title	Update legalHold
description	Update the properties of a legalHold object.
ms.localizationpriority	medium
author	mahage-msft
ms.subservice	ediscovery
doc_type	apiPageType
ms.date	06/25/2024

Update legalHold

Namespace: microsoft.graph.ediscovery

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Update the properties of a legalHold object.

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Permissions

Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.

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HTTP request

PATCH /compliance/ediscovery/cases/{caseId}/legalHolds/{legalholdId}

Request headers

Name	Description
Authorization	Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.
Content-Type	application/json. Required.

Request body

In the request body, supply the values for relevant fields that should be updated. Existing properties that aren't included in the request body maintain their previous values or are recalculated based on changes to other property values. For best performance, don't include existing values that haven't changed.

Property	Type	Description
description	String	The legal hold description.
displayName	String	The display name of the legal hold.
isEnabled	Boolean	Indicates whether the hold is enabled and actively holding content.

Response

If successful, this action returns a 204 No Content response code.

Examples

Request

HTTP

PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/compliance/ediscovery/cases/{caseId}/legalHolds/{legalholdId}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "description": "This is a description for a legalHold"
}