> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mintlify.manicule.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
> For every page in one file, fetch https://mintlify.manicule.dev/llms-full.txt (large).
> To search and read these docs as tools, connect the MCP server at https://mintlify.manicule.dev/api/mcp.
> Every agent surface: https://mintlify.manicule.dev/.well-known/llms-manifest.json

# Trigger deployment (/api/update/trigger)

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Related: [Get deployment status](/api/update/status.md), [Trigger preview deployment](/api/preview/trigger.md)



`POST /project/update/{projectId}`

> Queue a deployment update for your documentation project. Returns a status ID that can be used to track the update progress. The update is triggered from your configured deployment branch.
>
> Authenticate with an admin API key.

Base URL: `https://api.mintlify.com/v1`

## OpenAPI

```json
{
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.mintlify.com/v1"
    }
  ],
  "security": [
    {
      "bearerAuth": []
    }
  ],
  "securitySchemes": {
    "bearerAuth": {
      "type": "http",
      "scheme": "bearer",
      "description": "The Authorization header expects a Bearer token. Use an admin API key. This is a server-side secret key. Generate one on the [API keys page](https://app.mintlify.com/settings/organization/api-keys) in your dashboard."
    }
  },
  "parameters": [
    {
      "name": "projectId",
      "in": "path",
      "description": "Your project ID. Can be copied from the [API keys](https://app.mintlify.com/settings/organization/api-keys) page in your dashboard.",
      "required": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    }
  ],
  "responses": {
    "202": {
      "description": "A successful response",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "statusId": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "The status ID of the triggered updated."
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```