```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
// Requires Node.js SDK v8.2.0 or later
import { AdminClient } from '@pinecone-database/pinecone';

// Reads PINECONE_CLIENT_ID and PINECONE_CLIENT_SECRET from the environment
const admin = new AdminClient();

const apiKey = await admin.apiKeys.update('YOUR_API_KEY_ID', {
  name: 'New API key name',
  roles: ['ProjectEditor'],
});
console.log(apiKey);
```

```go Go theme={null}
// Requires Go SDK v6.0.0 or later
package main

import (
    "context"
    "fmt"
    "log"
    "os"

    "github.com/pinecone-io/go-pinecone/v6/pinecone"
)

func main() {
    ctx := context.Background()

    adminClient, err := pinecone.NewAdminClientWithContext(ctx, pinecone.NewAdminClientParams{
        ClientId:     os.Getenv("PINECONE_CLIENT_ID"),
        ClientSecret: os.Getenv("PINECONE_CLIENT_SECRET"),
    })
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("Failed to create AdminClient: %v", err)
    }

    name := "New API key name"
    roles := []string{"ProjectEditor"}
    apiKey, err := adminClient.APIKey.Update(ctx, "YOUR_API_KEY_ID", &pinecone.UpdateAPIKeyParams{
        Name:  &name,
        Roles: &roles,
    })
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("Failed to update API key: %v", err)
    }
    fmt.Printf("Successfully updated API key: %v\n", apiKey.Name)
}
```

```hcl Terraform theme={null}
# Requires Terraform provider v4.0.0 or later
# Change the name or roles on an existing resource, then run `terraform apply`
resource "pinecone_api_key" "example" {
  name       = "New API key name"
  project_id = "YOUR_PROJECT_ID"
  roles      = ["ProjectEditor"]
}
```

```bash curl theme={null}
PINECONE_ACCESS_TOKEN="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
PINECONE_API_KEY_ID="YOUR_API_KEY_ID"

curl -X PATCH "https://api.pinecone.io/admin/api-keys/$PINECONE_API_KEY_ID" \
	-H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2026-04" \
	-H "Authorization: Bearer $PINECONE_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
	-d '{
		"name": "New API key name",
		"roles": ["ProjectEditor"]
	}'
```

```json curl theme={null}
{
  "key": {
    "id": "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6",
    "name": "New API key name",
    "project_id": "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6",
    "roles": [
      "ProjectEditor"
    ]
  },
  "value": "string"
}
```

**PATCH** `/admin/api-keys/{api_key_id}`

:::code-group
```bash title="cURL"
curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://api.pinecone.io/admin/api-keys/{api_key_id} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "name": "devkey",
  "roles": [
    "ProjectEditor"
  ]
}'
```

```json title="200"
{
  "id": "<string>",
  "name": "<string>",
  "project_id": "<string>",
  "roles": [
    "ProjectEditor"
  ]
}
```
:::

## Authorizations

- `Authorization` (header, string, required) — Bearer authentication header of the form `Bearer <token>`.

## Path Parameters

- `api_key_id` (path, string, required) — API key ID

## Headers

- `X-Pinecone-Api-Version` (header, string, required) — Required date-based version header

## Body

- `name` (body, string) — A new name for the API key. The name must be 1-80 characters long. If omitted, the name will not be updated.
- `roles` (body, string\[]) — A new set of roles for the API key. Existing roles will be removed if not included. If this field is omitted, the roles will not be updated.

## Response

- `200` — API key updated successfully.
- `400` — Bad request. The request body included invalid request parameters.
- `401` — Unauthorized. Possible causes: Invalid API key.
- `403` — Forbidden
- `500` — Internal server error.
- `4XX` — Unexpected error on request.

## Related pages

- [List API keys](./admin-2-2026-07-admin-api-keys-list-api-keys.md)
- [Create an API key](./admin-2-2026-07-admin-api-keys-create-an-api-key.md)
- [Get API key details](./admin-2-2026-07-admin-api-keys-get-api-key-details.md)
- [Delete an API key](./admin-2-2026-07-admin-api-keys-delete-an-api-key.md)
- [Update an API key](./admin-2-2026-07-admin-api-keys-update-an-api-key.md)
- [Create an API key](./admin-2-2026-04-admin-create-api-key.md)
- [Create an API key](./admin-2-2026-04-admin-assistant-create-api-key.md)
- [List API keys](./admin-2-2026-04-admin-assistant-list-api-keys.md)
- [Get API key details](./admin-2-2026-04-admin-assistant-fetch-api-key.md)
- [Delete an API key](./admin-2-2026-04-admin-assistant-delete-api-key.md)

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