---
title: Update an existing pet
slug: custom-main-prod/update-an-existing-pet
createdAt: 2025-06-24T07:41:50.932Z
---
{
"id": "bq1cSSnWv3FkXcrp_0SCQ",
"type": "api-oas-v2",
"data": {
"method": "PUT",
"url": "//petstore.swagger.io/v2/pet",
"servers": [
{
"url": "//petstore.swagger.io/v2/pet",
"description": "Default server"
},
{
"url": "//petstore.swagger.io/sandbox/pet",
"description": "Sandbox server"
}
],
"name": "Update an existing pet",
"description": "",
"contentType": "application/json",
"request": {
"pathParameters": [],
"headerParameters": [
{
"kind": "optional",
"name": "Accept-Language",
"type": "string",
"example": "en-US",
"description": "The language you prefer for messages. Supported values are en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-US
",
"default": "en-AU"
}
],
"queryParameters": [],
"bodyDataParameters": [
{
"kind": "required",
"name": "body",
"type": "Pettie",
"description": "Pet object that needs to be added to the store",
"customType": "Pet",
"schema": [
{
"name": "category",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "object",
"description": "Categories this pet belongs to",
"modelRef": "#/components/schemas/Category",
"customType": "Category",
"schema": [
{
"name": "id",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"readOnly": true,
"description": "Category ID",
"modelRef": "#/components/schemas/Id",
"customType": "Id",
"schema": []
},
{
"name": "name",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"description": "Category name",
"example": ""
},
{
"name": "sub",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "object",
"description": "Test Sub Category",
"example": "",
"schema": [
{
"name": "prop1",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"description": "Dumb Property",
"example": ""
}
]
}
]
},
{
"name": "name",
"kind": "required",
"type": "string",
"description": "The name given to a pet",
"example": "GuruIsExample",
"default": "FluffyIsDefault"
},
{
"name": "photoUrls",
"kind": "required",
"type": "string,integer,null",
"description": "The list of URL to a cute photos featuring pet",
"example": ""
},
{
"name": "friend",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "object",
"description": "",
"modelRef": "#/components/schemas/Pet",
"customType": "Pet",
"schema": [
{
"name": "",
"description": "",
"customType": "Circular-Reference"
}
]
},
{
"name": "tags",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "array",
"description": "Tags attached to the pet",
"modelRef": "#/components/schemas/Tag",
"customType": "Tag[]",
"schema": [
{
"name": "id",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"readOnly": true,
"description": "Tag ID",
"modelRef": "#/components/schemas/Id",
"customType": "Id",
"schema": []
},
{
"name": "name",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"description": "Tag name",
"example": ""
}
]
},
{
"name": "status",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"description": "Pet status in the store",
"example": "",
"default": "pending"
},
{
"name": "petType",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"description": "Type of a pet",
"example": "k9"
},
{
"name": "huntingSkill",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"example": ""
}
],
"modelRef": "#/components/schemas/Pet",
"isExpanded": true
}
],
"formDataParameters": [],
"oAuthParameters": []
},
"responses": [
{
"statusCode": "400",
"description": "Invalid ID supplied",
"jsonExample": "",
"isExpanded": true
},
{
"statusCode": "404",
"description": "Pet not found",
"jsonExample": "",
"isExpanded": true
},
{
"statusCode": "405",
"description": "Validation exception",
"jsonExample": "",
"isExpanded": true
}
],
"hasXCodeSamples": false,
"examples": {
"languages": [
{
"id": "example-0-curl",
"language": "curl",
"label": "cURL",
"code": "curl --request PUT \\\n --url //petstore.swagger.io/v2/pet \\\n --header 'accept: application/json' \\\n --header 'content-type: application/json' \\\n --header 'accept-language: en-AU' \\\n --data '{\n \"name\": \"FluffyIsDefault\",\n \"photoUrls\": \"\",\n \"status\": \"pending\"\n }'"
},
{
"id": "example-1-javascript",
"language": "javascript",
"label": "javascript",
"code": "var myHeaders = new Headers();\nmyHeaders.append(\"accept\", \"application/json\");\nmyHeaders.append(\"content-type\", \"application/json\");\nmyHeaders.append(\"accept-language\", \"en-AU\");\n\nvar raw = JSON.stringify({\n \"name\": \"FluffyIsDefault\",\n \"photoUrls\": \"\",\n \"status\": \"pending\"\n});\n\nvar requestOptions = {\n method: 'PUT',\n headers: myHeaders,\n body: raw,\n redirect: 'follow'\n};\n\nfetch(\"//petstore.swagger.io/v2/pet\", requestOptions)\n .then(response => response.text())\n .then(result => console.log(result))\n .catch(error => console.log('error', error));"
},
{
"id": "example-2-ruby",
"language": "ruby",
"label": "Ruby",
"code": "require \"uri\"\nrequire \"json\"\nrequire \"net/http\"\n\nurl = URI(\"//petstore.swagger.io/v2/pet\")\n\nhttp = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port);\nrequest = Net::HTTP::Put.new(url)\nrequest[\"accept\"] = \"application/json\"\nrequest[\"content-type\"] = \"application/json\"\nrequest[\"accept-language\"] = \"en-AU\"\nrequest.body = JSON.dump({\n \"name\": \"FluffyIsDefault\",\n \"photoUrls\": \"\",\n \"status\": \"pending\"\n})\n\nresponse = http.request(request)\nputs response.read_body\n"
},
{
"id": "example-3-python",
"language": "python",
"label": "Python",
"code": "import requests\nimport json\n\nurl = \"//petstore.swagger.io/v2/pet\"\n\npayload = json.dumps({\n \"name\": \"FluffyIsDefault\",\n \"photoUrls\": \"\",\n \"status\": \"pending\"\n})\nheaders = {\n 'accept': 'application/json',\n 'content-type': 'application/json',\n 'accept-language': 'en-AU'\n}\n\nresponse = requests.request(\"PUT\", url, headers=headers, data=payload)\n\nprint(response.text)\n"
}
],
"selectedLanguageId": "example-0-curl"
},
"results": {
"languages": [
{
"id": "response-0-400",
"language": "400",
"code": "// Invalid ID supplied\n"
},
{
"id": "response-1-404",
"language": "404",
"code": "// Pet not found\n"
},
{
"id": "response-2-405",
"language": "405",
"code": "// Validation exception\n"
}
],
"selectedLanguageId": "response-0-400"
}
},
"children": [
{
"text": ""
}
]
}