---
title: "Update Outstanding Balance"
method: POST
path: "/api/2.0/patients/{id}/outstanding_balance/"
tags: ["Outstanding Balance"]
---

# Update Outstanding Balance

`POST /api/2.0/patients/{id}/outstanding_balance/`

The outstanding balance is a write-only resource that can be used to update the balance of a specific patient. It requires that the OutstandingBalance feature must be enabled for the practice.

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Request body

- PatientOutstandingBalance
  - `balance` string, decimal, required — The outstanding balance in cents.
  - `patient_id` integer

## Response `200`

- PatientOutstandingBalance
  - `balance` string, decimal, required — The outstanding balance in cents.
  - `patient_id` integer

---

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