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# Edit filter

If you wish to use the [getFeaturesByExtent call](/developers/api-v3/path-vector/timestamps/search-feature-by-extent.md) together with a filter on the properties you can register properties as filters using this endpoint.

| **Description** | Edits the allowed property filters of a vector layer. |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| **Endpoint**    | `/path/{pathId}/vector/filter`                        |
| **Method**      | POST                                                  |

### Access Level Rules

| **Access Level** | edit+ |
| ---------------- | ----- |

### Processing Units

| **Processing units** | 2 |
| -------------------- | - |

### Parameters

<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th width="200">Description</th><th width="150">Required</th><th>Default</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>pathId</code></td><td>The id of the vector layer.</td><td>true</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><code>filter</code></td><td>A array of JSONs with required string property "propertyId" and optional boolean property "id'"containing the new filter on the properties.</td><td>true</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>