Edit Knowledge Base
Update a knowledge base.
Authorizations
Timbal API key. Obtain your API key from the Timbal platform settings. See Authentication for more information.
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Toggle the automatic parsing, chunking, and embedding pipeline for new file uploads. When false, uploads are stored as-is. Existing files are not affected.
DEPRECATED and ignored: backups are system-managed for every KB; this flag gates nothing. Accepted for old clients, never applied.
DEPRECATED and ignored: snapshot retention is system-managed (keep-last-N). Accepted for old clients, never applied.
DEPRECATED and ignored: superseded by backup_window_utc_hour.
Accepted for old clients, never applied.
UTC hour (0–23) when this KB's fixed daily backup may run.
Set null to reset to the fleet default (01:00 UTC).
Response
Updated knowledge base
When false, file uploads to this knowledge base are stored as-is and skipped by the automatic parsing, chunking, and embedding pipeline.
DEPRECATED: backups are system-managed for every KB (idle teardown + daily window pass); this flag gates nothing. Still returned for existing clients; PATCH ignores it.
x >= 0Query-time governance mode. Toggle via PUT …/k2/{kb_id}/policies/governance-mode (k2.policies.manage).
off, shadow, enforce x >= 0x >= 0x >= 0x >= 0DEPRECATED: never had a cron behind it; superseded by
backup_window_utc_hour. Still returned for existing clients; PATCH
ignores it.
UTC hour (0–23) of this KB's daily backup window; null = fleet
default (01:00 UTC). The daily cadence itself is fixed.