name : update-method.rst **Example 1: To modify a method to require an API key** The following ``update-method`` example modifies the method to require an API key. :: aws apigateway update-method \ --rest-api-id 1234123412 \ --resource-id a1b2c3 \ --http-method GET \ --patch-operations op="replace",path="/apiKeyRequired",value="true" Output:: { "httpMethod": "GET", "authorizationType": "NONE", "apiKeyRequired": true, "methodResponses": { "200": { "statusCode": "200", "responseModels": {} } }, "methodIntegration": { "type": "AWS", "httpMethod": "POST", "uri": "arn:aws:apigateway:us-east-1:lambda:path/2015-03-31/functions/arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:123456789111:function:hello-world/invocations", "passthroughBehavior": "WHEN_NO_MATCH", "contentHandling": "CONVERT_TO_TEXT", "timeoutInMillis": 29000, "cacheNamespace": "h7i8j9", "cacheKeyParameters": [], "integrationResponses": { "200": { "statusCode": "200", "responseTemplates": {} } } } } **Example 2: To modify a method to require IAM authorization** The following ``update-method`` example modifies the method to require IAM authorization. :: aws apigateway update-method \ --rest-api-id 1234123412 \ --resource-id a1b2c3 \ --http-method GET \ --patch-operations op="replace",path="/authorizationType",value="AWS_IAM" Output:: { "httpMethod": "GET", "authorizationType": "AWS_IAM", "apiKeyRequired": false, "methodResponses": { "200": { "statusCode": "200", "responseModels": {} } }, "methodIntegration": { "type": "AWS", "httpMethod": "POST", "uri": "arn:aws:apigateway:us-east-1:lambda:path/2015-03-31/functions/arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:123456789111:function:hello-world/invocations", "passthroughBehavior": "WHEN_NO_MATCH", "contentHandling": "CONVERT_TO_TEXT", "timeoutInMillis": 29000, "cacheNamespace": "h7i8j9", "cacheKeyParameters": [], "integrationResponses": { "200": { "statusCode": "200", "responseTemplates": {} } } } } **Example 3: To modify a method to require Lambda authorization** The following ``update-method`` example modifies the method to required Lambda authorization. :: aws apigateway update-method --rest-api-id 1234123412 \ --resource-id a1b2c3 \ --http-method GET \ --patch-operations op="replace",path="/authorizationType",value="CUSTOM" op="replace",path="/authorizerId",value="e4f5g6" Output:: { "httpMethod": "GET", "authorizationType": "CUSTOM", "authorizerId" : "e4f5g6", "apiKeyRequired": false, "methodResponses": { "200": { "statusCode": "200", "responseModels": {} } }, "methodIntegration": { "type": "AWS", "httpMethod": "POST", "uri": "arn:aws:apigateway:us-east-1:lambda:path/2015-03-31/functions/arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:123456789111:function:hello-world/invocations", "passthroughBehavior": "WHEN_NO_MATCH", "contentHandling": "CONVERT_TO_TEXT", "timeoutInMillis": 29000, "cacheNamespace": "h7i8j9", "cacheKeyParameters": [], "integrationResponses": { "200": { "statusCode": "200", "responseTemplates": {} } } } } For more information, see `Create, configure, and test usage plans using the API Gateway CLI and REST API <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/api-gateway-create-usage-plans-with-rest-api.html>`__ and `Controlling and managing access to a REST API in API Gateway <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/apigateway-control-access-to-api.html>`__ in the *Amazon API Gateway Developer Guide*.