---
title: "Service: /members/{member}/hosts/{host}/update [POST] (obsolete)"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/reference/version_5/services/update-host-POST.html
description: "Update host's group URIs and URIs with new scheme/port"
last_updated: 2026-08-11T14:53:17+10:00
tokens: ~352
---

# /members/\{member\}/hosts/\{host\}/update \[POST\]

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Path: | /members/{member}/hosts/{host}/update |
| Method: | POST |
| Generator: | obsolete |
| Version: |  |
| Since: |  |
| Deprecated: | 5.9900 |
| Obsolete: | 6.0000 |
| Cache control: | N/A |
| API Support: | OBSOLETE |
| Generated: | 2022-07-01 |

## Description

Update hosts’ group URIs and URIs with new scheme/port.

Invoking this service starts an [asynchronous process](../../../api/usage/asynchronous_process.md).

## Parameters

| Name | Description | Required | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| port | The new port to set on the objects (required if scheme is not specified) e.g. `8080` | yes | port |  |
| scheme | The new scheme to set on the objects (required if port is not specified) e.g. `http` | yes | scheme |  |

Valid port numbers are 1 through 65535

> **Note:** Although PageSeeder does not enforce the use of any particular scheme, in practice, there is no reason to use a scheme other than “http” or “https” for PageSeeder URIs.

## Permission

This service requires administrator.

## Response

This service returns the following XML:

```xml

<host-update>
  <thread ...> ... </thread>
</host-update>
```

## Error Handling

No specific errors expected for this service.

Check the process logs for the events occurring during the process initiated by this service.