Update a return

How to update an existing return via API

To update an existing return, send a PATCH request to the /api/returns/:id endpoint, where id is the ID of the resource that you want to update.

Here below the list of all the possible arguments that you can pass with the request body.

Request

PATCH https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/:id

Arguments

Body Parameter	Type	Required
type	string	Required
id	string	Required
attributes._request	boolean	Optional
attributes._approve	boolean	Optional
attributes._cancel	boolean	Optional
attributes._ship	boolean	Optional
attributes._reject	boolean	Optional
attributes._receive	boolean	Optional
attributes._restock	boolean	Optional
attributes._archive	boolean	Optional
attributes._unarchive	boolean	Optional
attributes._refund	boolean	Optional
attributes._refund_amount_cents	integer	Optional
attributes._add_tags	string	Optional
attributes._remove_tags	string	Optional
attributes.reference	string	Optional
attributes.reference_origin	string	Optional
attributes.metadata	object	Optional
relationships.stock_location	object	Optional
relationships.reference_capture	object	Optional
relationships.tags	array	Optional

Example

Request

The following request updates the return identified by the ID "xYZkjABcde":

curl -g -X PATCH \
  'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -d '{
  "data": {
    "type": "returns",
    "id": "xYZkjABcde",
    "attributes": {
      "_request": true
    },
    "relationships": {
      "stock_location": {
        "data": {
          "type": "stock_locations",
          "id": "ABCRtyUpBa"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}'

Response

On success, the API responds with a 200 OK status code, returning the updated resource object:

{
  "data": {
    "id": "xYZkjABcde",
    "type": "returns",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "number": "#1234/R/001",
      "status": "draft",
      "customer_email": "[email protected]",
      "skus_count": 2,
      "approved_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "cancelled_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "shipped_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "rejected_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "received_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "refunded_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "archived_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "estimated_refund_amount_cents": 500,
      "estimated_refund_amount_float": 5.0,
      "formatted_estimated_refund_amount": "€5,00",
      "created_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "updated_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "reference": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE",
      "reference_origin": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE-ORIGIN",
      "metadata": {
        "foo": "bar"
      }
    },
    "relationships": {
      "order": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/relationships/order",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/order"
        }
      },
      "customer": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/relationships/customer",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/customer"
        }
      },
      "stock_location": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/relationships/stock_location",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/stock_location"
        }
      },
      "origin_address": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/relationships/origin_address",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/origin_address"
        }
      },
      "destination_address": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/relationships/destination_address",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/destination_address"
        }
      },
      "reference_capture": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/relationships/reference_capture",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/reference_capture"
        }
      },
      "reference_refund": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/relationships/reference_refund",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/reference_refund"
        }
      },
      "return_line_items": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/relationships/return_line_items",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/return_line_items"
        }
      },
      "attachments": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/relationships/attachments",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/attachments"
        }
      },
      "resource_errors": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/relationships/resource_errors",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/resource_errors"
        }
      },
      "events": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/relationships/events",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/events"
        }
      },
      "tags": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/relationships/tags",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/tags"
        }
      },
      "versions": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/relationships/versions",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/returns/xYZkjABcde/versions"
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "mode": "test",
      "organization_id": "xRRkjDFafe",
      "trace_id": "69abaa3545913c78132e5578bd26208d44aa9043647d78698fd0021f3958cd74"
    }
  }
}