# canvas.makeEditable
mutation write
Use when the requested change exactly matches canvas.makeEditable; read the current state first when a version or identifier may have changed.
## Before calling
- Authenticate as the accountable Enhance person.
- Use only resource identifiers returned by an earlier capability result or supplied by the person.
- Reuse clientToken only when retrying this exact mutation input.
## Input
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```json
{"$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","type":"object","properties":{"canvasRef":{"type":"string","minLength":1},"baseVersion":{"type":"integer","exclusiveMinimum":0,"maximum":9007199254740991},"waitMs":{"default":1500,"description":"Additional polling after the initial server call; this does not bound initial compilation time.","type":"integer","minimum":0,"maximum":5000},"sourceNodeId":{"type":"string","minLength":1,"description":"One existing captured screen. The original remains unchanged."},"placement":{"type":"object","properties":{"kind":{"type":"string","const":"adjacent"}},"required":["kind"],"additionalProperties":false}},"required":["canvasRef","baseVersion","sourceNodeId","placement"],"additionalProperties":false}
```
### Example
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```json
{
"canvasRef": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000010",
"baseVersion": 1,
"sourceNodeId": "screen",
"placement": {
"kind": "adjacent"
},
"waitMs": 1500
}
```
## Result
Returns a typed canvas.makeEditable result from the Enhance API without transport-specific prose.
## Recovery
- BAD_REQUEST: correct the named fields and call again.
- UNAUTHORIZED: restore Enhance authentication, then retry once.
- FORBIDDEN or NOT_FOUND: check the supplied resource and selection; do not substitute unrelated content. Ask for corrected access or scope if needed.
- CONFLICT: read the current resource, merge the intended change, and retry with its version.
- INTERNAL: run Enhance diagnostics, report the failure, and stop repeating the call.
## Continue with
- Read the affected canvas resource to confirm the result.
Compatibility: `3545bb34ee28f1b7ea13c09ac59d2d9dca11443cfc8482e6726432a934c15cd2`.