# PUT /admin/api/2020-04/countries/{country_id}.json

**Resource:** [store-properties/country](../resources/store-properties-country.md)
**Caution
  As of version 2020-10, the tax field is deprecated.

Updates an existing country.**
**Operation ID:** `deprecated_202004_update_countries_param_country_id`

https://shopify.dev/docs/admin-api/rest/reference/store-properties/country#update-2020-04

## Parameters

| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `country_id` | path | string | Yes | country_id |

## Request Body

**Content Types:** `application/json`

## Responses

| Status | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| 200 |  |

