Step-by-step procedure

1. Authenticate to the cloud platform via the Python shell.

   The following variables should be available now:

   >>> base_url  # the base URL
   'https://eu8-cloud.acronis.com'
   >>> auth  # the 'Authorization' header value with the access token
   {'Authorization': 'Bearer eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6ImMwMD...'}
   

2. Define a variable named workload_id, and then assign ID of the workload obtained from the list of fetched workloads to this variable:

   >>> workload_id = 'b369335d-fc8a-4c7f-b5bb-896448c854bd'
   

3. Define a variable named workload_data, and then assign the updated information about the workload to this variable:

   >>> workload_data = {
   ...     "name": "New virtual machine name",
   ...     "attributes": {
   ...         "hostname": "CORP-123456",
   ...         "mac_address": "0a:df:7e:25:36:7e"
   ...     }
   ... }
   

4. Convert the workload_data object to a JSON text:

   >>> workload_data = json.dumps(workload_data, indent=4)
   >>> print(workload_data)
   {
       "name": "New virtual machine name",
       "attributes": {
           "hostname": "CORP-123456",
           "mac_address": "0a:df:7e:25:36:7e"
       }
   }
   

5. Send a PATCH request with the JSON text to the /api/workload_management/v5/workloads/{workload_id} endpoint:

   >>> response = requests.patch(
   ...     f'{base_url}/api/workload_management/v5/workloads/{workload_id}',
   ...     headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json', **auth},
   ...     data=workload_data,
   ... )
   

6. Check the status code of the response:

   >>> response.status_code
   204
   

   Status code 200 means that the workload was updated successfully.