Axios makes a request, sending parameters and data

I have a simple todo app and am using the edit tasks feature. After testing, my backend seems to be working fine. I am looking for req.body.description. I am editing tasks by ID. After saving the edits, nothing happens inside the database. My function is as follows, why is this not working?

function editTask(task) {
        const id = task.parent().parent().attr('id');
        const descript = task.parent().prev().text();
        axios.put('http://localhost:5000/api/tasks/:id', {
            params: {
                id: id
            },
            description: descript
        }).then(res => {
            console.log(res);
        }).catch(err => console.error(err));
    }