- URL:
 - https://[root]/portals/[portalID]/roles/[roleID]/update
 - Methods:
 POST
Example usage
The following is a sample ArcGIS Online POST request for the update operation:
POST /sharing/rest/portals/0123456789ABCDEF/roles/D8HCHQ4MmQb1bgC5/update HTTP/1.1
Host: org.arcgis.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: []
name=Custom User Role&description=Custom user role for your organization&f=pjsonThe following is a sample ArcGIS Enterprise POST request for the update operation:
POST /webadaptor/sharing/rest/portals/0123456789ABCDEF/roles//D8HCHQ4MmQb1bgC5/update HTTP/1.1
Host: machine.domain.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: []
name=Custom User Role&description=Custom user role for your organization&f=pjsonDescription
The update operation allows default organization administrators to update properties of a custom role.
Request parameters
| Parameter | Details | 
|---|---|
  | The name for the role to be updated. Example  | 
  | The description for the role to be updated. Example  | 
  | The response format. The default format is  Values:   | 
Response properties
| Property | Details | 
|---|---|
  | Indicates if the operation was successful.  | 
JSON Response syntax
{
  "success": <true | false>
}JSON Response example
{
  "success": true
}