Update security group
Updates an OpenStack Networking security group.
URI
/v2.0/security-groups/{security_group_id}
HTTP method
PUT
Request parameter
| Key | Description | Type | Required/optional | 
|---|---|---|---|
| name | The security group name. | xsd:string | Optional | 
| description | The security group description. | xsd:string | Optional | 
Example request
{
    "security_group": {
        "name": "new-webservers",
        "description": "security group for webservers"
    }
} 
     
     
   Response status
| Status code | Description | 
|---|---|
| 200 | Normal response codes | 
| Bad Request (400) | Error response codes | 
| Unauthorized (401) | Error response codes | 
| Not Found (404) | Error response codes | 
Response body (normal status)
{
    "security_group": {
        "description": "security group for webservers",
        "id": "2076db17-a522-4506-91de-c6dd8e837028",
        "name": "new-webservers",
        "security_group_rules": [
            {
                "direction": "egress",
                "ethertype": "IPv4",
                "id": "38ce2d8e-e8f1-48bd-83c2-d33cb9f50c3d",
                "port_range_max": null,
                "port_range_min": null,
                "protocol": null,
                "remote_group_id": null,
                "remote_ip_prefix": null,
                "security_group_id": "2076db17-a522-4506-91de-c6dd8e837028",
                "tenant_id": "e4f50856753b4dc6afee5fa6b9b6c550"
            },
            {
                "direction": "egress",
                "ethertype": "IPv6",
                "id": "565b9502-12de-4ffd-91e9-68885cff6ae1",
                "port_range_max": null,
                "port_range_min": null,
                "protocol": null,
                "remote_group_id": null,
                "remote_ip_prefix": null,
                "security_group_id": "2076db17-a522-4506-91de-c6dd8e837028",
                "tenant_id": "e4f50856753b4dc6afee5fa6b9b6c550"
            }
        ],
        "tenant_id": "e4f50856753b4dc6afee5fa6b9b6c550"
    }
}
     
     
   Description of response body (normal status)
| Item | Description | 
|---|---|
| description | The security group description. | 
| id | The UUID for the security group. | 
| name | The security group name. | 
| tenant_id | The project ID. | 
| security_group_rules | The security group rule objects to associate with this security group. |