---
title: "Update purchase order"
method: PUT
path: "/companies/{companyId}/connections/{connectionId}/push/purchaseOrders/{purchaseOrderId}"
tags: ["Purchase orders"]
---

# Update purchase order

`PUT /companies/{companyId}/connections/{connectionId}/push/purchaseOrders/{purchaseOrderId}`

The *Update purchase order* endpoint updates an existing [purchase order](https://docs.codat.io/accounting-api#/schemas/PurchaseOrder) for a given company's connection.

[Purchase orders](https://docs.codat.io/accounting-api#/schemas/PurchaseOrder) represent a business's intent to purchase goods or services from a supplier.

**Integration-specific behavior**

Required data may vary by integration. To see what data to post, first call [Get create/update purchase order model](https://docs.codat.io/accounting-api#/operations/get-create-update-purchaseOrders-model).

## Query parameters

- `timeoutInMinutes` integer
- `forceUpdate` boolean

## Request body

- PurchaseOrder, nullable — ## Overview Purchase orders represent a business's intent to purchase goods or services from a supplier and normally include information such as expected delivery dates and shipping details. This information can be used to provide visibility on a business's expected payables and to track a purchase through the full procurement process.
  - `id` string — Identifier for the purchase order, unique for the company in the accounting software.
  - `purchaseOrderNumber` string, nullable — Friendly reference for the purchase order, commonly generated by the accounting software.
  - `issueDate` string — In Codat's data model, dates and times are represented using the <a class="external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601" target="_blank">ISO 8601 standard</a>. Date and time fields are formatted as strings; for example: ``` 2020-10-08T22:40:50Z 2021-01-01T00:00:00 ``` When syncing data that contains `DateTime` fields from Codat, make sure you support the following cases when reading time information: - Coordinated Universal Time (UTC): `2021-11-15T06:00:00Z` - Unqualified local time: `2021-11-15T01:00:00` - UTC time offsets: `2021-11-15T01:00:00-05:00` > Time zones > > Not all dates from Codat will contain information about time zones. > Where it is not available from the underlying platform, Codat will return these as times local to the business whose data has been synced.
  - `paymentDueDate` string — In Codat's data model, dates and times are represented using the <a class="external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601" target="_blank">ISO 8601 standard</a>. Date and time fields are formatted as strings; for example: ``` 2020-10-08T22:40:50Z 2021-01-01T00:00:00 ``` When syncing data that contains `DateTime` fields from Codat, make sure you support the following cases when reading time information: - Coordinated Universal Time (UTC): `2021-11-15T06:00:00Z` - Unqualified local time: `2021-11-15T01:00:00` - UTC time offsets: `2021-11-15T01:00:00-05:00` > Time zones > > Not all dates from Codat will contain information about time zones. > Where it is not available from the underlying platform, Codat will return these as times local to the business whose data has been synced.
  - `expectedDeliveryDate` string — In Codat's data model, dates and times are represented using the <a class="external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601" target="_blank">ISO 8601 standard</a>. Date and time fields are formatted as strings; for example: ``` 2020-10-08T22:40:50Z 2021-01-01T00:00:00 ``` When syncing data that contains `DateTime` fields from Codat, make sure you support the following cases when reading time information: - Coordinated Universal Time (UTC): `2021-11-15T06:00:00Z` - Unqualified local time: `2021-11-15T01:00:00` - UTC time offsets: `2021-11-15T01:00:00-05:00` > Time zones > > Not all dates from Codat will contain information about time zones. > Where it is not available from the underlying platform, Codat will return these as times local to the business whose data has been synced.
