Can I update my dashboard with a new custom slug using update_dashboard? (Community)

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Last tested: Feb 10, 2021
 

Yes, we can update the dashboard with a custom slug but please note dashboard slugs are required to be 22 characters long.

If we try to use the update_dashboard endpoint with a slug that's less than 22 characters, we'll see the following error message.

# Node SDK

const dashboard = await lookerSDK.ok(lookerSDK.dashboard("123"))

const test = await lookerSDK.update_dashboard("123", {slug: "slugtest"});

# Results in this error

error: {

message: 'The first argument must be one of type string, Buffer, ArrayBuffer, Array, or Array-like Object. Received type undefined',

type: 'sdk_error'

},