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+## Updating the API Client
+
+
+* Clone influxdata/influxdb2-js repo, if you haven’t
+    * cd influxdata/influxdb2-js
+    * git pull on master
+    * git checkout -b “branch name”
+    * open the repo in vs code
+    * update the wrapper class with correct api call and return value
+    * run ‘npm run build && npm run lint’ in the influxdb2-js dir
+    * git add the changed files
+    * send a pr for the update to brandon?
+    * git pull master on influxdb repo
+    * update the package.json with correct version number
+    * restart npm
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+## Updating the Swagger.yml
+
+* get latest from master
+* create a separate branch
+* update swagger.yml with your change
+* once the change is merged in master, cd into influxdb2-js dir
+* get latest from master and create a separate branch
+* run ‘npm run generate’ command in influxdb2-js dir
+* npm run buid && npm run lint
+* git status
+* git add .
+* git commit -m “message”
+* git push
+* create pr and merge it in
+* get latest from master
+* create a separate branch
+* update influxdb2-js  in package.json with correct version