# Update algorithm by name

Endpoint: PUT /algorithms/{algorithmName}
Version: 5.1.42
Security: api_key

## Path parameters:

  - `algorithmName` (string, required)
    The name of the algorithm to update

## Request fields (application/json):

  - `algorithmName` (string, required)
    Equivalent to the algorithm name saved by the user through the GUI. For out of the box algo, this represents algorithm code.
    Example: "SimpleMaskingAlgorithm"

  - `algorithmType` (string, required)
    The type of algorithm
    Enum: "BINARY_LOOKUP", "CLEANSING", "COMPONENT", "CUSTOM_ALGORITHM", "DATE", "LOOKUP", "MAPPING", "MINMAX", "MISC", "REDACTION", "SEGMENT", "TOKENIZATION"

  - `description` (string)
    The description of the algorithm
    Example: "This is a simple algorithm that serves as an example for the API. The frameworkId value may vary by engine."

  - `frameworkId` (integer)
    The algorithm framework id
    Example: 3

  - `fields` (array)

  - `algorithmExtension` (object)
    Example: {"lookupFile":{"uri":"delphix-file://upload/f_a0c6c02dac4a4303a26ea5418fb72d5b/example.txt"}}

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `asyncTaskId` (integer)
    The ID of the AsyncTask. This field will be generated by the Masking Engine.
    Example: 1

  - `operation` (string)
    The type of operation that the AsyncTask is performing.
    Enum: "ADD_MAPPINGS", "ALGORITHM_CREATE", "ALGORITHM_MIGRATE", "ALGORITHM_UPDATE", "DATAFILE_BULK_UPDATE", "ENCRYPTION_KEY_CREATE", "EXPORT", "EXPORT_CLASSIFIER_FILES", "EXPORT_MAPPINGS", "EXPORT_PROFILE_SET", "EXPORT_SL_VALUES", "IMPORT", "RULESET_REFRESH", "TABLE_BULK_UPDATE", "MAINFRAME_DATASET_BULK_UPDATE", "SUPPORT_BUNDLE_GENERATE"

  - `reference` (string)
    The reference for the AsyncTask. An example of a reference is the ruleset ID for a RULESET_REFRESH operation.
    Example: 13

  - `status` (string)
    The status of the AsyncTask in regard to its completion.
    Enum: "CANCELLED", "FAILED", "RUNNING", "SUCCEEDED", "WAITING"

  - `startTime` (string)
    The date and time that this AsyncTask was started.

  - `endTime` (string)
    The date and time that this AsyncTask completed.

  - `cancellable` (boolean)
    True if the AsyncTask can be cancelled, false otherwise.

  - `exceptionDetail` (string)
    The details associated with the Java exception that caused this async task to fail, if applicable.


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