name : update-authorizer.rst **To update a custom authorizer** The following ``update-authorizer`` example he state of ``CustomAuthorizer2`` to ``INACTIVE``. :: aws iot update-authorizer \ --authorizer-name CustomAuthorizer2 \ --status INACTIVE Output:: { "authorizerName": "CustomAuthorizer2", "authorizerArn": "arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:authorizer/CustomAuthorizer2" } For more information, see `UpdateAuthorizer <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot/latest/apireference/API_UpdateAuthorizer.html>`__ in the *AWS IoT API Reference*.