---
title: "Update Data in Cache"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/python/v1/cloud-scale/cache/update-data-in-cache/
service: Cloud Scale
type: general
related_links:
  - name: "Update Data in Cache - API"
    url: /en/api/code-reference/cloud-scale/cache/update-key-value/#UpdateKey-ValuePair
  - name: "Cache Help"
    url: /en/cloud-scale/help/cache/introduction
  - name: "SDK Scopes"
    url: /en/sdk/python/v1/sdk-scopes
---


# Update Data in Cache

You can update the key-value pair in a cache segment using the update() method. You must pass the key name and key-value which are of the String type as arguments. If the values aren't present, they will be inserted into the cache segment. 

You can also optionally pass the expiry time parameter. The expiration time will be set to 48 hours by default if the value is not specified explicitly.

To know more about the component instance cache_service and the segment instancesegment_service used below, please refer to their respective help sections.

**Parameters Used**

<table class="content-table">
	<thead>
		<tr>
			<th class="w20p">Parameter Name</th>
      <th class="w20p">Data Type</th>
      <th class="w60p">Definition</th>
		</tr>
	</thead>
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>cache_name</td>
      <td>String</td>
			<td>A Mandatory parameter. Will hold the key to be updated in the cache.</td>
		</tr>
    <tr>
			<td>cache_value</td>
      <td>String</td>
			<td>A Mandatory parameter. Will hold the value of the key that has to be updated in the cache.</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

#Update data in cache
cache_service = app.cache()
segment_service = cache_service.segment()
segment_service.update('Name', 'Michael Scott')
 

A sample response is shown below :

{
  cache_name: "Name",
  cache_value: "Michael Scott",
  project_details: { project_name: "AlienCity", id: "2136000000007733" },
  segment_details: { segment_name: "Data Store", id: "2136000000008572" },
  expires_in: "Aug 18, 2021 06:46 PM",
  expiry_in_hours: "47",
  ttl_in_milliseconds: "172596000"
}
 

Info : Refer to the SDK Scopes table to determine the required permission level for performing the above operation.