update_site_file
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Change one or a few files of an already-published site, leaving every other file untouched (a merge - unlike deploy, which replaces the whole site). Ideal for small edits: fix a typo in index.html, swap a stylesheet, add one page. Best practice: call get_site_files first, edit the returned content, then call this with the files you changed and the expected_version from that read - if the site changed in the meantime you get a clear conflict telling you to re-read. Requires site_id + edit_token. Cannot delete files (use deploy to drop a file) and cannot remove index.html.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| site_id | string | yes | The site id returned at publish time. |
| edit_token | string | yes | The edit token returned at publish time. |
| files | array | yes | The files to change. Only these are written; all other files on the site survive. |
| expected_version | integer | no | Optional but recommended. The `version` you got from get_site_files. If the site has changed since, the update is rejected with a conflict so you can re-read and re-apply. Omit to force last-writer-wins. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"site_id",
"edit_token",
"files"
],
"properties": {
"site_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The site id returned at publish time."
},
"edit_token": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The edit token returned at publish time."
},
"files": {
"type": "array",
"minItems": 1,
"description": "The files to change. Only these are written; all other files on the site survive.",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"path",
"content"
],
"properties": {
"path": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Path under the site root, e.g. 'index.html'."
},
"content": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Full new file body. Text by default; binary must be base64."
},
"encoding": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"base64",
"utf-8"
],
"description": "Defaults to utf-8 for text, base64 otherwise."
}
}
}
},
"expected_version": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Optional but recommended. The `version` you got from get_site_files. If the site has changed since, the update is rejected with a conflict so you can re-read and re-apply. Omit to force last-writer-wins."
}
}
}