Update Existing Document documentgenerator.document.update

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Scope: documentgenerator

Who can execute the method: user with permission to modify documents

The method documentgenerator.document.update updates a document with new field values.

Method Parameters

Required parameters are marked with *

Name `type`	Description
id* `integer`	Document identifier. You can obtain the document identifier after creating a document or by using the get document list method
values `object`	Field values of the document in the format `{"FieldCode":"Value"}`
stampsEnabled `integer`	Stamp and signature mode: `1` — enable `0` — disable Default is `1`
fields `object`	Description of how to interpret and format values from `values` (detailed description). The key of the `fields` object must match the field code from the template. If you are only passing plain text, this parameter can be omitted. Example structure of `fields`: `{ "CurrentDate": { "TYPE": "DATE", "FORMAT": { "format": "d.m.Y" }, "TITLE": "Contract Date" } }`

Parameter fields

Name `type`	Description
TYPE `string`	Field type. Types for which formatting can be specified: `DATE` — date or date-time `NAME` — full name
FORMAT `object`	Formatting parameters for the field type. `FORMAT` is not fixed to one value; it should be chosen according to your template and output requirements. For `DATE`, the `format` value is specified in the format of date modifiers of the document generator. Example: `{"format":"d.m.Y"}` For `NAME`: `format` specifies the output template for name parts, e.g., `#NAME# #LAST_NAME#` `case` specifies the case User Documentation What are modifiers in document templates
PROVIDER `string`	Provider class
TITLE `string`	Field title

Code Examples

How to Use Examples in Documentation

cURL (Webhook)

cURL (OAuth)

PHP

BX24.js

PHP CRest

curl -X POST \
          -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
          -H "Accept: application/json" \
          -d '{"id":51,"values":{"DocumentNumber":"DC-2026-001","CurrentDate":"2026-03-20T00:00:00+02:00","ClientName":"Ltd. Chamomile","ClientPhone":"+1 999 123-45-67","Total":"130000","Comment":"Payment within 3 business days after signing","UserName":"John Smith"},"stampsEnabled":1}' \
          https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/**put_your_user_id_here**/**put_your_webhook_here**/documentgenerator.document.update

curl -X POST \
          -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
          -H "Accept: application/json" \
          -d '{"id":51,"values":{"DocumentNumber":"DC-2026-001","CurrentDate":"2026-03-20T00:00:00+02:00","ClientName":"Ltd. Chamomile","ClientPhone":"+1 999 123-45-67","Total":"130000","Comment":"Payment within 3 business days after signing","UserName":"John Smith"},"stampsEnabled":1,"auth":"**put_access_token_here**"}' \
          https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/documentgenerator.document.update

try
        {
            const response = await $b24.callMethod(
                'documentgenerator.document.update',
                {
                    id: 51,
                    values: {
                        DocumentNumber: 'DC-2026-001',
                        CurrentDate: '2026-03-20T00:00:00+02:00',
                        ClientName: 'Ltd. Chamomile',
                        ClientPhone: '+1 999 123-45-67',
                        Total: '130000',
                        Comment: 'Payment within 3 business days after signing',
                        UserName: 'John Smith'
                    },
                    stampsEnabled: 1
                }
            );
        
            const result = response.getData().result;
            console.log(result);
        }
        catch (error)
        {
            console.error(error);
        }

try {
            $response = $b24Service->core->call(
                'documentgenerator.document.update',
                [
                    'id' => 51,
                    'values' => [
                        'DocumentNumber' => 'DC-2026-001',
                        'CurrentDate' => '2026-03-20T00:00:00+02:00',
                        'ClientName' => 'Ltd. Chamomile',
                        'ClientPhone' => '+1 999 123-45-67',
                        'Total' => '130000',
                        'Comment' => 'Payment within 3 business days after signing',
                        'UserName' => 'John Smith',
                    ],
                    'stampsEnabled' => 1,
                ]
            );
        
            $result = $response->getResponseData()->getResult();
            print_r($result);
        } catch (Throwable $e) {
            echo $e->getMessage();
        }

