Updates the description of a specified CMK.

This operation replaces the description of the CMK (the Description value in DescribeKey) with the value that you specify. You can add, modify, or delete the description of the CMK through this operation.

Debugging

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Request parameters

Parameter Type Required Example Description
Action String Yes UpdateKeyDescription

The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to UpdateKeyDescription.
Description String Yes key description example

The description of the CMK. This description includes the purpose of the CMK, such as the types of data that you want to protect and applications that can use the CMK.

KeyId String Yes 1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-12345678****

The globally unique ID of the CMK.

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
RequestId String 3455b9b4-95c1-419d-b310-db6a53b09a39

The ID of the request.

Examples

Sample requests

https://kms.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/?Action=UpdateKeyDescription
&Description=key description example
&KeyId=1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-12345678****
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success responses

XML format 

<KMS>
   <RequestId>3455b9b4-95c1-419d-b310-db6a53b09a39</RequestId>
</KMS>

JSON format 

{
	"RequestId": "3455b9b4-95c1-419d-b310-db6a53b09a39"
}

Error codes

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