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Update Environment

BetaEnvironment Beta.Environments.Update(parameters, cancellationToken = default)
POST/v1/environments/{environment_id}

Update an existing environment's configuration.

Parameters
EnvironmentUpdateParams parameters
required string environmentID⁠Path parameter
Config? config

Updated environment configuration

class BetaCloudConfigParams { Type = "cloud"; Networking; Packages; }

Request params for cloud environment configuration.

Fields default to null; on update, omitted fields preserve the existing value.

class BetaSelfHostedConfigParams { Type = "self_hosted"; }

Request params for self_hosted environment configuration.

JsonElement Type = "self_hosted"

Environment type

string? description

Updated description of the environment. Omit to preserve; null clears to null; an empty string is stored as an empty string.

maxLength1024
IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> metadata

User-provided metadata key-value pairs. Set a value to null or empty string to delete the key.

string? name

Updated name for the environment

minLength1
maxLength256
Scope? scope

The visibility scope for this environment. 'organization' makes the environment visible to all accounts. 'account' restricts visibility to the owning account only.

Organization("organization")
Account("account")
IReadOnlyList<AnthropicBeta> betas⁠Header parameter

Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.

MessageBatches2024_09_24("message-batches-2024-09-24")
PromptCaching2024_07_31("prompt-caching-2024-07-31")
ComputerUse2024_10_22("computer-use-2024-10-22")
ComputerUse2025_01_24("computer-use-2025-01-24")
Pdfs2024_09_25("pdfs-2024-09-25")
TokenCounting2024_11_01("token-counting-2024-11-01")
TokenEfficientTools2025_02_19("token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19")
Output128k2025_02_19("output-128k-2025-02-19")
FilesApi2025_04_14("files-api-2025-04-14")
McpClient2025_04_04("mcp-client-2025-04-04")
McpClient2025_11_20("mcp-client-2025-11-20")
DevFullThinking2025_05_14("dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14")
InterleavedThinking2025_05_14("interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14")
CodeExecution2025_05_22("code-execution-2025-05-22")
ExtendedCacheTtl2025_04_11("extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11")
Context1m2025_08_07("context-1m-2025-08-07")
ContextManagement2025_06_27("context-management-2025-06-27")
ModelContextWindowExceeded2025_08_26("model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26")
Skills2025_10_02("skills-2025-10-02")
FastMode2026_02_01("fast-mode-2026-02-01")
Output300k2026_03_24("output-300k-2026-03-24")
UserProfiles2026_03_24("user-profiles-2026-03-24")
UserProfiles2026_08_18("user-profiles-2026-08-18")
UserProfiles2026_09_04("user-profiles-2026-09-04")
AdvisorTool2026_03_01("advisor-tool-2026-03-01")
ManagedAgents2026_04_01("managed-agents-2026-04-01")
CacheDiagnosis2026_04_07("cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07")
Dreaming2026_04_21("dreaming-2026-04-21")
ThinkingTokenCount2026_05_13("thinking-token-count-2026-05-13")
ServerSideFallback2026_06_01("server-side-fallback-2026-06-01")
ServerSideFallback2026_07_01("server-side-fallback-2026-07-01")
FallbackCredit2026_06_01("fallback-credit-2026-06-01")
FallbackCredit2026_07_01("fallback-credit-2026-07-01")
AgentMemory2026_07_22("agent-memory-2026-07-22")
MidConversationToolChanges2026_07_01("mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01")
Compact2026_01_12("compact-2026-01-12")
ComputerUse2025_11_24("computer-use-2025-11-24")
McpTunnels2026_06_22("mcp-tunnels-2026-06-22")
StructuredOutputs2025_11_13("structured-outputs-2025-11-13")
TaskBudgets2026_03_13("task-budgets-2026-03-13")
ThinkingDisplayUpdates2026_08_18("thinking-display-updates-2026-08-18")
CEUserManagement2026_07_13("ce-user-management-2026-07-13")
MidConversationOutputConfig2026_07_01("mid-conversation-output-config-2026-07-01")
ThinkingBindingControls2026_08_01("thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01")
MidConversationSystemClearAt2026_08_21("mid-conversation-system-clear-at-2026-08-21")
Compact2026_09_04("compact-2026-09-04")
InlineTools2026_09_15("inline-tools-2026-09-15")
McpClient2026_09_15("mcp-client-2026-09-15")
CEPlugins2026_09_01("ce-plugins-2026-09-01")
SpendLimitReads2026_09_26("spend-limit-reads-2026-09-26")
TelemetryDestinations2026_08_11("telemetry-destinations-2026-08-11")
Webhooks2026_10_07("webhooks-2026-10-07")
MessageThreads2026_08_12("message-threads-2026-08-12")
AnalyticsUsageCost2026_08_24("analytics-usage-cost-2026-08-24")
ExperimentalClaudeTag2026_10_21("experimental-claude-tag-2026-10-21")
string workspaceID⁠Header parameter

Optional header to select the Workspace for this request. The value is a Workspace ID (for example, wrkspc_011CZkZaBF1tNoB5wlCeusgy).

Only needed for credentials that can act on more than one Workspace. A credential that belongs to a specific Workspace may omit it; if sent, it must match that Workspace.

Returns
class BetaEnvironment { Type = "environment"; ID; ArchivedAt; /* 7 more */ }

Unified Environment resource for both cloud and self-hosted environments.

Update Environment
using System;
using Anthropic.Models.Beta.Environments;

EnvironmentUpdateParams parameters = new()
{
    EnvironmentID = "env_011CZkZ9X2dpNyB7HsEFoRfW"
};

var betaEnvironment = await client.Beta.Environments.Update(parameters);

Console.WriteLine(betaEnvironment);
Returns Examples
Response 200
{
  "id": "env_011CZkZ9X2dpNyB7HsEFoRfW",
  "archived_at": null,
  "config": {
    "networking": {
      "allow_mcp_servers": false,
      "allow_package_managers": true,
      "allowed_hosts": [
        "api.example.com"
      ],
      "type": "limited"
    },
    "packages": {
      "apt": [
        "string"
      ],
      "cargo": [
        "string"
      ],
      "gem": [
        "string"
      ],
      "go": [
        "string"
      ],
      "npm": [
        "string"
      ],
      "pip": [
        "pandas",
        "numpy"
      ],
      "type": "packages"
    },
    "type": "cloud"
  },
  "created_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
  "description": "Python environment with data-analysis packages.",
  "metadata": {},
  "name": "python-data-analysis",
  "type": "environment",
  "updated_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
  "scope": "organization"
}