Update Inventory Document catalog.document.update

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Scope: catalog

Who can execute the method: a user with the "View and select warehouses" permission and the "Create and edit" permission for the required document type

The method catalog.document.update updates the fields of an inventory document that has not been processed yet.

Method Parameters

Required parameters are marked with *

Name
type

Description

id*
catalog_document.id

Document ID.

Document IDs can be retrieved with the catalog.document.list method

fields*
object

Values of the document fields to update (detailed description).

The method changes only the passed fields, the others keep their previous values. The method accepts an empty object {} without an error and updates only the modification date

Fields Parameter

Name
type

Description

title
string

Document name. An empty string clears the name, and title in the response is null

docNumber
string

Document number

dateDocument
datetime

Document date, for example 2026-11-06T10:00:00+03:00. You can pass a date without time, for example 2026-11-06.

The method skips null and a string that cannot be parsed as a date without an error: the previous date is kept

commentary
string

Document comment

responsibleId
user.id

Responsible user ID. The method does not check that the user exists. The method saves a non-numeric value as null

total
double

Document total. The method saves a non-numeric value as null

siteId
string

Site code

statusBy
user.id

ID of the user who changed the document status

The docType and currency fields cannot be changed after creation. The method skips them, as well as the id, status, createdBy, modifiedBy, dateCreate, dateModify, dateStatus fields and unknown fields, without an error. After the update, modifiedBy equals the ID of the current user, and dateModify equals the update time.

A processed document cannot be updated: first cancel processing with the catalog.document.cancel method.

Code Examples

How to Use Examples in Documentation

curl -X POST \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -H "Accept: application/json" \
        -d '{"id":381,"fields":{"commentary":"Corrected the document date","dateDocument":"2026-11-06T10:00:00+03:00"}}' \
        https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/**put_your_user_id_here**/**put_your_webhook_here**/catalog.document.update
        
curl -X POST \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -H "Accept: application/json" \
        -d '{"id":381,"fields":{"commentary":"Corrected the document date","dateDocument":"2026-11-06T10:00:00+03:00"},"auth":"**put_access_token_here**"}' \
        https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/catalog.document.update
        
// This snippet is an ES module: top-level await requires type="module" or a bundler.
        // $b24 is an already-initialized SDK instance (see the SDK "Get started" guide).
        import { Text } from '@bitrix24/b24jssdk'
        import type { B24Frame, ISODate } from '@bitrix24/b24jssdk'
        
        declare const $b24: B24Frame
        
        // Shape of the payload returned in result (match the "response handling" section of the page)
        type DocumentUpdateResult = {
          // An empty array comes back when no document has the given id
          document: {
            commentary: string | null
            createdBy: number
            currency: string
            dateCreate: ISODate
            dateDocument: ISODate | null
            dateModify: ISODate
            dateStatus: ISODate
            docNumber: string | null
            docType: string
            id: number
            modifiedBy: number
            responsibleId: number | null
            siteId: string
            status: string
            statusBy: number | null
            title: string | null
            total: number | null
          } | []
        }
        
        try {
          const response = await $b24.actions.v2.call.make<DocumentUpdateResult>({
            method: 'catalog.document.update',
            params: {
              id: 381,
              fields: {
                commentary: 'Corrected the document date',
                dateDocument: '2026-11-06T10:00:00+03:00',
              },
            },
            requestId: Text.getUuidRfc4122()
          })
        
          // The payload is available only on a successful response
          if (!response.isSuccess) {
            console.error(response.getErrorMessages().join('; '))
          } else {
            const result = response.getData()!.result
            if (Array.isArray(result.document)) {
              console.warn('Document not found')
            } else {
              console.info('Updated document:', result.document.id, result.document.dateDocument)
            }
          }
        } catch (error) {
          // Thrown on transport or SDK failures (AjaxError, SdkError, etc.)
          console.error(error)
        }
        
<!-- Load the SDK (UMD build); it is exposed as the global B24Js -->
        <script src="https://unpkg.com/@bitrix24/b24jssdk@1/dist/umd/index.min.js"></script>
        <script>
          async function updateDocument() {
            try {
              // Initialize the SDK inside a Bitrix24 frame
              const $b24 = await B24Js.initializeB24Frame()
        
              const response = await $b24.actions.v2.call.make({
                method: 'catalog.document.update',
                params: {
                  id: 381,
                  fields: {
                    commentary: 'Corrected the document date',
                    dateDocument: '2026-11-06T10:00:00+03:00',
                  },
                },
                requestId: B24Js.Text.getUuidRfc4122()
              })
        
