---
id: update
title: 'Modify data: update()'
slug: update
custom_edit_url: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/edit/master/spec/supabase_js_v1_legacy.yml
---

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Performs an UPDATE on the table.

```js
const { data, error } = await supabase
  .from('cities')
  .update({ name: 'Middle Earth' })
  .match({ name: 'Auckland' })
```

## Parameters

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      values
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      required
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      <code>Partial</code>
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The values to update.

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      <code>object</code>
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      returning
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      <code>minimal</code> | <code>representation</code>
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By default the updated record is returned. Set this to 'minimal' if you don't need this value.

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      count
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      <code>null</code> | <code>exact</code> | <code>planned</code> | <code>estimated</code>
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Count algorithm to use to count rows in a table.

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## Notes

- `update()` should always be combined with [Filters](/docs/reference/javascript/using-filters) to target the item(s) you wish to update.

## Examples

### Updating your data

```js
const { data, error } = await supabase
  .from('cities')
  .update({ name: 'Middle Earth' })
  .match({ name: 'Auckland' })
```

### Updating JSON data

Postgres offers a
[number of operators](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/functions-json.html)
for working with JSON data. Right now it is only possible to update an entire JSON document,
but we are [working on ideas](https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/issues/465) for updating individual keys.

```js
const { data, error } = await supabase
  .from('users')
  .update(
    `
    address: { 
      street: 'Melrose Place',
      postcode: 90210
    }
  `
  )
  .eq('address->postcode', 90210)
```