# chainctl iam folders update

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Last Modified: April 17, 2026
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 chainctl iam folders update Update a folder.
chainctl iam folders update FOLDER_NAME | FOLDER_ID [--name FOLDER_NAME] [--description FOLDER_DESCRIPTION] Examples # Update a folder's name chainctl iam folders update my-folder --name new-folder-name # Update a folder's description chainctl iam folders update 19d3a64f20c64ba3ccf1bc86ce59d03e705959ad/efb53f2857d567f2 --description "A description of the folder." # Remove a folder's description chainctl iam folders update my-folder --description "" Options -d, --description string The updated description for the folder. -n, --name string The updated name for the folder. Options inherited from parent commands --api string The url of the Chainguard platform API. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev") --audience string The Chainguard token audience to request. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev") --config string A specific chainctl config file. Uses CHAINCTL_CONFIG environment variable if a file is not passed explicitly. --console string The url of the Chainguard platform Console. (default "https://console.chainguard.dev") --force-color Force color output even when stdout is not a TTY. -h, --help Help for chainctl --issuer string The url of the Chainguard STS endpoint. (default "https://issuer.enforce.dev") --log-level string Set the log level (debug, info) (default "ERROR") -o, --output string Output format. One of: [csv, env, go-template, id, json, markdown, none, table, terse, tree, wide] -v, --v int Set the log verbosity level. SEE ALSO chainctl iam folders	- IAM folders interactions.