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title: Updating a Channel(Self Update)
slug: investor-onboarding-io/updating-a-channelself-update
description: Learn how to update channel properties using the self-update API. This document provides step-by-step instructions on how to access the API endpoint, required headers, and request type. Find out which properties can be updated, including usernames, passwo
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createdAt: 2023-06-19T11:26:18.000Z
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The self-update on the channel is to be used by a channel to update itself. A particular channel can use the self-update API to update properties like passwords, emails and other properties not controlled by the parent. Parent-controlled properties include properties like active boolean and other allowances granted by the parent.

## Endpoint

/api/channels/**….your-channel-id….**

The channel-id is the userID that you get from the login call as described above.

## Request Type

PUT

## Headers

Content-type: “**application/json**” -> This is constant

Authorization: “your access token” -> You will receive the access token from the login API call as described above.

## Allowed Properties for Updation

```json
{
    "product_productId": ".........",
    "product_customerId": ".........",
    "product_accessToken": ".........",
    "control_active": true,
    "control_allowedCount": 20,
    "control_updateProductInfo": true,
    "control_selfUpdation": true,
    "control_updateControls": true,
    "control_createChildren": true,
    "control_enableFrontendURLs": false,
    "disableEmailFromAmc": false,
    "username": ".........",
    "password": ".........",
    "email": ".........",
    "callbackOnAction": {
        "accepted": "...",
        "rejected": "...",
        "draft": "..."
    },
     "pageCallbackUrl": {
        "identity": ".....",
        "address": ".....",
        "corraddress": ".....",
        "bankaccount": ".....",
        "documents": ".....",
        "fatca": ".....",
        "signature": ".....",
        "photo": ".....",
        "video": ".....",
        "contract": ".....",
        "submit" : "....."
    }
}
```

**The API accepts the following properties as detailed in the table below:**

| **Property**                | **Data Type** | **Example Values**     |
| --------------------------- | ------------- | ---------------------- |
| username                    | String        | username               |
| password                    | String        | password               |
| email                       | String        | email                  |
| product\_productId          | String        | investorOnbaording     |
| product\_customerId         | String        | 5219872648addff        |
| product\_accessToken        | String        | whr320jrehbfdvipkqwmnh |
| control\_active             | Boolean       | true/false             |
| control\_allowedCount       | Integer       | Integer                |
| control\_updateProductInfo  | Boolean       | true/false             |
| control\_selfUpdation       | Boolean       | true/false             |
| control\_updateControls     | Boolean       | true/false             |
| control\_createChildren     | Boolean       | true/false             |
| control\_enableFrontendURLs | Boolean       | true/false             |
| disableEmailFromAmc         | Boolean       | true/false             |
| callbackOnAction            | Object        |                        |
| pageCallbackUrl             | Object        |                        |

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