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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