> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://vida.io/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Replace text in a Computer Agent workspace file

> Replaces the first exact occurrence of text in a customer-created, workspace-relative file. Read the file first and verify it again after editing. Use the agent configuration workflow for agent instructions and settings.




## OpenAPI

````yaml post /api/v2/computer/accounts/{targetAccountId}/workspace/edit
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  version: 2.0.0
  title: Vida API
  description: Vida API Documentation
servers:
  - url: https://api.vida.dev
    description: Vida Production
    variables:
      baseUrl:
        default: api.vida.dev
        description: Production API Root
security: []
tags:
  - name: Agents
  - name: Inbound Email
    description: Control which senders may create inbound email work for an Agent.
  - name: Features
    description: Inspect capabilities available within an account hierarchy.
  - name: Conversation Logs
    description: Query conversation activity and calculate account-level metrics.
  - name: Computer Agents
    description: Set up, configure, inspect, and manage Vida Computer Agents.
  - name: Computer Agent Sessions
    description: View and reset Computer Agent sessions.
  - name: Accounts
  - name: Agent Templates
    description: Create, manage, and apply reusable Agent configurations.
paths:
  /api/v2/computer/accounts/{targetAccountId}/workspace/edit:
    post:
      tags:
        - Computer Agents
      summary: Replace text in a Computer Agent workspace file
      description: >
        Replaces the first exact occurrence of text in a customer-created,
        workspace-relative file. Read the file first and verify it again after
        editing. Use the agent configuration workflow for agent instructions and
        settings.
      operationId: workspacePostWorkspaceEdit
      parameters:
        - name: targetAccountId
          in: path
          required: true
          description: ''
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - path
                - oldText
                - newText
              properties:
                path:
                  type: string
                  description: Workspace-relative file path.
                oldText:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                  description: Exact text that must currently exist in the file.
                newText:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Replacement text. Use an empty string to remove the matched
                    text.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
      security:
        - apiKeyAuth: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: token
      description: Vida API Token

````