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1---2title: Update Environment3url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/beta/environments/update4---56# Update Environment78**POST** `/v1/environments/{environment_id}`910Update an existing environment's configuration.1112## Path parameters1314- `environment_id: string`1516## Headers1718- `"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBeta`1920 Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.2122 - `string`2324 - `"message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 43 more`2526 - `"message-batches-2024-09-24"`2728 - `"prompt-caching-2024-07-31"`2930 - `"computer-use-2024-10-22"`3132 - `"computer-use-2025-01-24"`3334 - `"pdfs-2024-09-25"`3536 - `"token-counting-2024-11-01"`3738 - `"token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19"`3940 - `"output-128k-2025-02-19"`4142 - `"files-api-2025-04-14"`4344 - `"mcp-client-2025-04-04"`4546 - `"mcp-client-2025-11-20"`4748 - `"dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14"`4950 - `"interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14"`5152 - `"code-execution-2025-05-22"`5354 - `"extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11"`5556 - `"context-1m-2025-08-07"`5758 - `"context-management-2025-06-27"`5960 - `"model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26"`6162 - `"skills-2025-10-02"`6364 - `"fast-mode-2026-02-01"`6566 - `"output-300k-2026-03-24"`6768 - `"user-profiles-2026-03-24"`6970 - `"user-profiles-2026-08-18"`7172 - `"user-profiles-2026-09-04"`7374 - `"advisor-tool-2026-03-01"`7576 - `"managed-agents-2026-04-01"`7778 - `"cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07"`7980 - `"dreaming-2026-04-21"`8182 - `"thinking-token-count-2026-05-13"`8384 - `"server-side-fallback-2026-06-01"`8586 - `"server-side-fallback-2026-07-01"`8788 - `"fallback-credit-2026-06-01"`8990 - `"fallback-credit-2026-07-01"`9192 - `"agent-memory-2026-07-22"`9394 - `"mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01"`9596 - `"compact-2026-01-12"`9798 - `"computer-use-2025-11-24"`99100 - `"mcp-tunnels-2026-06-22"`101102 - `"structured-outputs-2025-11-13"`103104 - `"task-budgets-2026-03-13"`105106 - `"thinking-display-updates-2026-08-18"`107108 - `"ce-user-management-2026-07-13"`109110 - `"mid-conversation-output-config-2026-07-01"`111112 - `"thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01"`113114 - `"mid-conversation-system-clear-at-2026-08-21"`115116 - `"compact-2026-09-04"`117118- `"anthropic-workspace-id": optional string`119120## Body parameters121122- `config: optional BetaCloudConfigParams or BetaSelfHostedConfigParams or null`123124 Updated environment configuration125126 - `BetaCloudConfigParams object`127128 Request params for `cloud` environment configuration.129130 Fields default to null; on update, omitted fields preserve the131 existing value.132133 - `type: "cloud"`134135 Environment type136137 - `networking: optional BetaUnrestrictedNetwork or BetaLimitedNetworkParams or null`138139 Network configuration policy. Omit on update to preserve the existing value.140141 - `BetaUnrestrictedNetwork object`142143 Unrestricted network access.144145 - `type: "unrestricted"`146147 Network policy type148149 - `BetaLimitedNetworkParams object`150151 Limited network request params.152153 Fields default to null; on update, omitted fields preserve the154 existing value.155156 - `type: "limited"`157158 Network policy type159160 - `allow_mcp_servers: optional boolean or null`161162 Permits outbound access to MCP server endpoints configured on the agent, beyond those listed in the `allowed_hosts` array. Defaults to `false`.163164 - `allow_package_managers: optional boolean or null`165166 Permits outbound access to public package registries (PyPI, npm, etc.) beyond those listed in the `allowed_hosts` array. Defaults to `false` on creation. Must be `true` when `packages` are specified.167168 - `allowed_hosts: optional array of string or null`169170 Specifies domains the container can reach.171172 - `packages: optional BetaPackagesParams or null`173174 Specify packages (and optionally their versions) available in this environment.175176 When versioning, use the version semantics relevant for the package manager, e.g. for `pip` use `package==1.0.0`. You are responsible for validating the package and version exist. Unversioned installs the latest.177178 Under `limited` networking, requires `networking.allow_package_managers` to be `true`.179180 - `type: optional "packages"`181182 Package configuration type183184 default: packages185186 - `apt: optional array of string or null`187188 Ubuntu/Debian packages to install189190 - `cargo: optional array of string or null`191192 Rust packages to install193194 - `gem: optional array of string or null`195196 Ruby packages to install197198 - `go: optional array of string or null`199200 Go packages to install201202 - `npm: optional array of string or null`203204 Node.js packages to install205206 - `pip: optional array of string or