Update feature type lifetime | Unleash Documentation

Updates the lifetime configuration for the specified feature flag type. The expected lifetime is an integer representing the number of days before Unleash marks a feature flag of that type as potentially stale. If set to null or 0, then feature flags of that particular type will never be marked as potentially stale.

When a feature flag type’s expected lifetime is changed, this will also cause any feature flags of this type to be reevaluated for potential staleness.

Updates the lifetime configuration for the specified [feature flag type](https://docs.getunleash.io/concepts/feature-flags#feature-flag-types). The expected lifetime is an integer representing the number of days before Unleash marks a feature flag of that type as potentially stale. If set to `null` or `0`, then feature flags of that particular type will never be marked as potentially stale. When a feature flag type's expected lifetime is changed, this will also cause any feature flags of this type to be reevaluated for potential staleness.

Authentication

Authorizationstring

API key needed to access this API

AuthorizationBearer

API key needed to access this API, in Bearer token format

Path parameters

idstringRequired

Request

updateFeatureTypeLifetimeSchema

lifetimeDaysinteger or nullRequired0-2147483647

The new lifetime (in days) that you want to assign to the feature flag type. If the value is null or 0, then the feature flags of that type will never be marked as potentially stale. Otherwise, they will be considered potentially stale after the number of days indicated by this property.

Response

featureTypeSchema

idstring

The identifier of this feature flag type.

namestring

The display name of this feature flag type.

descriptionstring

A description of what this feature flag type is intended to be used for.

lifetimeDaysinteger or null>=0

How many days it takes before a feature flag of this typed is flagged as potentially stale by Unleash. If this value is null, Unleash will never mark it as potentially stale.

How many days it takes before a feature flag of this typed is flagged as [potentially stale](https://docs.getunleash.io/concepts/technical-debt#stale-and-potentially-stale-toggles) by Unleash. If this value is `null`, Unleash will never mark it as potentially stale.

1	import requests
2
3	url = "https://app.unleash-instance.example.com/api/admin/feature-types/id/lifetime"
4
5	payload = { "lifetimeDays": 7 }
6	headers = {
7	"Authorization": "<apiKey>",
8	"Content-Type": "application/json"
9	}
10
11	response = requests.put(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
12
13	print(response.json())

1	{
2	"id": "kill-switch",
3	"name": "Kill switch",
4	"description": "Kill switch feature flags are used to quickly turn on or off critical functionality in your system.",
5	"lifetimeDays": 40
6	}

Authentication

Path parameters

Request

Response

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