Method: projects.locations.instances.patch

Update Instance.

HTTP request

PATCH https://looker.googleapis.com/v1/{instance.name=projects/*/locations/*/instances/*}

The URL usesgRPC Transcoding syntax.

Path parameters

Parameters
instance.name

string

Output only. Format:projects/{project}/locations/{location}/instances/{instance}.

Query parameters

Parameters
updateMask

string (FieldMask format)

Required. Field mask used to specify the fields to be overwritten in theInstance resource by the update. The fields specified in the mask are relative to the resource, not the full request. A field will be overwritten if it is in the mask.

This is a comma-separated list of fully qualified names of fields. Example:"user.displayName,photo".

Request body

The request body contains an instance ofInstance.

Response body

If successful, the response body contains an instance ofOperation.

Authorization scopes

Requires the following OAuth scope:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform

For more information, see theAuthentication Overview.

IAM Permissions

Requires the followingIAM permission on thename resource:

  • looker.googleapis.com/looker.instances.update

For more information, see theIAM documentation.

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Last updated 2025-09-18 UTC.