---
ref: tool:monday/update-item
name: Update an item
company: company:monday
workflows: []
access: [mcp, api]
tags: [capability:manage-tasks, category:project-management, has:api, has:mcp]
docs: https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/docs/change-item-column-values
updated: 2026-09-27
---

# Update an item

Sets one or more column values on an existing item in one call, such as its status, a date or an email.

## Set up

Use the first option your agent supports.

### MCP (official, remote)

Add this server to your agent's MCP settings, then sign in when asked.

```json
{ "mcpServers": { "monday": { "url": "https://mcp.monday.com/mcp" } } }
```

Call the MCP tool `change_item_column_values`.

Server URL: https://mcp.monday.com/mcp

### API (official)

- Base URL: https://api.monday.com
- Endpoint: `POST /v2`
- Auth: send the header `Authorization: $MONDAY_TOKEN`
- Docs: https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/docs/authentication

Before anything else, confirm access with the cheapest read-only call, like a list or a search. Never send or change anything to test access.

## Rules

- Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data, and say how many records it touches. One approval covers a batch the user has seen.
- Never print API keys.