*REST API › Endpoint reference › Operations › Services*

# Update a service

> Updates a service (send only the fields to change).

It includes the rate, the travel times and the expenses passed on by default —of which only the PRICE goes in, not the cost—. Lists replace the existing one. Returns the updated service.

`PATCH /api/v1/services/{serviceId}` — scope `services:write`

Scope: `services:write` · 120/min · Idempotency-Key · If-Match · MCP: `filmo_services_update`

## Authorizations

Bearer API key with the scope below. `services:write`

## Headers

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `Idempotency-Key` | string | No | Unique identifier of the request, chosen by the client (a UUID works). Between 1 and 255 characters: an empty header is rejected with 400 `validation_error`, because the client would believe itself protected. Repeating the same key with the SAME body within 24 h returns the stored response without executing again, with the `Idempotent-Replay: true` header. With a DIFFERENT body it returns 422. It is the safe way to retry after a network timeout. |
| `If-Match` | string | No | Optimistic locking: the `ETag` you read from the resource (or `*`). If the resource changed since, the write is rejected with `412 precondition_failed` before doing anything; read it again and retry. Without the header the write always proceeds. |

## Path parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `serviceId` | string | Yes | Service identifier. |

## Body

Body schema: `ServiceUpdateBody`

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `name` | string | No | Customer-facing service name. |
| `description` | string | No | Service description; null clears it. |
| `serviceType` | string | No | Service type. `crew`, `fleet`, `general` |
| `showInPlanner` | boolean | No | Whether it appears as a plannable service. |
| `defaultQty` | integer | No | Default quantity. |
| `breakMinutes` | integer | No | Break deducted from the work day, in minutes. |
| `orderInfo` | string | No | Information printed on the order and on the delivery note. |
| `priceConfig` | object | No | Service rate. |
| `priceConfig.hourlyRate` | number | No | Price per hour. |
| `priceConfig.fixedPrice` | number | No | Fixed price per service. |
| `priceConfig.perKmRate` | number | No | Price per kilometre. |
| `includeInPrice` | boolean | No | Whether its amount counts towards the document total. |
| `distancePolicy` | string | No | How the billable distance is calculated. |
| `travelTimeBefore` | integer | No | Travel time before, in minutes. |
| `travelTimeAfter` | integer | No | Travel time after, in minutes. |
| `usagePeriodPolicy` | object | No | Window in which it is used. |
| `usagePeriodPolicy.inherit` | string | Yes | "order" inherits the dates of the order; "custom" uses the offsets below. `order`, `custom` |
| `usagePeriodPolicy.offsetBeforeMinutes` | integer | No | Minutes before the order start. |
| `usagePeriodPolicy.offsetAfterMinutes` | integer | No | Minutes after the order end. |
| `planningPeriodPolicy` | object | No | Window in which it is planned. |
| `planningPeriodPolicy.inherit` | string | Yes | "order" inherits the dates of the order; "custom" uses the offsets below. `order`, `custom` |
| `planningPeriodPolicy.offsetBeforeMinutes` | integer | No | Minutes before the order start. |
| `planningPeriodPolicy.offsetAfterMinutes` | integer | No | Minutes after the order end. |
| `defaultExpenses` | object | No | Expenses passed on by default. Only the price, not the cost. Merged with the stored ones: categories you omit are left unchanged, and each category keeps its stored cost. |
| `defaultExpenses.catering` | object | No | Meal allowances. |
| `defaultExpenses.catering.price` | number | Yes | What the customer is charged for this concept. |
| `defaultExpenses.travel` | object | No | Travel. |
| `defaultExpenses.travel.price` | number | Yes | What the customer is charged for this concept. |
| `defaultExpenses.accommodation` | object | No | Accommodation. |
| `defaultExpenses.accommodation.price` | number | Yes | What the customer is charged for this concept. |
| `defaultExpenses.other` | object | No | Other expenses. |
| `defaultExpenses.other.price` | number | Yes | What the customer is charged for this concept. |
| `requirements` | object[] | No | Required resources. Replaces the whole list. |
| `requirements.requiredResourceType` | string | Yes | What is needed to provide it: personnel or vehicle. `personnel`, `vehicle` |
| `requirements.qty` | integer | Yes | How many are needed. |
| `requirements.requiredTags` | string[] | No | Tags the assigned resource must have. E.g.: "Carné C". |
| `collectionId` | string | No | Collection it belongs to. |
| `tags` | string[] | No | Tags. Replaces the whole list. |
| `images` | string[] | No | Service image URLs. |

## Request examples

*Update a service*

**cURL**

```bash
curl https://app.filmo.io/api/v1/services/serv_8f2a1c \
  --request PATCH \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $FILMO_API_KEY" \
  --header "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen 2>/dev/null || cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid)" \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "priceConfig": {
    "hourlyRate": 45,
    "perKmRate": 0.42
  },
  "breakMinutes": 30,
  "travelTimeBefore": 60,
  "travelTimeAfter": 60,
  "defaultExpenses": {
    "catering": {
      "price": 18
    },
    "travel": {
      "price": 25
    }
  }
}'
```

**Node.js**

```javascript
fetch('https://app.filmo.io/api/v1/services/serv_8f2a1c', {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Bearer YOUR_FILMO_API_KEY',
    'Idempotency-Key': crypto.randomUUID(),
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    priceConfig: {
      hourlyRate: 45,
      perKmRate: 0.42
    },
    breakMinutes: 30,
    travelTimeBefore: 60,
    travelTimeAfter: 60,
    defaultExpenses: {
      catering: {
        price: 18
      },
      travel: {
        price: 25
      }
    }
  })
})
```