  - `deliveryDate` string — In Codat's data model, dates and times are represented using the <a class="external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601" target="_blank">ISO 8601 standard</a>. Date and time fields are formatted as strings; for example: ``` 2020-10-08T22:40:50Z 2021-01-01T00:00:00 ``` When syncing data that contains `DateTime` fields from Codat, make sure you support the following cases when reading time information: - Coordinated Universal Time (UTC): `2021-11-15T06:00:00Z` - Unqualified local time: `2021-11-15T01:00:00` - UTC time offsets: `2021-11-15T01:00:00-05:00` > Time zones > > Not all dates from Codat will contain information about time zones. > Where it is not available from the underlying platform, Codat will return these as times local to the business whose data has been synced.
  - `note` string, nullable — Any additional information associated with the purchase order.
  - `shipTo` ShipTo — unresolved $ref
  - `supplierRef` SupplierRef — unresolved $ref
  - `status` PurchaseOrderStatus — unresolved $ref
  - `currency` Currency — unresolved $ref
  - `currencyRate` CurrencyRate — unresolved $ref
  - `lineItems` PurchaseOrderLineItem[], nullable — Array of line items. — unresolved $ref
  - `totalDiscount` number — Total value of any discounts applied to the purchase order.
  - `subTotal` number — Total amount of the purchase order, including discounts but excluding tax.
  - `totalTaxAmount` number — Total amount of tax included in the purchase order.
  - `totalAmount` number — Total amount of the purchase order, including discounts and tax.
  - `createdBy` object — The user who created the purchase order in the accounting system
    - `firstName` string, nullable — First name of the user.
    - `lastName` string, nullable — Last name of the user.
    - `email` string, nullable — Email address of the user.
  - `metadata` Metadata
    - `isDeleted` boolean, nullable — Indicates whether the record has been deleted in the third-party system this record originated from.
  - `modifiedDate` string — The date when the record was last fetched from the accounting software, commerce software, or open banking provider and updated in Codat’s data cache. Use it to identify and retrieve records that have changed since your last fetch. For example, filtering `modifiedDate` to today will provide new records updated in Codat today. This date is populated for all data types except for attachments, balance sheets, company information, and profit & loss reports ([read more](https://docs.codat.io/using-the-api/modified-dates#modified-date)). In Codat's data model, dates and times are represented using the <a class="external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601" target="_blank">ISO 8601 standard</a>.
  - `sourceModifiedDate` string — The date when a record was last modified in the accounting software, usually by the business or a business process. For example, when payments are made against an invoice. It is not populated ([read more](https://docs.codat.io/using-the-api/modified-dates#source-modified-date)) when: - Pulling attachments - The accounting software does not provide modification dates for a data type - A record has been deleted from the source platform and Codat doesn't have a record of when the deletion occurred - A record has been voided. For certain platforms that soft delete records, `isDeleted` metadata is used to identify void records In Codat's data model, dates and times are represented using the <a class="external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601" target="_blank">ISO 8601 standard</a>.

