# serviceIdentities.update Update a service identity Updates only fields present in the request. Empty description clears that optional field. Ownership changes use the dedicated transfer endpoint. ```java ServiceIdentityResponse update(String id, UpdateServiceIdentityRequest request) ``` ```java ServiceIdentityResponse update(java.util.UUID id, UpdateServiceIdentityRequest request) ``` UUID-typed overload. Forwards to the String-typed sibling via `toString()` on each promoted argument. [serviceIdentities](../serviceIdentities.md) · [Java](../../java.md) Related types — open only those used by your request: - [UpdateServiceIdentityRequest](../models/UpdateServiceIdentityRequest.md)