**Python**

```python
import uuid
import requests

requests.patch(
    "https://app.filmo.io/api/v1/services/serv_8f2a1c",
    headers={
      "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_FILMO_API_KEY",
      "Idempotency-Key": str(uuid.uuid4()),
      "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    json={
      "priceConfig": {
        "hourlyRate": 45,
        "perKmRate": 0.42
      },
      "breakMinutes": 30,
      "travelTimeBefore": 60,
      "travelTimeAfter": 60,
      "defaultExpenses": {
        "catering": {
          "price": 18
        },
        "travel": {
          "price": 25
        }
      }
    }
)
```

## Response

Response schema: `ServiceDto`

| Status | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 200 | Successful response. |
| 400 | Invalid request (validation_error): malformed query or body. `errors[]` lists every offending field with its stable code. |
| 401 | Authentication failed (unauthorized, api_key_invalid, api_key_revoked, api_key_expired, api_key_owner_inactive, api_key_owner_not_admin). |
| 403 | Not allowed (insufficient_scope: the API key does not have the required scope, named in `requiredScope`; forbidden: the owner of the key lacks the permission the operation requires). `insufficient_scope` is answered before the request counts against the rate limit, so it carries no `RateLimit-*` headers; `forbidden` does. |
| 404 | Resource not found (not_found): it does not exist or is outside the scope of the API key. |
| 409 | Conflict (conflict): the current state of the resource prevents the operation, a request with that Idempotency-Key is already in progress, or another conditional write (`If-Match`) held the resource for more than five seconds. `errors[0].code` says which: `in_progress` and `lock_timeout` are solved by retrying; `invalid_state` is not, because the state of the resource forbids the operation. |
| 412 | Precondition failed (precondition_failed): the `If-Match` entity tag does not match the current representation. Read the resource again and retry. |
| 422 | Idempotency-Key reused (idempotency_key_reused): the same key was used before with a different body. Change the key. |
| 429 | Rate limit exceeded (rate_limited): retry after `Retry-After` seconds; `RateLimit-*` says which quota ran out. |
| 500 | Internal error (internal_error). |

**200**

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `data` | object | Sellable line that does not come from inventory: personnel, transport, work days. |
| `data.id` | string | Unique service identifier. |
| `data.name` | string | Service name as the customer sees it. |
| `data.serviceType` | string | Type: crew (personnel), fleet (vehicles) or general. |
| `data.description` | string | Description; null if it has none. |
| `data.defaultQty` | integer | Quantity added to an order by default. |
| `data.showInPlanner` | boolean | Whether it appears as a plannable service. |
| `data.includeInPrice` | boolean | Whether its amount counts towards the document total. |
| `data.collectionName` | string | Path of the collection it belongs to; null if it is in none. |
| `data.tags` | object[] | Service tags, with their identifier and name. |
| `data.tags.id` | string | Unique identifier of the tag. |
| `data.tags.name` | string | Tag name. |
| `data.requirements` | object[] | Resources needed to provide it. |
| `data.requirements.requiredResourceType` | string | What is needed to provide it: personnel or vehicle. `personnel`, `vehicle` |
| `data.requirements.qty` | integer | How many are needed. |
| `data.requirements.requiredTags` | string[] | Tags the assigned resource must have. E.g.: "Carné C". |
| `data.createdAt` | string<date-time> | Creation date in ISO 8601 UTC; null if not recorded. |
| `data.updatedAt` | string<date-time> | Last modification date in ISO 8601 UTC; null if not recorded. |
| `meta` | object | Additional information about the response. |
| `meta.warnings` | object[] | Lifecycle warnings; present only when the operation is deprecated. |
| `meta.warnings.code` | string | Stable warning code. `deprecated` |
| `meta.warnings.message` | string | For people: what is deprecated, until when, and what to use. |
| `meta.warnings.sunset` | string | Day (YYYY-MM-DD) the operation stops being served. |
| `meta.warnings.replacement` | string | `operationId` of the operation to use instead, or null if there is none. |
| `meta.warnings.link` | string | Where the deprecation is documented (the changelog). |

*Example response · 200*

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "service_9f3a2b",
    "name": "Example service",
    "serviceType": "Example service type",
    "description": "Example text.",
    "defaultQty": 1,
    "showInPlanner": true,
    "includeInPrice": true,
    "collectionName": "Example collection name",
    "tags": [
      {
        "id": "tag_9f3a2b",
        "name": "Example tag"
      }
    ],
    "requirements": [
      {
        "requiredResourceType": "personnel",
        "qty": 1,
        "requiredTags": [
          "Example required tags"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "createdAt": "2026-09-01T08:00:00.000Z",
    "updatedAt": "2026-09-01T08:00:00.000Z"
  }
}
```

## Errors

| Status | Codes | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 400 | `validation_error` | Malformed query or body. `errors[]` lists every offending field with its stable code. |
| 404 | `not_found` | It does not exist or is outside the scope of the API key. |
| 409 | `conflict` | The current state of the resource prevents the operation, a request with that Idempotency-Key is already in progress, or another conditional write (`If-Match`) held the resource for more than five seconds. `errors[0].code` says which: `in_progress` and `lock_timeout` are solved by retrying; `invalid_state` is not, because the state of the resource forbids the operation. |
| 412 | `precondition_failed` | The `If-Match` entity tag does not match the current representation. Read the resource again and retry. |
| 422 | `idempotency_key_reused` | The same key was used before with a different body. Change the key. |

## Deprecation

This operation is not deprecated. Deprecations are announced with a Deprecation header and a sunset date.

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Canonical URL: https://docs.filmo.io/rest-api/endpoint-reference/services/update-a-service  
Last updated: 2026-10-25