fastly vcl snippet/update

Update a VCL snippet for a particular service and version.

Syntax

$ fastly vcl snippet/update --version=VERSION

Options

KeyRequired?DefaultDescription
--versionYes'latest', 'active', or the number of a specific Fastly service version
--autocloneNoIf the selected service version is not editable, clone it and use the clone.
--contentNoVCL snippet passed as file path or content, e.g. $(< snippet.vcl)
--dynamicNoWhether the VCL snippet is dynamic or versioned
--nameNoThe name of the VCL snippet to update
--new-nameNoNew name for the VCL snippet
--priorityNoPriority determines execution order. Lower numbers execute first
--service-idNoService ID (falls back to FASTLY_SERVICE_ID, then fastly.toml)
--service-nameNoThe name of the service
--snippet-idNoAlphanumeric string identifying a VCL Snippet
--typeNoThe location in generated VCL where the snippet should be placed

Global options

KeyRequired?DefaultDescription
--helpNoShow context-sensitive help.
--accept-defaultsNoAccept default options for all interactive prompts apart from Yes/No confirmations
--auto-yesNoAnswer yes automatically to all Yes/No confirmations. This may suppress security warnings
--debug-modeNoPrint API request and response details (NOTE: can disrupt the normal CLI flow output formatting)
--non-interactiveNoDo not prompt for user input - suitable for CI processes. Equivalent to --accept-defaults and --auto-yes
--profileNoSwitch account profile for single command execution (see also: 'fastly profile switch')
--quietNoSilence all output except direct command output. This won't prevent interactive prompts (see: --accept-defaults, --auto-yes, --non-interactive)
--tokenNoFastly API token (or via FASTLY_API_TOKEN)
--verboseNoVerbose logging

Examples

Update a VCL snippet for the highest numbered existing service version

To update a 'versioned' snippet replace the --snippet-id and --dynamic flags with --name.

$ fastly vcl snippet update --snippet-id 2k5KYQCSJERvR8aB3cbOdA --dynamic --type deliver --version latest

API equivalent

This command internally uses the following Fastly public APIs: