---
title: "PATCH /v2/{+name}"
method: PATCH
path: "/v2/{+name}"
tags: ["organizations"]
---

# PATCH /v2/{+name}

`PATCH /v2/{+name}`

Updates a custom constraint. Returns a `google.rpc.Status` with `google.rpc.Code.NOT_FOUND` if the constraint does not exist. Note: the supplied policy will perform a full overwrite of all fields.

## Path parameters

- `name` string, required

## Query parameters

- `updateMask` string

## Request body

- GoogleCloudOrgpolicyV2CustomConstraint — A custom constraint defined by customers which can *only* be applied to the given resource types and organization. By creating a custom constraint, customers can apply policies of this custom constraint. *Creating a custom constraint itself does NOT apply any policy enforcement*.
  - `methodTypes` string[] — All the operations being applied for this constraint.
  - `condition` string — A Common Expression Language (CEL) condition which is used in the evaluation of the constraint. For example: `resource.instanceName.matches("(production|test)_(.+_)?[\d]+")` or, `resource.management.auto_upgrade == true` The max length of the condition is 1000 characters.
  - `name` string — Immutable. Name of the constraint. This is unique within the organization. The name must be of the form: * `organizations/{organization_id}/customConstraints/{custom_constraint_id}` Example: `organizations/123/customConstraints/custom.createOnlyE2TypeVms` The max length is 71 characters and the minimum length is 1. Note that the prefix `organizations/{organization_id}/customConstraints/custom.` is not counted.
  - `description` string — Detailed information about this custom policy constraint. The max length of the description is 2000 characters.
  - `actionType` 'ACTION_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED' | 'ALLOW' | 'DENY' — Allow or deny type.
  - `displayName` string — One line display name for the UI. The max length of the display_name is 200 characters.
  - `updateTime` string, google-datetime — Output only. The last time this custom constraint was updated. This represents the last time that the `CreateCustomConstraint` or `UpdateCustomConstraint` methods were called.
  - `resourceTypes` string[] — Immutable. The resource instance type on which this policy applies. Format will be of the form : `/` Example: * `compute.googleapis.com/Instance`.

## Response `200`

Successful response

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[API](https://skmtc.net/google/apis/orgpolicy.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/google/apis/orgpolicy/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/google/orgpolicy/versions/44890469200f/schema)