Cannot make read-only data source via API

Grafana Configuration
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I’m trying to create Prometheus data sources in Grafana 8.0.6 via the HTTP API, and then modify them as necessary - all via the API.

I cannot seem to change the readOnly attribute. It appears to stay False no matter what.

This is the template I’m injecting in the API:

ds_template = {
    "prom_app": {
        "name": "Prometheus app",
        "type": "prometheus",
        "url": 'http://' + prom_app_host + ':9090',
        "access": "proxy",
        "readOnly": False,
        "isDefault": True,
        "basicAuth": False
    },
    "prom_cluster": {
        "name": "Prometheus cluster data READ ONLY",
        "type": "prometheus",
        "url": 'http://' + prom_cluster_host + ':9090',
        "access": "proxy",
        "readOnly": True,
        "isDefault": False,
        "basicAuth": False
    }
}

key_head = 'Bearer ' + key
all_head = {
    'Accept': 'application/json',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': key_head
}

for ds in ds_template:
  # use put instead of post for update
  r = requests.post(gendp + '/datasources', headers = head, data = ds_template[ds])

No matter what, readOnly stays false.

Is there anything I’m missing?