update_connection
Modify connection parameters in Apache Airflow by specifying the connection ID and updating fields like host, port, or credentials.
Instructions
Update a connection by ID
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| conn_id | Yes | ||
| conn_type | No | ||
| host | No | ||
| port | No | ||
| login | No | ||
| password | No | ||
| schema | No | ||
| extra | No |
Implementation Reference
- src/airflow/connection.py:77-106 (handler)Implements the core logic for updating an Airflow connection using the ConnectionApi.patch_connection method. Builds an update_request dictionary from provided optional parameters and applies the patch.
async def update_connection( conn_id: str, conn_type: Optional[str] = None, host: Optional[str] = None, port: Optional[int] = None, login: Optional[str] = None, password: Optional[str] = None, schema: Optional[str] = None, extra: Optional[str] = None, ) -> List[Union[types.TextContent, types.ImageContent, types.EmbeddedResource]]: update_request = {} if conn_type is not None: update_request["conn_type"] = conn_type if host is not None: update_request["host"] = host if port is not None: update_request["port"] = port if login is not None: update_request["login"] = login if password is not None: update_request["password"] = password if schema is not None: update_request["schema"] = schema if extra is not None: update_request["extra"] = extra response = connection_api.patch_connection( connection_id=conn_id, update_mask=list(update_request.keys()), connection_request=update_request ) return [types.TextContent(type="text", text=str(response.to_dict()))] - src/airflow/connection.py:11-20 (registration)Defines the list of connection-related tools, including 'update_connection', which is later imported in src/main.py and registered dynamically via app.add_tool based on the API type.
def get_all_functions() -> list[tuple[Callable, str, str, bool]]: """Return list of (function, name, description, is_read_only) tuples for registration.""" return [ (list_connections, "list_connections", "List all connections", True), (create_connection, "create_connection", "Create a connection", False), (get_connection, "get_connection", "Get a connection by ID", True), (update_connection, "update_connection", "Update a connection by ID", False), (delete_connection, "delete_connection", "Delete a connection by ID", False), (test_connection, "test_connection", "Test a connection", True), ]