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# Update specified Mobile Device Extension Attribute object.
Update specified Mobile Device Extension Attribute object.
> 📋 **Required privilege:** Update Mobile Device Extension Attributes
# OpenAPI definition
```json
{
"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "Jamf Pro API",
"termsOfService": "https://www.jamf.com/developer-resources/api-license-agreement",
"version": "11.32.0"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://yourServer.jamfcloud.com/api"
}
],
"x-readme": {
"samples-languages": [
"curl",
"swift",
"ruby",
"python"
],
"explorer-enabled": false
},
"security": [
{
"Bearer": []
},
{
"ApiClient": []
},
{
"BasicAuth": [
"/v1/auth/token"
]
}
],
"paths": {
"/v1/mobile-device-extension-attributes/{id}": {
"put": {
"tags": [
"mobile-device-extension-attributes"
],
"summary": "Update specified Mobile Device Extension Attribute object.",
"description": "Update specified Mobile Device Extension Attribute object.\n\n> 📋 **Required privilege:** Update Mobile Device Extension Attributes",
"parameters": [
{
"name": "id",
"in": "path",
"description": "Unique ID of Mobile Device Extension Attribute.",
"required": true,
"style": "simple",
"explode": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
}
],
"requestBody": {
"description": "Mobile Device Extension Attribute object to be updated. IDs defined in this body will be ignored.",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/MobileDeviceExtensionAttributes"
}
}
},
"required": true
},
"responses": {
"202": {
"description": "Mobile Device Extension Attribute updated successfully.",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/MobileDeviceExtensionAttributes"
}
}
}
},
"400": {
"description": "Bad Request. Specified Mobile Device Extension Attribute could not be updated due to bad request. Possible reasons are: 1) The specified extension attribute id does not include a valid number. 2) Duplicate name is provided. 3) Required fields are not provided in request body. 4) Fields which are not associated with provided inputType has some value. 5) Any values outside of the allowed range are included in the request body. 6) LDAP is not configured. 7) Error occurred during database update operation.",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiError"
}
}
}
},
"404": {
"description": "Specified Mobile Device Extension Attribute object does not exist. The server either did not find a current representation for the requested resource or is trying to hide its existence from an unauthorized client.",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiError"
}
}
}
}
},
"x-required-privileges": [
"Update Mobile Device Extension Attributes"
]
}
}
},
"components": {
"schemas": {
"ApiError": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"httpStatus": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "HTTP status of the response",
"example": 400
},
"errors": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiErrorCause"
}
}
}
},
"ApiErrorCause": {
"required": [
"field"
],
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"code": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Error-specific code that can be used to identify localization string, etc.",
"example": "8675309"
},
"field": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Name of the field that caused the error.",
"example": "Name"
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A general description of error for troubleshooting/debugging. Generally this text should not be displayed to a user; instead refer to errorCode and it's localized text",
"example": "I've just picked up a fault in the AE35 unit. It's going to go 100% failure in 72 hours"
},
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "id of object with error. Optional.",
"nullable": true,
"example": "3"
}
}
},
"ExtensionAttributes": {
"required": [
"dataType",
"name"
],
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Unique Id for Mobile Device Extension Attribute.",
"readOnly": true,
"example": "1"
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Display name for the extension attribute.",
"example": "MobileDeviceExtensionAttribute"
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Description for the extension attribute.",
"example": "Mobile Device Extension Attribute"
},
"dataType": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Type of data being collected.",
"enum": [
"INTEGER",
"STRING",
"DATE"
],
"default": "STRING"
}
}
},
"MobileDeviceExtensionAttributes": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ExtensionAttributes"
},
{
"required": [
"inputType",
"inventoryDisplayType"
],
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"inventoryDisplayType": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Category in which to display the extension attribute in Jamf Pro.",
"example": "GENERAL",
"enum": [
"GENERAL",
"HARDWARE",
"USER_AND_LOCATION",
"PURCHASING",
"EXTENSION_ATTRIBUTES"
],
"default": "GENERAL"
},
"inputType": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Extension attributes collect inventory data by using an input type.The type of the Input used to populate the extension attribute.",
"enum": [
"TEXT",
"POPUP",
"DIRECTORY_SERVICE_ATTRIBUTE_MAPPING"
],
"default": "TEXT"
},
"popupMenuChoices": {
"minItems": 0,
"type": "array",
"description": "When added with list of choices while creating mobile device extension attributes these Pop-up menu can be displayed in inventory information. User can choose a value from the pop-up menu list when enrolling a mobile device any time using Jamf Pro. Provide popupMenuChoices only when inputType is 'POPUP'.",
"example": [
"Test",
"Popup"
],
"items": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Popup Menu choices."
}
},
"ldapAttributeMapping": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Directory Service attribute use to populate the extension attribute.
Required when inputType is \"DIRECTORY_SERVICE_ATTRIBUTE_MAPPING\"",
"example": "ldapAttributeMapping"
},
"ldapExtensionAttributeAllowed": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Collect multiple values for this extension attribute. ldapExtensionAttributeAllowed is disabled by default, only for inputType 'DIRECTORY_SERVICE_ATTRIBUTE_MAPPING' it can be enabled. It's value cannot be modified during edit operation.
Possible values are:
false
true
",
"example": false,
"default": false
}
}
}
]
}
},
"securitySchemes": {
"Bearer": {
"type": "http",
"scheme": "bearer",
"bearerFormat": "JWT"
},
"BasicAuth": {
"type": "http",
"description": "Basic auth is used only for obtaining bearer tokens from the /v1/auth/token endpoint",
"scheme": "basic"
},
"ApiClient": {
"type": "oauth2",
"description": "Jamf Pro API Roles and Clients provide a client ID and secret for obtaining access tokens using the OAuth2 client_credentials grant type",
"flows": {
"clientCredentials": {
"tokenUrl": "/api/v1/oauth/token",
"scopes": {}
}
}
}
}
}
}
```