              // The payload is available only on a successful response
              if (!response.isSuccess) {
                console.error(response.getErrorMessages().join('; '))
                return
              }
        
              const result = response.getData().result
              // An empty array comes back when no document has the given id
              if (Array.isArray(result.document)) {
                console.warn('Document not found')
                return
              }
              console.info('Updated document:', result.document.id, result.document.dateDocument)
            } catch (error) {
              // Thrown on transport or SDK failures (AjaxError, SdkError, etc.)
              console.error(error)
            }
          }
        
          document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', updateDocument)
        </script>
        
from b24pysdk.errors import BitrixAPIError, BitrixSDKException
        
        try:
            bitrix_response = client.catalog.document.update(
                bitrix_id=381,
                fields={
                    "commentary": "Corrected the document date",
                    "dateDocument": "2026-11-06T10:00:00+03:00",
                },
            ).response
            result = bitrix_response.result
            print(result)
        except BitrixAPIError as error:
            print(
                "Bitrix API error",
                f"error: {error.error}",
                f"error_description: {error.error_description}",
                sep="\n",
            )
        except BitrixSDKException as error:
            print(f"Bitrix SDK error: {error.message}")
        except Exception as error:
            print(f"Unexpected error: {error}")
        
try {
            $response = $b24Service
                ->core
                ->call(
                    'catalog.document.update',
                    [
                        'id'     => 381,
                        'fields' => [
                            'commentary'   => 'Corrected the document date',
                            'dateDocument' => '2026-11-06T10:00:00+03:00',
                        ],
                    ]
                );
        
            $result = $response
                ->getResponseData()
                ->getResult();
        
            print_r($result);
        } catch (Throwable $e) {
            echo $e->getMessage();
        }
        
BX24.callMethod(
            'catalog.document.update',
            {
                id: 381,
                fields: {
                    commentary: 'Corrected the document date',
                    dateDocument: '2026-11-06T10:00:00+03:00',
                },
            },
            function(result)
            {
                if (result.error())
                    console.error(result.error());
                else
                    console.log(result.data());
            }
        );
        
require_once('crest.php');
        
        $result = CRest::call(
            'catalog.document.update',
            [
                'id' => 381,
                'fields' => [
                    'commentary' => 'Corrected the document date',
                    'dateDocument' => '2026-11-06T10:00:00+03:00',
                ]
            ]
        );
        
        echo '<PRE>';
        print_r($result);
        echo '</PRE>';
        
// client and ctx are already created — see the Go SDK section
        res, err := client.Core().Call(ctx, "catalog.document.update", b24.Params{
        	"id": 381,
        	"fields": b24.Params{
        		"commentary":   "Corrected the document date",
        		"dateDocument": "2026-11-06T10:00:00+03:00",
        	},
        })
        if err != nil {
        	return fmt.Errorf("catalog.document.update: %w", err)
        }
        
        // The method wraps the response in an object with the "document" key.
        // If the document does not exist, the key contains an empty array [].
        raw, ok := b24.Unwrap(res.Result, "document")
        if !ok || string(raw) == "[]" {
        	return fmt.Errorf("document not found")
        }
        
        // Optional fields can be null, so pointers are used for them.
        var item struct {
        	ID           b24.ID  `json:"id"`
        	Status       string  `json:"status"`
        	Commentary   *string `json:"commentary"`
        	DateDocument *string `json:"dateDocument"`
        	ModifiedBy   int     `json:"modifiedBy"`
        	DateModify   string  `json:"dateModify"`
        }
        if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &item); err != nil {
        	return fmt.Errorf("parse response: %w", err)
        }
        fmt.Println(item.ID, item.DateModify)
        

Response Handling

HTTP status: 200

{
            "result": {
                "document": {
                    "commentary": "Corrected the document date",
                    "createdBy": 1269,
                    "currency": "USD",
                    "dateCreate": "2026-11-05T15:58:42+03:00",
                    "dateDocument": "2026-11-06T10:00:00+03:00",
                    "dateModify": "2026-11-05T15:59:21+03:00",
                    "dateStatus": "2026-11-05T15:58:42+03:00",
                    "docNumber": "OP-00042",
                    "docType": "S",
                    "id": 381,
                    "modifiedBy": 1269,
                    "responsibleId": 1269,
                    "siteId": "s1",
                    "status": "N",
                    "statusBy": null,
                    "title": "Surplus stock adjustment",
                    "total": null
                }
            },
            "time": {
                "start": 1793883561,
                "finish": 1793883561.476519,
                "duration": 0.4765191078186035,
                "processing": 0,
                "date_start": "2026-11-05T15:59:21+03:00",
                "date_finish": "2026-11-05T15:59:21+03:00",
                "operating_reset_at": 1793884140,
                "operating": 0
            }
        }
        

Returned Data

Name
type

Description

result
object

Root element of the response

result.document
catalog_document

Object with all document fields after the update.