## Response `200`

Success

- UpdatePurchaseOrderResponse
  - `data` object, nullable — ## Overview Purchase orders represent a business's intent to purchase goods or services from a supplier and normally include information such as expected delivery dates and shipping details. This information can be used to provide visibility on a business's expected payables and to track a purchase through the full procurement process.
    - `id` string — Identifier for the purchase order, unique for the company in the accounting software.
    - `purchaseOrderNumber` string, nullable — Friendly reference for the purchase order, commonly generated by the accounting software.
    - `issueDate` string — In Codat's data model, dates and times are represented using the <a class="external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601" target="_blank">ISO 8601 standard</a>. Date and time fields are formatted as strings; for example: ``` 2020-10-08T22:40:50Z 2021-01-01T00:00:00 ``` When syncing data that contains `DateTime` fields from Codat, make sure you support the following cases when reading time information: - Coordinated Universal Time (UTC): `2021-11-15T06:00:00Z` - Unqualified local time: `2021-11-15T01:00:00` - UTC time offsets: `2021-11-15T01:00:00-05:00` > Time zones > > Not all dates from Codat will contain information about time zones. > Where it is not available from the underlying platform, Codat will return these as times local to the business whose data has been synced.
    - `paymentDueDate` string — In Codat's data model, dates and times are represented using the <a class="external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601" target="_blank">ISO 8601 standard</a>. Date and time fields are formatted as strings; for example: ``` 2020-10-08T22:40:50Z 2021-01-01T00:00:00 ``` When syncing data that contains `DateTime` fields from Codat, make sure you support the following cases when reading time information: - Coordinated Universal Time (UTC): `2021-11-15T06:00:00Z` - Unqualified local time: `2021-11-15T01:00:00` - UTC time offsets: `2021-11-15T01:00:00-05:00` > Time zones > > Not all dates from Codat will contain information about time zones. > Where it is not available from the underlying platform, Codat will return these as times local to the business whose data has been synced.
    - `expectedDeliveryDate` string — In Codat's data model, dates and times are represented using the <a class="external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601" target="_blank">ISO 8601 standard</a>. Date and time fields are formatted as strings; for example: ``` 2020-10-08T22:40:50Z 2021-01-01T00:00:00 ``` When syncing data that contains `DateTime` fields from Codat, make sure you support the following cases when reading time information: - Coordinated Universal Time (UTC): `2021-11-15T06:00:00Z` - Unqualified local time: `2021-11-15T01:00:00` - UTC time offsets: `2021-11-15T01:00:00-05:00` > Time zones > > Not all dates from Codat will contain information about time zones. > Where it is not available from the underlying platform, Codat will return these as times local to the business whose data has been synced.
    - `deliveryDate` string — In Codat's data model, dates and times are represented using the <a class="external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601" target="_blank">ISO 8601 standard</a>. Date and time fields are formatted as strings; for example: ``` 2020-10-08T22:40:50Z 2021-01-01T00:00:00 ``` When syncing data that contains `DateTime` fields from Codat, make sure you support the following cases when reading time information: - Coordinated Universal Time (UTC): `2021-11-15T06:00:00Z` - Unqualified local time: `2021-11-15T01:00:00` - UTC time offsets: `2021-11-15T01:00:00-05:00` > Time zones > > Not all dates from Codat will contain information about time zones. > Where it is not available from the underlying platform, Codat will return these as times local to the business whose data has been synced.
    - `note` string, nullable — Any additional information associated with the purchase order.
    - `shipTo` ShipTo — unresolved $ref
    - `supplierRef` SupplierRef — unresolved $ref
    - `status` PurchaseOrderStatus — unresolved $ref
    - `currency` Currency — unresolved $ref
    - `currencyRate` CurrencyRate — unresolved $ref
    - `lineItems` PurchaseOrderLineItem[], nullable — Array of line items. — unresolved $ref
    - `totalDiscount` number — Total value of any discounts applied to the purchase order.
    - `subTotal` number — Total amount of the purchase order, including discounts but excluding tax.
    - `totalTaxAmount` number — Total amount of tax included in the purchase order.
    - `totalAmount` number — Total amount of the purchase order, including discounts and tax.
    - `createdBy` object — The user who created the purchase order in the accounting system
      - `firstName` string, nullable — First name of the user.
      - `lastName` string, nullable — Last name of the user.
      - `email` string, nullable — Email address of the user.
    - `metadata` Metadata
      - `isDeleted` boolean, nullable — Indicates whether the record has been deleted in the third-party system this record originated from.
    - `modifiedDate` string — The date when the record was last fetched from the accounting software, commerce software, or open banking provider and updated in Codat’s data cache. Use it to identify and retrieve records that have changed since your last fetch. For example, filtering `modifiedDate` to today will provide new records updated in Codat today. This date is populated for all data types except for attachments, balance sheets, company information, and profit & loss reports ([read more](https://docs.codat.io/using-the-api/modified-dates#modified-date)). In Codat's data model, dates and times are represented using the <a class="external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601" target="_blank">ISO 8601 standard</a>.
