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Update Product

Last updated: 04-Jan-2022
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Overview

The update_product call is used to update a product.

URL: https://www.2checkout.com/api/products/update_product

HTTP Method: POST

Input Parameters

Parameter Description
product_id ID of product to update. Required.
name Product Name. Required.
price Product Price. Required.
vendor_product_id Merchant Assigned Product ID. Optional.
description Product Short Description. Optional.
long_description Product Long Description. Optional.
pending_url Product Pending URL. Optional.
approved_url Product Approved URL. Optional.
tangible Tangible=1, Intangible=0. Optional.
weight Decimal value of weight. Required for tangible products.
handling Specifies handling charge if applicable. Required for tangible products.
recurring 1 = recurring, 0 = non-recurring. Required for recurring products.
startup_fee Specifies start up fee if applicable. Optional.
recurrence Specifies recurrence frequency (n Week
duration Specifies recurrence duration (n Week
commission 1 = commission, 0 = no commission. Required for affiliate products.
commission_type Sets commission type for product. Possible values: amount, percentage. Required for affiliate products.
commission_amount Sets commission value for product (based on commission_type). Required for affiliate products.
option_id Accepts single or multiple option IDs to assign to product. (multiple IDs would be &option_id=xxxxxxxxx repeated for each ID to assign, where xxxxxxxxx represents each ID value to assign.) Optional.
category_id Accepts single or multiple category IDs to assign product to. (multiple IDs would be &category_id=xxxxxxxxx repeated for each ID to assign, where xxxxxxxxx represents each ID value to assign.) Optional.

Data Returned

Parameter Description
response_code Tells the user whether or not the operation was successful.
response_message Tells the user why the operation was or was not successful.

Example API Call

curl -X POST https://www.2checkout.com/api/products/update_product \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' -u 'username:password' \
    -d 'name=test product' -d 'price=1.00' -d 'product_id=4691409938'

Example Successful Response

 {
       "assigned_product_id" : "2561",
       "product_id" : "4691409938",
       "response_code" : "OK",
       "response_message" : "Product successfully updated"
    }

Common Error Codes

Code Description
PARAMETER_MISSING Required parameter missing:
PARAMETER_INVALID Invalid value for parameter:
RECORD_NOT_FOUND Unable to find record.
FORBIDDEN Access denied to product.
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