If there is no document with the passed id, the method does not return an error: result.document contains an empty array []. You can check that the document exists with the catalog.document.list method with a filter by id

time
time

Information about the request execution time

Error Handling

HTTP status: 400

{
            "error": "0",
            "error_description": "Cannot modify processed item"
        }
        

Name
type

Description

error
string

String error code. It consists of digits, Latin letters, and underscores. It may arrive empty — in that case only error_description shows the reason

error_description
string

Error message for the developer. Do not show it to the end user without processing

Possible Error Codes

Status

Code

Description

Value

400

0

Cannot complete action because you don't have sufficient permissions to view and select warehouses.

The user does not have the "View and select warehouses" permission

400

0

Insufficient permissions to save the inventory object.

The user does not have the "Create and edit" permission for documents of this type or has no catalog permissions

400

100

Could not find value for parameter

The id parameter is not passed

400

100

Invalid value {abc} to match with parameter {id}. Should be value of type int.

id is not a number

400

100

Could not find value for parameter

The fields parameter is not passed

400

100

Invalid value {abc} to match with parameter {fields}. Should be value of type array.

fields is not an object

400

0

Cannot modify processed item

The document is processed. First cancel processing with the catalog.document.cancel method

400

0

Wrong format of field title.

The field contains an array or an object instead of a value. The text contains the field name

400

0

Inventory Management is not available on your plan.

Inventory Management is not available on the account plan

Statuses and System Error Codes

HTTP Status: 4xx, 5xx

The errors described below are returned by the REST API itself, not by the logic of a specific method. They can arrive in response to any method.

Status

Code
Error Message

Description

500

INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
Internal server error

An internal server error has occurred. Retry the call, and if the error persists, contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support

500

ERROR_UNEXPECTED_ANSWER
Server returned an unexpected response

The server returned an unexpected response. Retry the call, and if the error persists, contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support

503

QUERY_LIMIT_EXCEEDED
Too many requests

The request intensity limit has been exceeded

429

OPERATION_TIME_LIMIT
Method is blocked due to operation time limit

The method is blocked because the request resource intensity limit has been exceeded. The block is lifted automatically once the accumulated execution time of the method no longer exceeds the limit

401

NO_AUTH_FOUND
Wrong authorization data

The request contains no authorization data: neither an access token nor a webhook code was passed

401

INVALID_REQUEST
Https required

Methods are called over the HTTPS protocol only

401

OVERLOAD_LIMIT
REST API is blocked due to overload

The REST API is blocked due to overload. This is a manual individual block. To have it lifted, contact Bitrix24 technical support

401

ACCESS_DENIED
REST is available only on commercial plans

REST API access is not active for this account. In Bitrix24 Cloud, check the current plan or trial status: Vibe+ plans include REST API access, while Essentials plans do not. A webhook receives a different error message — REST is available only by subscription

401

INVALID_CREDENTIALS
Invalid request credentials

No active webhook with the specified user identifier and secret code was found

404

ERROR_METHOD_NOT_FOUND
Method not found!

No method with this name was found. The name is misspelled, the method does not exist in the REST API, or it is unavailable without the required scope

401

insufficient_scope
The request requires higher privileges than provided by the webhook token

The request requires broader permissions than the token has: for a webhook these are the permissions granted to it, for an application it is the scope. For an application, the error message ends with provided by the access token

401

expired_token
The access token provided has expired

The access token has expired

401

user_access_error
The user does not have access to the application

The application is installed, but the Bitrix24 administrator has granted access to it only to specific users

403

PORTAL_DELETED
Portal was deleted

The public part of the site is closed. To open it on an on-premise installation, disable the "Temporary closure of the public part of the site" option. Path to the setting: Desktop > Settings > Product Settings > Module Settings > Main Module > Temporary closure of the public part of the site

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