---
title: "Update advanced settings"
source_url: https://dev.digicert.com/certcentral-apis/discovery-api/sensor/update-advanced-settings.html
api_method: POST
api_endpoint: "/apicontroller/v1/sensor/updateAdvancedSettings"
api_url: "https://daas.digicert.com/apicontroller/v1/sensor/updateAdvancedSettings"
---

**POST** `https://daas.digicert.com/apicontroller/v1/sensor/updateAdvancedSettings`

Use this endpoint to change advanced settings for a sensor after updates or modification.

## Example requests and responses

## cURL

```bash
curl --location --request POST 'https://daas.digicert.com/apicontroller/v1/sensor/updateAdvancedSettings' \
--header 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "accountId": 5153184,
    "divisionId": 677793,
    "sensorId": "2A3C8D6874EADB1B",
    "advancedSettings": {
        "heartbeatInterval": "60",
        "commPorts": {
            "hbPort": 8080,
            "dataCommPort": 8443
        },
        "portChangeInProgress": false,
        "programLogs": {
            "startNow": true,
            "startAt": null,
            "manually": true,
            "timezone": "5:30#chennai"
        }
    }
}'
```

## 200 OK

```json
{
    "error": null,
    "data": null
}
```

## Request parameters

<table class="params-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Req/Opt.</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>accountId</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Account ID.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>divisionId</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>Division ID.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>sensorId</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Sensor license key.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>advancedSettings</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Object with key/value pairs for each setting to update.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. heartbeatInterval</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>Sensor heartbeat interval (in seconds).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. commPorts</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Object with key/value pairs for the port communication settings.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. .. hbPort</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>At this port, sensor will start the proxy server for agents.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. .. dataCommPort</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>SSL port for data communication between the agent and the sensor.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. portChangeInProgress</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td>If <code>true</code>, <code>hbPort</code> and <code>dataCommPort</code> changes are in progress.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. programLogs</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>array</td>
<td>Changes the log level of sensor.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. .. startNow</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td>If <code>true</code>, then log level change will be initiated instantly.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. .. startAt</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>The time at which the log level change will be initiated</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. .. timezone</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Time zone for the sensor to start the debug log.<br><strong>Format:</strong> GMT + your timezone offset.<br><strong>Example:</strong> <code>-8#pacifictime</code></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

## Response parameters

<table class="params-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>error</td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Includes the error code, if any.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>data</td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Object container for response, if any.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>