---
title: Update Service Account
url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/go/beta/organization/service_accounts/update
---

# Update Service Account

`client.Beta.Organization.ServiceAccounts.Update(ctx, serviceAccountID, params) (*BetaServiceAccount, error)`

**POST** `/v1/organizations/service_accounts/{service_account_id}`

**Requires an OAuth access token with the `org:admin` scope**, from `ant auth login --scope org:admin` or a workload identity federation rule; Admin API keys are not accepted. See [Manage WIF with the Admin API](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/manage-claude/wif-admin-api?sdk_languages=go).

Update a service account.

Only `description` and `organization_role` are mutable; `name` cannot be
changed. Archived service accounts cannot be updated; this returns 400.
Setting `organization_role` to `admin` (even when unchanged) requires an
interactive credential (a user OAuth token or a Console session).

## Parameters

- `serviceAccountID string` (path parameter)

  ID of the service account to update.

- `params BetaOrganizationServiceAccountUpdateParams`

  - `Description param.Opt[string] Optional`

    Replaces the description. Omit to leave unchanged; send `null` to clear (the field is stored as an empty string).

    maxLength: 2000

  - `OrganizationRole BetaOrganizationServiceAccountUpdateParamsOrganizationRole Optional`

    Replaces the org-level role. Omit or send `null` to leave unchanged.

    - `const BetaOrganizationServiceAccountUpdateParamsOrganizationRoleAdmin BetaOrganizationServiceAccountUpdateParamsOrganizationRole = "admin"`

    - `const BetaOrganizationServiceAccountUpdateParamsOrganizationRoleDeveloper BetaOrganizationServiceAccountUpdateParamsOrganizationRole = "developer"`

  - `Betas []AnthropicBeta Optional` (header parameter)

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

    - `const AnthropicBetaMessageBatches2024_09_24 AnthropicBeta = "message-batches-2024-09-24"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaPromptCaching2024_07_31 AnthropicBeta = "prompt-caching-2024-07-31"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaComputerUse2024_10_22 AnthropicBeta = "computer-use-2024-10-22"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaComputerUse2025_01_24 AnthropicBeta = "computer-use-2025-01-24"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaPDFs2024_09_25 AnthropicBeta = "pdfs-2024-09-25"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaTokenCounting2024_11_01 AnthropicBeta = "token-counting-2024-11-01"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaTokenEfficientTools2025_02_19 AnthropicBeta = "token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaOutput128k2025_02_19 AnthropicBeta = "output-128k-2025-02-19"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaFilesAPI2025_04_14 AnthropicBeta = "files-api-2025-04-14"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaMCPClient2025_04_04 AnthropicBeta = "mcp-client-2025-04-04"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaMCPClient2025_11_20 AnthropicBeta = "mcp-client-2025-11-20"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaDevFullThinking2025_05_14 AnthropicBeta = "dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaInterleavedThinking2025_05_14 AnthropicBeta = "interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaCodeExecution2025_05_22 AnthropicBeta = "code-execution-2025-05-22"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaExtendedCacheTTL2025_04_11 AnthropicBeta = "extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaContext1m2025_08_07 AnthropicBeta = "context-1m-2025-08-07"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaContextManagement2025_06_27 AnthropicBeta = "context-management-2025-06-27"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaModelContextWindowExceeded2025_08_26 AnthropicBeta = "model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaSkills2025_10_02 AnthropicBeta = "skills-2025-10-02"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaFastMode2026_02_01 AnthropicBeta = "fast-mode-2026-02-01"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaOutput300k2026_03_24 AnthropicBeta = "output-300k-2026-03-24"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaUserProfiles2026_03_24 AnthropicBeta = "user-profiles-2026-03-24"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaUserProfiles2026_08_18 AnthropicBeta = "user-profiles-2026-08-18"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaUserProfiles2026_09_04 AnthropicBeta = "user-profiles-2026-09-04"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaAdvisorTool2026_03_01 AnthropicBeta = "advisor-tool-2026-03-01"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaManagedAgents2026_04_01 AnthropicBeta = "managed-agents-2026-04-01"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaCacheDiagnosis2026_04_07 AnthropicBeta = "cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaDreaming2026_04_21 AnthropicBeta = "dreaming-2026-04-21"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaThinkingTokenCount2026_05_13 AnthropicBeta = "thinking-token-count-2026-05-13"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaServerSideFallback2026_06_01 AnthropicBeta = "server-side-fallback-2026-06-01"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaServerSideFallback2026_07_01 AnthropicBeta = "server-side-fallback-2026-07-01"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaFallbackCredit2026_06_01 AnthropicBeta = "fallback-credit-2026-06-01"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaFallbackCredit2026_07_01 AnthropicBeta = "fallback-credit-2026-07-01"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaAgentMemory2026_07_22 AnthropicBeta = "agent-memory-2026-07-22"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaMidConversationToolChanges2026_07_01 AnthropicBeta = "mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaCompact2026_01_12 AnthropicBeta = "compact-2026-01-12"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaComputerUse2025_11_24 AnthropicBeta = "computer-use-2025-11-24"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaMCPTunnels2026_06_22 AnthropicBeta = "mcp-tunnels-2026-06-22"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaStructuredOutputs2025_11_13 AnthropicBeta = "structured-outputs-2025-11-13"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaTaskBudgets2026_03_13 AnthropicBeta = "task-budgets-2026-03-13"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaThinkingDisplayUpdates2026_08_18 AnthropicBeta = "thinking-display-updates-2026-08-18"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaCEUserManagement2026_07_13 AnthropicBeta = "ce-user-management-2026-07-13"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaMidConversationOutputConfig2026_07_01 AnthropicBeta = "mid-conversation-output-config-2026-07-01"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaThinkingBindingControls2026_08_01 AnthropicBeta = "thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaMidConversationSystemClearAt2026_08_21 AnthropicBeta = "mid-conversation-system-clear-at-2026-08-21"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaCompact2026_09_04 AnthropicBeta = "compact-2026-09-04"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaInlineTools2026_09_15 AnthropicBeta = "inline-tools-2026-09-15"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaMCPClient2026_09_15 AnthropicBeta = "mcp-client-2026-09-15"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaCEPlugins2026_09_01 AnthropicBeta = "ce-plugins-2026-09-01"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaSpendLimitReads2026_09_26 AnthropicBeta = "spend-limit-reads-2026-09-26"`

