dynamics_journal_update.md

title	description	author	ms.topic	ms.devlang	ms.date	ms.author
Update journals	Updates a journal object in Dynamics 365 Business Central.	SusanneWindfeldPedersen	reference	al	04/01/2021	solsen

Update journals

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Update the properties of a journal object for [!INCLUDEprod_short].

HTTP request

Replace the URL prefix for [!INCLUDEprod_short] depending on environment following the guideline.

PATCH businesscentralPrefix/companies({id})/journals({id})

Request headers

Header	Value
Authorization	Bearer {token}. Required.
Content-Type	application/json
If-Match	Required. When this request header is included and the eTag provided does not match the current tag on the journals, the journals will not be updated.

Request body

In the request body, supply the values for relevant fields that should be updated. Existing properties that are not included in the request body will maintain their previous values or be recalculated based on changes to other property values. For best performance you shouldn't include existing values that haven't changed.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 200 OK response code and an updated journals object in the response body.

Example

Request

Here is an example of the request.

PATCH https://{businesscentralPrefix}/api/v2.0/companies({id})/journals({id})
Content-type: application/json

{
  "code": "EXPENSE",
  "displayName": "Expense Batch"
}

Response

Here is an example of the response.

Note

The response object shown here may be truncated for brevity. All of the properties will be returned from an actual call.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
  "id": "id-value",
  "code": "EXPENSE",
  "displayName": "Expense Batch",
  "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-05-17T11:30:01.313Z"
}

See also

Tips for working with the APIs
journal
Get journal
Delete journal
Create journal