BX24.callMethod(
            'documentgenerator.document.update',
            {
                id: 51,
                values: {
                    DocumentNumber: 'DC-2026-001',
                    CurrentDate: '2026-03-20T00:00:00+02:00',
                    ClientName: 'Ltd. Chamomile',
                    ClientPhone: '+1 999 123-45-67',
                    Total: '130000',
                    Comment: 'Payment within 3 business days after signing',
                    UserName: 'John Smith'
                },
                stampsEnabled: 1
            },
            function(result)
            {
                if (result.error())
                {
                    console.error(result.error());
                }
                else
                {
                    console.log(result.data());
                }
            }
        );

require_once('crest.php');
        
        $result = CRest::call(
            'documentgenerator.document.update',
            [
                'id' => 51,
                'values' => [
                    'DocumentNumber' => 'DC-2026-001',
                    'CurrentDate' => '2026-03-20T00:00:00+02:00',
                    'ClientName' => 'Ltd. Chamomile',
                    'ClientPhone' => '+1 999 123-45-67',
                    'Total' => '130000',
                    'Comment' => 'Payment within 3 business days after signing',
                    'UserName' => 'John Smith',
                ],
                'stampsEnabled' => 1,
            ]
        );
        
        print_r($result);

Response Handling

HTTP Status: 200

{
            "result": {
                "document": {
                    "downloadUrl": "/bitrix/services/main/ajax.php?action=documentgenerator.api.document.getfile&SITE_ID=s1&id=51&ts=1773844068",
                    "publicUrl": "https://mysite.com/~bat5R",
                    "title": "SUPPLY_CONTRACT Template 1773843147554 DC-2026-001",
                    "number": "DC-2026-001",
                    "id": "51",
                    "createTime": "2026-03-18T17:27:48+02:00",
                    "createdBy": "503",
                    "updateTime": "2026-03-18T17:27:48+02:00",
                    "updatedBy": null,
                    "stampsEnabled": true,
                    "isTransformationError": false,
                    "value": "SUPPLY_CONTRACT_2026_015",
                    "values": {
                        "productsTableVariant": "",
                        "_creationMethod": "rest",
                        "stampsEnabled": true,
                        "CurrentDate": "2026-03-20T00:00:00+02:00",
                        "ClientName": "Ltd. Chamomile",
                        "ClientPhone": "+1 999 123-45-67",
                        "Total": "130000",
                        "Comment": "Payment within 5 business days after signing",
                        "UserName": "John Smith"
                    },
