(&std::env::var("ANNOTATION_DATA_ID").unwrap()).expect("Invalid UUID"); let body = AnnotationUpdateRequest::new(AnnotationRequestData::new( AnnotationCreateAttributes::new( AnnotationColor::GREEN, "Updated annotation.".to_string(), "dashboard:abc-def-xyz".to_string(), 1704067200000, AnnotationKind::POINT_IN_TIME, ), AnnotationType::ANNOTATION, )); let mut configuration = datadog::Configuration::new(); configuration.set_unstable_operation_enabled("v2.UpdateAnnotation", true); let api = AnnotationsAPI::with_config(configuration); let resp = api .update_annotation(annotation_data_id.clone(), body) .await; if let Ok(value) = resp { println!("{:#?}", value); } else { println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err()); } } ``` #### Instructions First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=rust) and then save the example to `src/main.rs` and run following commands: DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="" DD_APP_KEY="" cargo run ##### ```typescript /** * Update an annotation returns "OK" response */ import { client, v2 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client"; const configuration = client.createConfiguration(); configuration.unstableOperations["v2.updateAnnotation"] = true; const apiInstance = new v2.AnnotationsApi(configuration); // there is a valid "annotation" in the system const ANNOTATION_DATA_ID = process.env.ANNOTATION_DATA_ID as string; const params: v2.AnnotationsApiUpdateAnnotationRequest = { body: { data: { attributes: { color: "green", description: "Updated annotation.", pageId: "dashboard:abc-def-xyz", startTime: 1704067200000, type: "pointInTime", }, type: "annotation", }, }, annotationId: ANNOTATION_DATA_ID, }; apiInstance .updateAnnotation(params) .then((data: v2.AnnotationResponse) => { console.log( "API called successfully. Returned data: " + JSON.stringify(data) ); }) .catch((error: any) => console.error(error)); ``` #### Instructions First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=typescript) and then save the example to `example.ts` and run following commands: DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="" DD_APP_KEY="" tsc "example.ts" {% /tab %}