    - `sourceModifiedDate` string — The date when a record was last modified in the accounting software, usually by the business or a business process. For example, when payments are made against an invoice. It is not populated ([read more](https://docs.codat.io/using-the-api/modified-dates#source-modified-date)) when: - Pulling attachments - The accounting software does not provide modification dates for a data type - A record has been deleted from the source platform and Codat doesn't have a record of when the deletion occurred - A record has been voided. For certain platforms that soft delete records, `isDeleted` metadata is used to identify void records In Codat's data model, dates and times are represented using the <a class="external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601" target="_blank">ISO 8601 standard</a>.
  - `changes` PushOperationChange[], nullable — Contains a single entry that communicates which record has changed and the manner in which it changed. — unresolved $ref
  - `dataType` 'accountTransactions' | 'balanceSheet' | 'bankAccounts' | 'bankTransactions' | 'billCreditNotes' | 'billPayments' | 'bills' | 'cashFlowStatement' | 'chartOfAccounts' | 'company' | 'creditNotes' | 'customers' | 'directCosts' | 'directIncomes' | 'invoices' | 'itemReceipts' | 'items' | 'journalEntries' | 'journals' | 'paymentMethods' | 'payments' | 'profitAndLoss' | 'purchaseOrders' | 'salesOrders' | 'suppliers' | 'taxRates' | 'trackingCategories' | 'transfers' | 'banking-accountBalances' | 'banking-accounts' | 'banking-transactionCategories' | 'banking-transactions' | 'commerce-companyInfo' | 'commerce-customers' | 'commerce-disputes' | 'commerce-locations' | 'commerce-orders' | 'commerce-paymentMethods' | 'commerce-payments' | 'commerce-productCategories' | 'commerce-products' | 'commerce-taxComponents' | 'commerce-transactions' — Available data types
  - `companyId` Schema, required — unresolved $ref
  - `pushOperationKey` string, uuid, required — A unique identifier generated by Codat to represent this single push operation. This identifier can be used to track the status of the push, and should be persisted.
  - `dataConnectionKey` Schema, required — unresolved $ref
  - `requestedOnUtc` string, required — In Codat's data model, dates and times are represented using the <a class="external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601" target="_blank">ISO 8601 standard</a>. Date and time fields are formatted as strings; for example: ``` 2020-10-08T22:40:50Z 2021-01-01T00:00:00 ``` When syncing data that contains `DateTime` fields from Codat, make sure you support the following cases when reading time information: - Coordinated Universal Time (UTC): `2021-11-15T06:00:00Z` - Unqualified local time: `2021-11-15T01:00:00` - UTC time offsets: `2021-11-15T01:00:00-05:00` > Time zones > > Not all dates from Codat will contain information about time zones. > Where it is not available from the underlying platform, Codat will return these as times local to the business whose data has been synced.
  - `completedOnUtc` string — In Codat's data model, dates and times are represented using the <a class="external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601" target="_blank">ISO 8601 standard</a>. Date and time fields are formatted as strings; for example: ``` 2020-10-08T22:40:50Z 2021-01-01T00:00:00 ``` When syncing data that contains `DateTime` fields from Codat, make sure you support the following cases when reading time information: - Coordinated Universal Time (UTC): `2021-11-15T06:00:00Z` - Unqualified local time: `2021-11-15T01:00:00` - UTC time offsets: `2021-11-15T01:00:00-05:00` > Time zones > > Not all dates from Codat will contain information about time zones. > Where it is not available from the underlying platform, Codat will return these as times local to the business whose data has been synced.
  - `timeoutInMinutes` integer, nullable — Number of minutes the push operation must complete within before it times out.
  - `timeoutInSeconds` integer, nullable — Number of seconds the push operation must complete within before it times out.
  - `status` PushOperationStatus, required — unresolved $ref
  - `errorMessage` string, nullable — A message about the error.
  - `validation` Validation — unresolved $ref
  - `statusCode` integer, required — Push status code.

## Other responses

- `400` — The request made is not valid.
- `401` — Your API request was not properly authorized.
- `402` — An account limit has been exceeded. The type of limit is described in the error property: - You have exceeded the 50-company limit that applies to a Free plan. Delete any companies you no longer need and retry the request. - The requested sync schedule is not allowed. You requested an hourly sync schedule but this functionality is not included in the Free plan. - Your Free account is older than 365 days and has expired. Contact support@codat.io.
- `403` — You are using an outdated API key or a key not associated with that resource.
- `404` — One or more of the resources you referenced could not be found. This might be because your company or data connection id is wrong, or was already deleted.
- `429` — Too many requests were made in a given amount of time. Wait a short period and then try again.
- `500` — There is a problem with our server. Please try again later.
- `503` — The Codat API is temporarily offline for maintenance. Please try again later.

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