updateDiagramInDocument
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Update a diagram's code, description, or properties. Call getDiagramTypeGuide for DSL syntax. New diagramCode is COMPILE-CHECKED BY RENDERING at write time — broken DSL is rejected with the renderer's error — and a valid change is re-rendered + re-thumbnailed immediately (response diagram.renderStatus tells you the outcome). Provide a version lock: diagramVersionTimestamp (from getDiagramInDocument, getDocument with includeDiagramDsl:true, or any diagram write's response — PREFERRED: locks just this diagram, so concurrent edits elsewhere in the document don't conflict; bare versionTimestamp is accepted as an alias) OR documentVersionTimestamp (locks the whole document). The response returns BOTH fresh tokens for chaining. Documents carrying a legacy marker (no embedded diagramId) are upgraded automatically on update. IMPORTANT: to change what the diagram visually shows you MUST provide diagramCode with the full updated DSL source — prompt/nlDescription are metadata only. After updating, view it with getDiagramImage and keep prompt/nlDescription in step with what the diagram now shows.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| diagramId | string | yes | Diagram ID from DIAGRAM_OMITTED markers. |
| diagramCode | string | no | New diagram DSL source code. REQUIRED to change what the diagram visually renders. Call getDiagramTypeGuide for syntax. Must provide the COMPLETE updated DSL, not just the changed parts. EXCEPTION — for type 'infographic', pass either a plain-English DESCRIPTION of the new infographic (the system designs, renders, and stores the AntV spec, same as insert) or complete AntV Infographic DSL (first line `infographic <template-name>`). |
| prompt | string | no | New short description (metadata only — does NOT change the rendered diagram). |
| nlDescription | string | no | New extended description (metadata only — does NOT change the rendered diagram). |
| align | string | no | Alignment. |
| caption | string | no | New caption. |
| applyBrandTheme | boolean | no | Brand theming is ON BY DEFAULT when diagramCode is provided: the document's effective BRAND KIT is baked into the new DSL before it is validated, rendered and stored. Set false to keep the library's stock styling. Same cascade + themable types + author-wins guards as insertDiagramInDocument. The stored diagramCode is the THEMED source. |
| brandKitId | string | no | Optional brand kit UUID (see listBrandKits) to theme with instead of the cascade default. Must belong to your organisation. |
| colorPlan | object | no | BPMN only. Updated color plan. Set to null to remove. |
| documentVersionTimestamp | number | no | Document-level optimistic lock: versionTimestamp from getDocument(). Locks the whole document. Provide this OR diagramVersionTimestamp (at least one is required). |
| diagramVersionTimestamp | number | no | Diagram-level optimistic lock: versionTimestamp of THIS diagram (from getDiagramInDocument, getDocument with includeDiagramDsl:true, or a previous write's response). Preferred: locks only this diagram, so concurrent edits to OTHER diagrams in the same document don't conflict. (Alias accepted: versionTimestamp.) The response returns the new diagram.versionTimestamp for chaining further edits. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"diagramId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Diagram ID from DIAGRAM_OMITTED markers."
},
"diagramCode": {
"type": "string",
"description": "New diagram DSL source code. REQUIRED to change what the diagram visually renders. Call getDiagramTypeGuide for syntax. Must provide the COMPLETE updated DSL, not just the changed parts. EXCEPTION — for type 'infographic', pass either a plain-English DESCRIPTION of the new infographic (the system designs, renders, and stores the AntV spec, same as insert) or complete AntV Infographic DSL (first line `infographic <template-name>`)."
},
"prompt": {
"type": "string",
"description": "New short description (metadata only — does NOT change the rendered diagram)."
},
"nlDescription": {
"type": "string",
"description": "New extended description (metadata only — does NOT change the rendered diagram)."
},
"align": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Alignment.",
"enum": [
"left",
"center",
"right"
]
},
"caption": {
"type": "string",
"description": "New caption."
},
"applyBrandTheme": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Brand theming is ON BY DEFAULT when diagramCode is provided: the document's effective BRAND KIT is baked into the new DSL before it is validated, rendered and stored. Set false to keep the library's stock styling. Same cascade + themable types + author-wins guards as insertDiagramInDocument. The stored diagramCode is the THEMED source."
},
"brandKitId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional brand kit UUID (see listBrandKits) to theme with instead of the cascade default. Must belong to your organisation."
},
"colorPlan": {
"type": "object",
"description": "BPMN only. Updated color plan. Set to null to remove.",
"properties": {
"byElementId": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Map of element IDs to color swatch names.",
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"required": [
"byElementId"
]
},
"documentVersionTimestamp": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Document-level optimistic lock: versionTimestamp from getDocument(). Locks the whole document. Provide this OR diagramVersionTimestamp (at least one is required)."
},
"diagramVersionTimestamp": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Diagram-level optimistic lock: versionTimestamp of THIS diagram (from getDiagramInDocument, getDocument with includeDiagramDsl:true, or a previous write's response). Preferred: locks only this diagram, so concurrent edits to OTHER diagrams in the same document don't conflict. (Alias accepted: versionTimestamp.) The response returns the new diagram.versionTimestamp for chaining further edits."
}
},
"required": [
"diagramId"
]
}