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

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

Use this endpoint to update or modify the basic sensor settings.

## Example requests and responses

## cURL

```bash
curl --location --request POST 'https://daas.digicert.com/apicontroller/v1/sensor/updateSensorDetails' \
--header 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "updatePreference": "0",
    "sensorName": "81MaySensor-test",
    "licenseKey": "984A6B3F786A3C14",
    "accountId": 5153184,
    "emailAddresses": "cc.admin@cert-testing.com",
    "divisionId": 677793
}'
```

## 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>updatePreference</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Sensor upgrade preference.<br><code>0</code> Automatic upgrade.<br><code>1</code> Manual upgrade.<br>Manually upgrade the sensor from the UI.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>sensorName</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Friendly name the administrator set for the sensor.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>licenseKey</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Sensor license key to create scan.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>accountId</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>Account ID.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>emailAddresses</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Email address for the contact associated with the sensor.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>divisionId</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>Division ID.</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>