# Update version (POST)


```
POST 
https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/:actorId/versions/:versionNumber
```


Updates Actor version using values specified by a  passed as JSON in the POST payload. This endpoint is an alias for the  method and behaves identically.

## Request

### Path Parameters

* **actorId** string required

  Actor ID or a tilde-separated owner's username and Actor name.

  **Example:** `janedoe~my-actor`

  **versionNumber** string required

  Actor version.

  **Example:** `0.1`

### Body**required**

* **versionNumber** string | null nullable\
  **Example:** `0.0`

* **sourceType** object

  * anyOf

    * VersionSourceType
    * null

    VersionSourceType (string)

    **Possible values:** \[`SOURCE_FILES`, `GIT_REPO`, `TARBALL`, `GITHUB_GIST`]

* **envVars** object\[]

  * **name** string required\
    **Example:** `MY_ENV_VAR`
  * **value** string\
    **Example:** `my-value`
  * **isSecret** boolean | null nullable\
    **Example:** `false`

* **applyEnvVarsToBuild** boolean | null nullable\
  **Example:** `false`

* **buildTag** string | null nullable\
  **Example:** `latest`

* **sourceFiles** object\[]

  * anyOf

    * SourceCodeFile
    * SourceCodeFolder

    **format** SourceCodeFileFormat (string) required

    **Possible values:** \[`BASE64`, `TEXT`]

    **Example:** `TEXT`

  * **content** string required\
    **Example:** `console.log('This is the main.js file');`

  * **name** string required\
    **Example:** `src/main.js`

* **gitRepoUrl** string | null nullable

  URL of the Git repository when sourceType is GIT\_REPO.

* **tarballUrl** string | null nullable

  URL of the tarball when sourceType is TARBALL.

* **gitHubGistUrl** string | null nullable

  URL of the GitHub Gist when sourceType is GITHUB\_GIST.

### Status 200

**Response Headers**




```
{
  "data": {
    "versionNumber": "0.0",
    "sourceType": "SOURCE_FILES",
    "envVars": "Unknown Type: array,null",
    "applyEnvVarsToBuild": false,
    "buildTag": "latest",
    "sourceFiles": [
      {
        "format": "TEXT",
        "content": "console.log('This is the main.js file');",
        "name": "src/main.js"
      },
      {
        "name": "src/utils",
        "folder": true
      }
    ],
    "gitRepoUrl": "string",
    "tarballUrl": "string",
    "gitHubGistUrl": "string"
  }
}
```


**Schema**

* **data** object required

  * **versionNumber** string required\
    **Example:** `0.0`

  * **sourceType** object required

    * anyOf

      * VersionSourceType
      * null

      VersionSourceType (string)

      **Possible values:** \[`SOURCE_FILES`, `GIT_REPO`, `TARBALL`, `GITHUB_GIST`]

  * **envVars** object\[]

    * **name** string required\
      **Example:** `MY_ENV_VAR`
    * **value** string\
      **Example:** `my-value`
    * **isSecret** boolean | null nullable\
      **Example:** `false`

  * **applyEnvVarsToBuild** boolean | null nullable\
    **Example:** `false`

  * **buildTag** string\
    **Example:** `latest`

  * **sourceFiles** object\[]

    * anyOf

      * SourceCodeFile
      * SourceCodeFolder

      **format** SourceCodeFileFormat (string) required

      **Possible values:** \[`BASE64`, `TEXT`]

      **Example:** `TEXT`

    * **content** string required\
      **Example:** `console.log('This is the main.js file');`

    * **name** string required\
      **Example:** `src/main.js`

  * **gitRepoUrl** string | null nullable

    URL of the Git repository when sourceType is GIT\_REPO.

  * **tarballUrl** string | null nullable

    URL of the tarball when sourceType is TARBALL.

  * **gitHubGistUrl** string | null nullable

    URL of the GitHub Gist when sourceType is GITHUB\_GIST.

### Status 400

Bad request - invalid input parameters or request body.


```
{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid-input",
    "message": "Invalid input: The request body contains invalid data."
  }
}
```


**Schema**

* **error** object required

  * **type** string required\
    **Example:** `run-failed`
  * **message** string required\
    **Example:** `Actor run did not succeed (run ID: 55uatRrZib4xbZs, status: FAILED)`

### Status 401

Unauthorized - authentication required or invalid token.


```
{
  "error": {
    "type": "token-not-valid",
    "message": "Authentication token is not valid."
  }
}
```


**Schema**

* **error** object required

  * **type** string required\
    **Example:** `run-failed`
  * **message** string required\
    **Example:** `Actor run did not succeed (run ID: 55uatRrZib4xbZs, status: FAILED)`

### Status 403

Forbidden - insufficient permissions to perform this action.


```
{
  "error": {
    "type": "permission-denied",
    "message": "You do not have permission to perform this action."
  }
}
```


**Schema**

* **error** object required

  * **type** string required\
    **Example:** `run-failed`
  * **message** string required\
    **Example:** `Actor run did not succeed (run ID: 55uatRrZib4xbZs, status: FAILED)`

### Status 404

Not found - the requested resource was not found.


```
{
  "error": {
    "type": "actor-not-found",
    "message": "Actor was not found"
  }
}
```


**Schema**

* **error** object

  * **type** string

    **Possible values:** \[`actor-not-found`]

  * **message** string\
    **Example:** `Actor was not found`

### Status 405

Method not allowed.


```
{
  "error": {
    "type": "method-not-allowed",
    "message": "This API end-point can only be accessed using the following HTTP methods: OPTIONS,GET"
  }
}
```


**Schema**

* **error** object required

  * **type** string required\
    **Example:** `run-failed`
  * **message** string required\
    **Example:** `Actor run did not succeed (run ID: 55uatRrZib4xbZs, status: FAILED)`

### Status 413

Payload too large - the request body exceeds the size limit.


```
{
  "error": {
    "type": "request-too-large",
    "message": "The POST payload is too large (limit: 9437184 bytes, actual length: 10485760 bytes)."
  }
}
```


**Schema**

* **error** object required

  * **type** string required\
    **Example:** `run-failed`
  * **message** string required\
    **Example:** `Actor run did not succeed (run ID: 55uatRrZib4xbZs, status: FAILED)`

### Status 415

Unsupported media type - the Content-Encoding of the request is not supported.


```
{
  "error": {
    "type": "unsupported-content-encoding",
    "message": "Content-Encoding \"bla\" is not supported."
  }
}
```


**Schema**

* **error** object required

  * **type** string required\
    **Example:** `run-failed`
  * **message** string required\
    **Example:** `Actor run did not succeed (run ID: 55uatRrZib4xbZs, status: FAILED)`

### Status 429

Too many requests - rate limit exceeded.


```
{
  "error": {
    "type": "rate-limit-exceeded",
    "message": "You have exceeded the rate limit. Please try again later."
  }
}
```


**Schema**

* **error** object required

  * **type** string required\
    **Example:** `run-failed`
  * **message** string required\
    **Example:** `Actor run did not succeed (run ID: 55uatRrZib4xbZs, status: FAILED)`