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# Update ServiceNow credentials

`PUT https://api.pagerduty.com/enrichment/integrations/servicenow/credentials/{credentials_id}`

Updates the ServiceNow credentials. Supports partial updates — only the fields provided in the request are changed. If a password is provided, it replaces the stored password. The password is never returned.

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Scoped OAuth requires: `contextual_data.write`

## Authorization

- **api_key** (apiKey) — `Authorization` header. The API Key with format `Token token=<API_KEY>`

## Path parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `credentials_id` | string | yes | Base32-encoded UUID v7 (26 uppercase alphanumeric characters) identifying the ServiceNow credentials. |

## Header parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `Accept` | string | yes | The `Accept` header is used as a versioning header. Default: `application/vnd.pagerduty+json;version=2`. |

## Request body (`application/json`) — required

The credential fields to update. Supports partial updates — only the fields provided are changed.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `credentials` | object | yes |  |
| `credentials.id` | string |  | Base32-encoded UUID v7 (26 uppercase alphanumeric characters) identifying the credentials. Read-only. |
| `credentials.instance_endpoint` | string |  | The ServiceNow instance URL (for example, `https://your-instance.service-now.com`). |
| `credentials.user` | string |  | The ServiceNow username used to authenticate API requests. The user must have read access to the configured CMDB tables. |
| `credentials.password` | string |  | The ServiceNow password. Only accepted in requests and never returned in responses. Write-only. |
| `credentials.created_at` | string (date-time) |  | The date/time the credentials were created. Read-only. |
| `credentials.updated_at` | string (date-time) |  | The date/time the credentials were last updated. Read-only. |
| `credentials.deleted_at` | string \| null (date-time) |  | The date/time the credentials were deleted, or `null` if they have not been deleted. Read-only. |

Example: Update ServiceNow credentials

```json
{
  "credentials": {
    "instance_endpoint": "https://your-instance.service-now.com",
    "password": "YOUR_NEW_SERVICENOW_PASSWORD"
  }
}
```

## Response 200

The ServiceNow credentials were updated successfully. The password is never returned.

### `application/json`

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `credentials` | object |  | Same fields as `credentials` above. |

Example: Example Response

```json
{
  "credentials": {
    "id": "01HV2C3D4E5F6G7H8J9K0LMNPQ",
    "instance_endpoint": "https://your-instance.service-now.com",
    "user": "integration_user",
    "created_at": "2026-06-30T18:20:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-06-30T21:00:00Z",
    "deleted_at": null
  }
}
```

## Response 400

Caller provided invalid arguments. Please review the response for error details. Retrying with the same arguments will *not* work.

### `application/json`

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `error` | object |  |  |
| `error.code` | integer |  | Read-only. |
| `error.message` | string |  | Error message string. Read-only. |
| `error.errors` | array of string |  | Read-only. |

## Response 401

Caller did not supply credentials or did not provide the correct credentials.
If you are using an API key, it may be invalid or your Authorization header may be malformed.

### `application/json`

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `error` | object |  |  |
| `error.code` | integer |  | Read-only. |
| `error.message` | string |  | Error message string. Read-only. |
| `error.errors` | array of string |  | Read-only. |

## Response 403

Caller is not authorized to view the requested resource.
While your authentication is valid, the authenticated user or token does not have permission to perform this action.

### `application/json`

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `error` | object |  |  |
| `error.code` | integer |  | Read-only. |
| `error.message` | string |  | Error message string. Read-only. |
| `error.errors` | array of string |  | Read-only. |

## Response 404

The requested resource was not found.

### `application/json`

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `error` | object |  |  |
| `error.code` | integer |  | Read-only. |
| `error.message` | string |  | Error message string. Read-only. |
| `error.errors` | array of string |  | Read-only. |

## Response 429

Too many requests have been made, the rate limit has been reached.

### `application/json`

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `error` | object |  |  |
| `error.code` | integer |  | Read-only. |
| `error.message` | string |  | Error message string. Read-only. |
| `error.errors` | array of string |  | Read-only. |

## Response 500

Internal Server Error the PagerDuty server experienced an error.

### `application/json`

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `error` | object |  |  |
| `error.code` | integer |  | Read-only. |
| `error.message` | string |  | Error message string. Read-only. |
| `error.errors` | array of string |  | Read-only. |

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