> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.opal.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Set the ID of the configuration template linked to a resource > Attaches, repoints, or detaches the configuration template linked to a resource. This endpoint only manages the link (by ID) between a resource and an existing configuration template — it does not create, modify, or delete the template itself. To manage a template's own fields (name, description, request configurations, visibility, etc.), use the `/configuration-templates` endpoints. The request body is `{"configuration_template_id": "" | null}`: * A `` value links the resource to the configuration template with that ID. If the resource was previously linked to a different template, the resource is repointed in place. * `null` detaches the resource from its current configuration template. The template is deep-copied into a new private configuration with the same settings so the resource's current behaviour is preserved, and the resource is repointed at the fork. The `configuration_template_id` field is required. Sending `{}` or any body in which the field is omitted is rejected with `400`. The call is idempotent: if the request body matches the resource's current link, no changes are made and no audit events are emitted. This endpoint is the preferred, Terraform-friendly surface for linking and unlinking configuration templates on resources. The equivalent `configuration_template_id` field on `PUT /resources` remains available but is deprecated for this purpose. ## OpenAPI ````yaml https://app.opal.dev/openapi.yaml put /resources/{resource_id}/configuration-template openapi: 3.1.0 info: contact: email: hello@opal.dev name: Opal Team url: https://www.opal.dev/ description: >- The Opal API is a RESTful API that allows you to interact with the Opal Security platform programmatically. title: Opal API version: '1.0' servers: - description: Production url: https://api.opal.dev/v1 security: [] tags: - name: access-rules description: Operations related to access rules - name: agent-activity description: Operations related to agent activity telemetry - name: apps description: Operations related to apps - name: bundles description: Operations related to bundles - name: campaigns description: Operations related to access review campaigns - name: configuration-templates description: Operations related to configuration templates - name: delegations description: Operations related to request reviewer delegations - name: event-streams description: Operations related to event streaming connections - name: events description: Operations related to events - name: groups description: Operations related to groups - name: group-bindings description: Operations related to group bindings - name: idp-group-mappings description: Operations related to IDP group mappings - name: message-channels description: Operations related to message channels - name: non-human-identities description: Operations related to non-human identities - name: on-call-schedules description: Operations related to on-call schedules - name: opal-queries description: Operations related to OpalQuery - name: opal-scripts description: Operations related to OpalScripts - name: owners description: Operations related to owners - name: requests description: Operations related to requests - name: resources description: Operations related to resources - name: role-assignments description: >- Operations related to role assignments (general grants between an entity and a principal) - name: paladin description: Operations related to Paladin - name: sessions description: Operations related to sessions - name: tags description: Operations related to tags - name: tokens description: Operations related to API tokens - name: uars description: Operations related to UARs. Deprecated in favor of the `campaigns` API. - name: users description: Operations related to users paths: /resources/{resource_id}/configuration-template: put: tags: - resources summary: Set the ID of the configuration template linked to a resource description: | Attaches, repoints, or detaches the configuration template linked to a resource. This endpoint only manages the link (by ID) between a resource and an existing configuration template — it does not create, modify, or delete the template itself. To manage a template's own fields (name, description, request configurations, visibility, etc.), use the `/configuration-templates` endpoints. The request body is `{"configuration_template_id": "" | null}`: * A `` value links the resource to the configuration template with that ID. If the resource was previously linked to a different template, the resource is repointed in place. * `null` detaches the resource from its current configuration template. The template is deep-copied into a new private configuration with the same settings so the resource's current behaviour is preserved, and the resource is repointed at the fork. The `configuration_template_id` field is required. Sending `{}` or any body in which the field is omitted is rejected with `400`. The call is idempotent: if the request body matches the resource's current link, no changes are made and no audit events are emitted. This endpoint is the preferred, Terraform-friendly surface for linking and unlinking configuration templates on resources. The equivalent `configuration_template_id` field on `PUT /resources` remains available but is deprecated for this purpose. operationId: update_resource_configuration_template parameters: - description: >- The ID of the resource whose configuration template link is being set. example: 4baf8423-db0a-4037-a4cf-f79c60cb67a5 explode: false in: path name: resource_id required: true schema: type: string format: uuid style: simple requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceConfigurationTemplate' responses: '200': content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceConfigurationTemplate' description: >- The ID of the configuration template now linked to the resource, or `null` if the resource was detached. '400': description: >- The request body was malformed, the required `configuration_template_id` field was omitted, or the target `configuration_template_id` does not reference a configuration template. '403': description: The caller is not authorized to update this resource. '404': description: The resource was not found. security: - BearerAuth: [] components: schemas: ResourceConfigurationTemplate: description: |- A reference, by ID only, to the configuration template a resource is linked to. This schema does not include any of the template's own fields (name, description, request configurations, visibility, etc.) — to read or modify those, use the `/configuration-templates` endpoints with the ID carried here. A `null` `configuration_template_id` indicates that the resource is not linked to a configuration template and uses its own private configuration. example: configuration_template_id: 06851574-e50d-40ca-8c78-f72ae6ab4304 properties: configuration_template_id: description: |- The ID of the configuration template that the resource is linked to, or `null` if the resource is not linked to a configuration template. Only the ID is exposed here; the template's own fields are managed through the `/configuration-templates` endpoints. example: 06851574-e50d-40ca-8c78-f72ae6ab4304 format: uuid nullable: true type: string type: object required: - configuration_template_id securitySchemes: BearerAuth: scheme: bearer type: http ```` This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.