# ApplyPatches method

Applies a patch to the properties of a variable. Allows an update to some of the properties. It should not be possible to patch "/qInfo/qId", and it will be forbidden in the near future.

Tip note

Applying a patch takes less time than resetting all the properties.

## Parameters

| Name | Description | Mandatory | Type |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| qPatches | Array of patches. | Yes | Array of [NxPatch](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/EngineJSONAPI/Content/models-nxpatch.htm) |

## Access Control

`update`

## See also

[Update the properties of a variable](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/csh/engineapi/update-property-variable)