    - `const AnthropicBetaTelemetryDestinations2026_08_11 AnthropicBeta = "telemetry-destinations-2026-08-11"`

## Returns

- `type BetaServiceAccount`

  Named non-human identity within the caller's organization.

  A service account is a pure identity: name + org. Authorization lives on
  whatever references it (federation rules).

  - `Type ServiceAccount`

    default: service_account

  - `ID string`

    Tagged ID of the service account.

  - `ArchivedAt Time`

    If set, this service account is archived.

    format: date-time

  - `ArchivedByActorID string`

    Tagged ID (`user_`/`svac_`) of the actor that archived this service account.

  - `CreatedAt Time`

    When this service account was created.

    format: date-time

  - `CreatedByActorID string`

    Tagged ID (`user_`/`svac_`) of the actor that created this service account.

  - `Description string`

    Optional free-text description.

  - `Name string`

    Admin-chosen slug identifier.

  - `OrganizationRole BetaServiceAccountOrganizationRole`

    Org-level role. A federation rule may only be created or retargeted to grant `org:admin` scope when this is `admin`. A rule granting `org:admin` whose target is later demoted to `developer` is rejected at token exchange. Rules granting `org:admin` are managed in the Console.

    - `const BetaServiceAccountOrganizationRoleAdmin BetaServiceAccountOrganizationRole = "admin"`

    - `const BetaServiceAccountOrganizationRoleDeveloper BetaServiceAccountOrganizationRole = "developer"`

  - `UpdatedAt Time`

    When this service account was last updated.

    format: date-time

  - `UpdatedByActorID string`

    Tagged ID (`user_`/`svac_`) of the actor that last updated this service account.

## Example

```go
package main

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"

	"github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-go"
	"github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-go/option"
)

func main() {
	client := anthropic.NewClient(
		option.WithAPIKey("my-anthropic-api-key"),
	)
	betaServiceAccount, err := client.Beta.Organization.ServiceAccounts.Update(
		context.TODO(),
		"service_account_id",
		anthropic.BetaOrganizationServiceAccountUpdateParams{},
	)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err.Error())
	}
	fmt.Printf("%+v\n", betaServiceAccount.ID)
}
```

### Response (200)

```json
{
  "id": "svac_01SDCCSbTxrXDpWc1phhtcfK",
  "archived_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "archived_by_actor_id": "archived_by_actor_id",
  "created_at": "2024-10-30T23:58:27.427722Z",
  "created_by_actor_id": "created_by_actor_id",
  "description": "description",
  "name": "ci-deploy-bot",
  "organization_role": "admin",
  "type": "service_account",
  "updated_at": "2024-10-30T23:58:27.427722Z",
  "updated_by_actor_id": "updated_by_actor_id"
}
```