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.