---
title: "`<route>PATCH</route>` Extend an instance"
description: "`<route>PATCH /api/v2/integrations/challs/:id/instance</route>`"
order: 5
---

:::aside

::::route-example{def="ExtendInstanceRouteV2" extra="BadJson,BadBody"}

```json body
{
  "captchaCode": "optional-captcha-code"
}
```

```json params
{
  "id": "challenge-id"
}
```

::::

:::

::route-meta{def="ExtendInstanceRouteV2"}

This route asks the instancer provider to extend the authenticated team's running instance. The returned status includes the updated remaining time when the provider reports one.

Captcha is checked only when the deployment protects `instancerExtend{:ts}`.

::request-body{def="ExtendInstanceRouteV2" source="params" title="Path parameters"}

::request-body{def="ExtendInstanceRouteV2" title="Request body"}

::response-body{def="ExtendInstanceRouteV2" response="goodInstanceStatus" title="Response fields"}