Rename a Railway volume via the Public API

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Documented steps

  1. Export `RAILWAY_TOKEN`; POST to https://backboard.railway.com/graphql/v2.
  2. Find the volumeId (use the project query above or the dashboard volume settings).
  3. Run: `mutation volumeUpdate($volumeId: String!, $input: VolumeUpdateInput!){ volumeUpdate(volumeId: $volumeId, input: $input){ id name } }` with variables {"volumeId":"<volume-id>","input":{"name":"database-storage"}}.
  4. Confirm the new name in the returned name field.

Known gotchas

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