null`207208 Python packages to install209210 - `BetaSelfHostedConfigParams object`211212 Request params for `self_hosted` environment configuration.213214 - `type: "self_hosted"`215216 Environment type217218- `description: optional string or null`219220 Updated description of the environment. Omit to preserve; null clears to null; an empty string is stored as an empty string.221222 maxLength: 1024223224- `metadata: optional map[string]`225226 User-provided metadata key-value pairs. Set a value to null or empty string to delete the key.227228- `name: optional string or null`229230 Updated name for the environment231232 maxLength: 256, minLength: 1233234- `scope: optional "organization" or "account" or null`235236 The visibility scope for this environment. 'organization' makes the environment visible to all accounts. 'account' restricts visibility to the owning account only.237238 - `"organization"`239240 - `"account"`241242## Returns243244- `BetaEnvironment object`245246 Unified Environment resource for both cloud and self-hosted environments.247248 - `type: "environment"`249250 The type of object (always 'environment')251252 default: environment253254 - `id: string`255256 Environment identifier (e.g., 'env_...')257258 - `archived_at: string or null`259260 RFC 3339 timestamp when environment was archived, or null if not archived261262 - `config: BetaCloudConfig or BetaSelfHostedConfig`263264 Environment configuration (either Anthropic Cloud or self-hosted)265266 - `BetaCloudConfig object`267268 `cloud` environment configuration.269270 - `type: "cloud"`271272 Environment type273274 - `networking: BetaUnrestrictedNetwork or BetaLimitedNetwork`275276 Network configuration policy.277278 - `BetaUnrestrictedNetwork object`279280 Unrestricted network access.281282 - `type: "unrestricted"`283284 Network policy type285286 - `BetaLimitedNetwork object`287288 Limited network access.289290 - `type: "limited"`291292 Network policy type293294 - `allow_mcp_servers: boolean`295296 Permits outbound access to MCP server endpoints configured on the agent, beyond those listed in the `allowed_hosts` array.297298 - `allow_package_managers: boolean`299300 Permits outbound access to public package registries (PyPI, npm, etc.) beyond those listed in the `allowed_hosts` array.301302 - `allowed_hosts: array of string`303304 Specifies domains the container can reach.305306 - `packages: BetaPackages`307308 Package manager configuration.309310 - `type: optional "packages"`311312 Package configuration type313314 default: packages315316 - `apt: array of string`317318 Ubuntu/Debian packages to install319320 - `cargo: array of string`321322 Rust packages to install323324 - `gem: array of string`325326 Ruby packages to install327328 - `go: array of string`329330 Go packages to install331332 - `npm: array of string`333334 Node.js packages to install335336 - `pip: array of string`337338 Python packages to install339340 - `BetaSelfHostedConfig object`341342 Configuration for self-hosted environments.343344 - `type: "self_hosted"`345346 Environment type347348 - `created_at: string`349350 RFC 3339 timestamp when environment was created351352 - `description: string or null`353354 User-provided description for the environment; null when unset355356 - `metadata: map[string]`357358 User-provided metadata key-value pairs359360 - `name: string`361362 Human-readable name for the environment363364 - `updated_at: string`365366 RFC 3339 timestamp when environment was last updated367368 - `scope: optional "organization" or "account"`369370 The visibility scope for this environment. 'organization' means visible to all accounts. 'account' means visible only to the owning account.371372 - `"organization"`373374 - `"account"`375376## Example377378```bash379curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/environments/$ENVIRONMENT_ID \380 -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \381 -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \382 -H 'anthropic-beta: managed-agents-2026-04-01' \383 -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \384 -d '{385 "description": "Python environment with data-analysis packages."386 }'387```388389### Response (200)390391```json392{393 "id": "env_011CZkZ9X2dpNyB7HsEFoRfW",394 "archived_at": null,395 "config": {396 "networking": {397 "allow_mcp_servers": false,398 "allow_package_managers": true,399 "allowed_hosts": [400 "api.example.com"401 ],402 "type": "limited"403 },404 "packages": {405 "apt": [406 "string"407 ],408 "cargo": [409 "string"410 ],411 "gem": [412 "string"413 ],414 "go": [415 "string"416 ],417 "npm": [418 "string"419 ],420 "pip": [421 "pandas",422 "numpy"423 ],424 "type": "packages"425 },426 "type": "cloud"427 },428 "created_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",429 "description": "Python environment with data-analysis packages.",430 "metadata": {},431 "name": "python-data-analysis",432 "type": "environment",433 "updated_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",434 "scope": "organization"435}436```437