Update subscriptions (v1.0)

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05/01/2024

Updates a subscriptions object for Business Central. A subscription is valid for 3 days unless it is updated. PATCH requests will perform a handshake with the subscriber.

HTTP request

Replace the URL prefix for Business Central depending on environment following the guideline.

PATCH businesscentralPrefix/subscriptions({id})

Request headers (v1.0)

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

Request body (v1.0)

Here is an example of the request.

PATCH https://{businesscentralPrefix}/api/v1.0/subscriptions({'id'})
Content-type: application/json

{
  "notificationUrl": "https://{notificationUrl}",
  "resource": "/api/v1.0/companies(f64eba74-dacd-4854-a584-1834f68cfc3a)/customers",
  "clientState": "optionalValueOf2048"
}

Response (v1.0)

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

Example (v1.0)

Request

Here is an example of the request.

https://{businesscentralPrefix}/api/v1.0/subscriptions({'id'})

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.

{
  "subscriptionId": "c670ea73cacb459bb51dc1740da2f1db",
  "notificationUrl": "https://contoso.com/myCallbacks",
  "resource": "companies(f64eba74-dacd-4854-a584-1834f68cfc3a)/customers",
  "userId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001",
  "lastModifiedDateTime": "2018-10-12T12:32:35Z",
  "clientState": "anytextvalueof2048",
  "expirationDateTime": "2018-10-15T12:32:35Z"
}

Important

Handshake is mandatory when creating a subscription and renewing a subscription. See Working with Webhooks.