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PATCH
/
jobs
/
{id}
Update job
curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://api.example.com/jobs/{id}
{
  "id": "<string>",
  "name": "<string>",
  "at": "<string>",
  "url": "<string>",
  "method": "<string>",
  "headers": {},
  "body": {}
}
You can only update jobs with status: "pending". Completed and failed jobs cannot be modified.

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Path parameters

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id
string
required
The UUID of the job to update.

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Request body

All fields are optional. Only provided fields are updated.
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name
string
Display name.
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at
string
ISO 8601 timestamp. Must be in the future.
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url
string
Webhook URL.
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method
string
HTTP method: GET, POST, or DELETE.
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headers
object
Custom HTTP headers.
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body
object
JSON body payload.

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Response

Returns the updated job object. 
curl -X PATCH https://app.cronapi.dev/api/v1/jobs/b2c3d4e5-f6a7-8901-bcde-f12345678901 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your_api_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "at": "2026-04-21T12:00:00.000Z",
    "body": {"user_id": "usr_456"}
  }'
200
{
  "id": "b2c3d4e5-f6a7-8901-bcde-f12345678901",
  "user_id": "d4e5f6a7-b890-1234-cdef-567890abcdef",
  "name": "Send welcome email",
  "at": "2026-04-21T12:00:00.000Z",
  "url": "https://example.com/send-email",
  "method": "POST",
  "headers": {},
  "body": {"user_id": "usr_456"},
  "status": "pending",
  "created_at": "2026-04-15T10:00:00.000Z"
}
400
{
  "error": "Cannot update a completed or failed job"
}