Update a SKU

How to update an existing SKU via API

To update an existing SKU, send a PATCH request to the /api/skus/: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/skus/:id

Arguments

Body Parameter	Type	Required
type	string	Required
id	string	Required
attributes.code	string	Optional
attributes.name	string	Optional
attributes.description	string	Optional
attributes.image_url	string	Optional
attributes.pieces_per_pack	integer	Optional
attributes.weight	float	Optional
attributes.unit_of_weight	string	Optional
attributes.hs_tariff_number	string	Optional
attributes.do_not_ship	boolean	Optional
attributes.do_not_track	boolean	Optional
attributes.reference	string	Optional
attributes.reference_origin	string	Optional
attributes.metadata	object	Optional
relationships.shipping_category	object	Optional
relationships.tags	array	Optional

Example

Request

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

curl -g -X PATCH \
  'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -d '{
  "data": {
    "type": "skus",
    "id": "xYZkjABcde",
    "attributes": {
      "description": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."
    },
    "relationships": {
      "shipping_category": {
        "data": {
          "type": "shipping_categories",
          "id": "ABCRtyUpBa"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}'

Response

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

{
  "data": {
    "id": "xYZkjABcde",
    "type": "skus",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "code": "TSHIRTMM000000FFFFFFXLXX",
      "name": "Men's Black T-shirt with White Logo (XL)",
      "description": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.",
      "image_url": "https://img.yourdomain.com/skus/xYZkjABcde.png",
      "pieces_per_pack": 6,
      "weight": 300.0,
      "unit_of_weight": "gr",
      "hs_tariff_number": "4901.91.0020",
      "do_not_ship": false,
      "do_not_track": false,
      "inventory": {
        "available": true,
        "quantity": 10,
        "levels": [
          {
            "quantity": 4,
            "delivery_lead_times": [
              {
                "shipping_method": {
                  "name": "Standard Shipping",
                  "reference": null,
                  "price_amount_cents": 700,
                  "free_over_amount_cents": 9900,
                  "formatted_price_amount": "€7,00",
                  "formatted_free_over_amount": "€99,00"
                },
                "min": {
                  "hours": 72,
                  "days": 3
                },
                "max": {
                  "hours": 120,
                  "days": 5
                }
              },
              {
                "shipping_method": {
                  "name": "Express Delivery",
                  "reference": null,
                  "price_amount_cents": 1200,
                  "free_over_amount_cents": null,
                  "formatted_price_amount": "€12,00",
                  "formatted_free_over_amount": null
                },
                "min": {
                  "hours": 48,
                  "days": 2
                },
                "max": {
                  "hours": 72,
                  "days": 3
                }
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "quantity": 6,
            "delivery_lead_times": [
              {
                "shipping_method": {
                  "name": "Standard Shipping",
                  "reference": null,
                  "price_amount_cents": 700,
                  "free_over_amount_cents": 9900,
                  "formatted_price_amount": "€7,00",
                  "formatted_free_over_amount": "€99,00"
                },
                "min": {
                  "hours": 96,
                  "days": 4
                },
                "max": {
                  "hours": 144,
                  "days": 6
                }
              },
              {
                "shipping_method": {
                  "name": "Express Delivery",
                  "reference": null,
                  "price_amount_cents": 1200,
                  "free_over_amount_cents": null,
                  "formatted_price_amount": "€12,00",
                  "formatted_free_over_amount": null
                },
                "min": {
                  "hours": 72,
                  "days": 3
                },
                "max": {
                  "hours": 96,
                  "days": 4
                }
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      "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",
      "jwt_custom_claim": {
      },
      "metadata": {
        "foo": "bar"
      }
    },
    "relationships": {
      "shipping_category": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/relationships/shipping_category",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/shipping_category"
        }
      },
      "prices": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/relationships/prices",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/prices"
        }
      },
      "stock_items": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/relationships/stock_items",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/stock_items"
        }
      },
      "stock_reservations": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/relationships/stock_reservations",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/stock_reservations"
        }
      },
      "delivery_lead_times": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/relationships/delivery_lead_times",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/delivery_lead_times"
        }
      },
      "sku_options": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/relationships/sku_options",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/sku_options"
        }
      },
      "sku_list_items": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/relationships/sku_list_items",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/sku_list_items"
        }
      },
      "sku_lists": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/relationships/sku_lists",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/sku_lists"
        }
      },
      "attachments": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/relationships/attachments",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/attachments"
        }
      },
      "links": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/relationships/links",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/links"
        }
      },
      "events": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/relationships/events",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/events"
        }
      },
      "tags": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/relationships/tags",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/tags"
        }
      },
      "versions": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/relationships/versions",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/versions"
        }
      },
      "jwt_customer": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/relationships/jwt_customer",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/jwt_customer"
        }
      },
      "jwt_markets": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/relationships/jwt_markets",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/jwt_markets"
        }
      },
      "jwt_stock_locations": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/relationships/jwt_stock_locations",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/skus/xYZkjABcde/jwt_stock_locations"
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "mode": "test",
      "organization_id": "xRRkjDFafe",
      "trace_id": "69abaa3545913c78132e5578bd26208d44aa9043647d78698fd0021f3958cd74"
    }
  }
}