Updated on 2026-09-23 GMT+08:00

Updating the Brief Information on an Image Repository

Function

Update the brief information on an image in an organization of a tenant, including the category, is_public, and description.

Constraints

None

Calling Method

For details, see Calling APIs.

Authorization Information

Each account has all the permissions required to call all APIs, but IAM users must be assigned the required permissions.

  • If you are using role/policy-based authorization, see Permissions Policies and Supported Actions for details on the required permissions.
  • If you are using identity policy-based authorization, the following identity policy-based permissions are required.

    Action

    Access Level

    Resource Type (*: required)

    Condition Key

    Alias

    Dependencies

    swr:repo:updateRepo

    Write

    repo *

    -

    -

    -

    -

    swr:AllowPublicAccess

URI

PATCH /v2/manage/namespaces/{namespace}/repos/{repository}

Table 1 Path Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

namespace

Yes

String

Organization name. The name contains 1 to 64 characters, starting with a lowercase letter and ending with a lowercase letter or digit. Only lowercase letters, digits, periods (.), underscores (_), and hyphens (-) are allowed. Periods, underscores, and hyphens cannot be placed next to each other. A maximum of two consecutive underscores are allowed. If the parameter value contains a slash (/), replace it with a dollar sign ($) before sending the request.

repository

Yes

String

Image repository name. Enter 1 to 128 characters, starting and ending with a lowercase letter or digit. Only lowercase letters, digits, periods (.), slashes (/), underscores (_), and hyphens (-) are allowed. Periods, slashes, underscores, and hyphens cannot be placed next to each other. A maximum of two consecutive underscores are allowed.

Request Parameters

Table 2 Request header parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

Content-Type

Yes

String

Message body type (format). Possible values:

application/json;charset=utf-8

application/json

X-Auth-Token

Yes

String

User token.

It can be obtained by calling the IAM API used to obtain a user token. The value of X-Subject-Token in the response header is the user token.

Table 3 Request body parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

is_public

Yes

Boolean

Whether the repository is a public repository. When the value is true, it indicates the repository is public. When the value is false, it indicates the repository is private.

category

No

String

Repository type. The value can be app_server, linux, framework_app, database, lang, other, windows, or arm.

description

No

String

Brief description of the image repository

Response Parameters

Status code: 201

None

Example Requests

PATCH https://{endpoint}/v2/manage/namespaces/{namespace}/repos/{repository}

{
  "category" : "database",
  "description" : "this is a busybox repository",
  "is_public" : false
}

Example Responses

None

SDK Sample Code

The SDK sample code is as follows.

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package com.huaweicloud.sdk.test;

import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.auth.ICredential;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.auth.BasicCredentials;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.ConnectionException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.RequestTimeoutException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.ServiceResponseException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.swr.v2.region.SwrRegion;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.swr.v2.*;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.swr.v2.model.*;


public class UpdateRepoSolution {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
        // In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
        String ak = System.getenv("CLOUD_SDK_AK");
        String sk = System.getenv("CLOUD_SDK_SK");

        ICredential auth = new BasicCredentials()
                .withAk(ak)
                .withSk(sk);

        SwrClient client = SwrClient.newBuilder()
                .withCredential(auth)
                .withRegion(SwrRegion.valueOf("<YOUR REGION>"))
                .build();
        UpdateRepoRequest request = new UpdateRepoRequest();
        request.withNamespace("{namespace}");
        request.withRepository("{repository}");
        UpdateRepoRequestBody body = new UpdateRepoRequestBody();
        body.withDescription("this is a busybox repository");
        body.withCategory(UpdateRepoRequestBody.UpdateRepoRequestBody.fromValue("database"));
        body.withIsPublic(false);
        request.withBody(body);
        try {
            UpdateRepoResponse response = client.updateRepo(request);
            System.out.println(response.toString());
        } catch (ConnectionException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (RequestTimeoutException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (ServiceResponseException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            System.out.println(e.getHttpStatusCode());
            System.out.println(e.getRequestId());
            System.out.println(e.getErrorCode());
            System.out.println(e.getErrorMsg());
        }
    }
}
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# coding: utf-8

import os
from huaweicloudsdkcore.auth.credentials import BasicCredentials
from huaweicloudsdkswr.v2.region.swr_region import SwrRegion
from huaweicloudsdkcore.exceptions import exceptions
from huaweicloudsdkswr.v2 import *

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
    # In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
    ak = os.environ["CLOUD_SDK_AK"]
    sk = os.environ["CLOUD_SDK_SK"]

    credentials = BasicCredentials(ak, sk)

    client = SwrClient.new_builder() \
        .with_credentials(credentials) \
        .with_region(SwrRegion.value_of("<YOUR REGION>")) \
        .build()

    try:
        request = UpdateRepoRequest()
        request.namespace = "{namespace}"
        request.repository = "{repository}"
        request.body = UpdateRepoRequestBody(
            description="this is a busybox repository",
            category="database",
            is_public=False
        )
        response = client.update_repo(request)
        print(response)
    except exceptions.ClientRequestException as e:
        print(e.status_code)
        print(e.request_id)
        print(e.error_code)
        print(e.error_msg)
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package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/core/auth/basic"
    swr "github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/swr/v2"
	"github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/swr/v2/model"
    region "github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/swr/v2/region"
)

func main() {
    // The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
    // In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
    ak := os.Getenv("CLOUD_SDK_AK")
    sk := os.Getenv("CLOUD_SDK_SK")

    auth, err := basic.NewCredentialsBuilder().
        WithAk(ak).
        WithSk(sk).
        SafeBuild()

    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
        return
    }

    hcClient, err := swr.SwrClientBuilder().
         WithRegion(region.ValueOf("<YOUR REGION>")).
         WithCredential(auth).
         SafeBuild()


    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
        return
    }

    client := swr.NewSwrClient(hcClient)

    request := &model.UpdateRepoRequest{}
	request.Namespace = "{namespace}"
	request.Repository = "{repository}"
	descriptionUpdateRepoRequestBody:= "this is a busybox repository"
	categoryUpdateRepoRequestBody:= model.GetUpdateRepoRequestBodyCategoryEnum().DATABASE
	request.Body = &model.UpdateRepoRequestBody{
		Description: &descriptionUpdateRepoRequestBody,
		Category: &categoryUpdateRepoRequestBody,
		IsPublic: false,
	}
	response, err := client.UpdateRepo(request)
	if err == nil {
        fmt.Printf("%+v\n", response)
    } else {
        fmt.Println(err)
    }
}

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Status Codes

Status Code

Description

201

The brief information on the image is successfully updated.

400

An request error occurred.

401

The authentication failed.

404

The image repository does not exist.

500

An internal error occurred.

Error Codes

See Error Codes.