diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c069821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "type": "node",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "Launch Program",
+            "skipFiles": [
+                "<node_internals>/**"
+            ],
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/sigma-api-recipes/workbooks/update-owner.js"
+        }
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sigma-api-recipes/.env b/sigma-api-recipes/.env
index 2ce7e41..103ab7d 100644
--- a/sigma-api-recipes/.env
+++ b/sigma-api-recipes/.env
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ baseURL=https://aws-api.sigmacomputing.com/v2
 MEMBERID=
 NEW_MEMBER_TYPE=
 
+# yRn1UFV8ngVWBM1Hgrl51h7MS8uow me
+
 EMAIL=
 
 NEW_MEMBER_FIRST_NAME=
diff --git a/sigma-api-recipes/workbooks/update-owner.js b/sigma-api-recipes/workbooks/update-owner.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07c91da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sigma-api-recipes/workbooks/update-owner.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// This script updates the ownership of a specified inode in Sigma using the "Update an inode" endpoint.
+
+// Load environment variables from a specific .env file for configuration
+require('dotenv').config({ path: 'sigma-api-recipes/.env' });
+
+// Import the function to obtain a bearer token from the authenticate-bearer module
+const getBearerToken = require('../get-access-token');
+
+// Import Axios for making HTTP requests
+const axios = require('axios');
+
+// Load use-case specific variables from environment variables
+const baseURL = process.env.baseURL; // Base URL for the Sigma API
+const memberid = process.env.MEMBERID; // New member ID to assign to the inode as owner
+const workbookId = process.env.WORKBOOK_ID; // Workbook ID to be used as the urlId for the inode
+
+// Function to update the ownerId of a specified inode using the workbookId
+async function updateInodeOwner(workbookId) {
+    const token = await getBearerToken();
+    if (!token) {
+        console.error('Failed to obtain Bearer token.');
+        return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+        const response = await axios.patch(
+            `${baseURL}/files/${workbookId}`,
+            { ownerId: memberid }, // Use `ownerId` with `memberid` value from .env
+            {
+                headers: {
+                    'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`,
+                    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+                }
+            }
+        );
+        console.log('Inode updated successfully:', response.data);
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Error updating inode:', error.response ? error.response.data : error);
+    }
+}
+
+// Execute the update function
+updateInodeOwner(workbookId);