Update a data model external data model's object

Available since Strategy ONE (January 2026)

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This workflow sample demonstrates how to update an external data model's object through the Modeling service.

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Get the project ID from GET /api/projects.

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Changesets are used in this workflow. For information on how to create and use changesets, see Changesets.

You can update an external data model's object in a data model using the following endpoint: PATCH /api/model/dataModels/{dataModelId}/externalDataModels/{externalDataModelId}/objects/{objectId}. Only "hidden" and "alias" fields can be modified by this API.

Sample Request Header:

"accept": "application/json"
"X-MSTR-AuthToken": "o0ak9privdo27nfo798j40m8aa"
"X-MSTR-MS-Changeset": "805C5F3FB78A436FAE37C943471C24AD"

Sample Request Body:

{
  "hidden": true,
  "alias": "Churn Alias"
}

Sample Curl:

curl -X PATCH "https://demo.microstrategy.com/MicroStrategyLibrary/api/model/dataModels/04DCF4F028354FC0AE4B8120CB1983A6/externalDataModels/AE2FC8E446B14162BF2BCAC64981D5A2/objects/B44A2F49F6B6441796FCA511F1BBFDA5" -H "accept: application/json" -H "X-MSTR-AuthToken: o0ak9privdo27nfo798j40m8aa" -H "X-MSTR-MS-Changeset: 805C5F3FB78A436FAE37C943471C24AD" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"hidden":true,"alias":"Churn Alias"}'

Sample Response Body:

{
  "objectId": "B44A2F49F6B6441796FCA511F1BBFDA5",
  "subType": "attribute",
  "name": "Churn",
  "hidden": true,
  "alias": "Churn Alias"
}

Response Code: 200 (External data model's object is updated successfully in the changeset.)