                    "publicUrlView": {
                        "time": "2026-03-19T15:08:05+02:00"
                    },
                    "templateId": "53",
                    "provider": "Bitrix\\DocumentGenerator\\DataProvider\\Rest",
                    "pullTag": "TRANSFORMDOCUMENT51",
                    "imageUrl": "/bitrix/services/main/ajax.php?action=documentgenerator.api.document.getimage&SITE_ID=s1&id=51&ts=1773844068",
                    "pdfUrl": "/bitrix/services/main/ajax.php?action=documentgenerator.api.document.getpdf&SITE_ID=s1&id=51&ts=1773844068",
                    "printUrl": "/bitrix/services/main/ajax.php?action=documentgenerator.api.document.showpdf&SITE_ID=s1&id=51&print=y&ts=1773844068",
                    "emailDiskFile": 5573,
                    "downloadUrlMachine": "https://mysite.com/rest/documentgenerator.api.document.getfile.json?auth=1fe8bb690000071b00000844000001f7f0f107826a2f4f01a384d1dcdb624764d8ea63&token=documentgenerator%7CYWN0aW9uPWRvY3VtZW50Z2VuZXJhdG9yLmFwaS5kb2N1bWVudC5nZXRmaWxlJlNJVEVfSUQ9czEmaWQ9NTEmdHM9MTc3Mzg0NDA2OCZfPVptQjFqSzNTNlhtMm5EbUR6OFV6YlJydExGbGtaOGpF%7CImRvY3VtZW50Z2VuZXJhdG9yLmFwaS5kb2N1bWVudC5nZXRmaWxlfGRvY3VtZW50Z2VuZXJhdG9yfFlXTjBhVzl1UFdSdlkzVnRaVzUwWjJWdVpYSmhkRzl5TG1Gd2FTNWtiMk4xYldWdWRDNW5aWFJtYVd4bEpsTkpWRVZmU1VROWN6RW1hV1E5TlRFbWRITTlNVGMzTXpnME5EQTJPQ1pmUFZwdFFqRnFTek5UTmxodE1tNUViVVI2T0ZWNllsSnlkRXhHYkd0YU9HcEZ8MWZlOGJiNjkwMDAwMDcxYjAwMDAwODQ0MDAwMDAxZjdmMGYxMDc4MjZhMmY0ZjAxYTM4NGQxZGNkYjYyNDc2NGQ4ZWE2MyI%3D.Cifk0KKcqbktmPy6ARfXPn7dO71%2FP4MY5xys1%2FGF%2FBc%3D",
                    "imageUrlMachine": "https://mysite.com/rest/documentgenerator.api.document.getimage.json?auth=1fe8bb690000071b00000844000001f7f0f107826a2f4f01a384d1dcdb624764d8ea63&token=documentgenerator%7CYWN0aW9uPWRvY3VtZW50Z2VuZXJhdG9yLmFwaS5kb2N1bWVudC5nZXRpbWFnZSZTSVRFX0lEPXMxJmlkPTUxJnRzPTE3NzM4NDQwNjgmXz1GOTV5aUg2SnN2UTlrZjRnQnNBN2Z6NXpxVjIxSzB1Zg%3D%3D%7CImRvY3VtZW50Z2VuZXJhdG9yLmFwaS5kb2N1bWVudC5nZXRpbWFnZXxkb2N1bWVudGdlbmVyYXRvcnxZV04wYVc5dVBXUnZZM1Z0Wlc1MFoyVnVaWEpoZEc5eUxtRndhUzVrYjJOMWJXVnVkQzVuWlhScGJXRm5aU1pUU1ZSRlgwbEVQWE14Sm1sa1BUVXhKblJ6UFRFM056TTRORFF3TmpnbVh6MUdPVFY1YVVnMlNuTjJVVGxyWmpSblFuTkJOMlo2TlhweFZqSXhTekIxWmc9PXwxZmU4YmI2OTAwMDAwNzFiMDAwMDA4NDQwMDAwMDFmN2YwZjEwNzgyNmEyZjRmMDFhMzg0ZDFkY2RiNjI0NzY0ZDhlYTYzIg%3D%3D.r2wwtKof5kdIyUr8xek%2B8XThT4RG48ZMcLABVjsa0Zk%3D",
                    "pdfUrlMachine": "https://mysite.com/rest/documentgenerator.api.document.getpdf.json?auth=1fe8bb690000071b00000844000001f7f0f107826a2f4f01a384d1dcdb624764d8ea63&token=documentgenerator%7CYWN0aW9uPWRvY3VtZW50Z2VuZXJhdG9yLmFwaS5kb2N1bWVudC5nZXRwZGYmU0lURV9JRD1zMSZpZD01MSZ0cz0xNzczODQ0MDY4Jl89UnUxUGRvM2RWV0xXTEhXZDhhNW9VeThDTlVsWlJTd3M%3D%7CImRvY3VtZW50Z2VuZXJhdG9yLmFwaS5kb2N1bWVudC5nZXRwZGZ8ZG9jdW1lbnRnZW5lcmF0b3J8WVdOMGFXOXVQV1J2WTNWdFpXNTBaMlZ1WlhKaGRHOXlMbUZ3YVM1a2IyTjFiV1Z1ZEM1blpYUndaR1ltVTBsVVJWOUpSRDF6TVNacFpEMDFNU1owY3oweE56Y3pPRFEwTURZNEpsODlVblV4VUdSdk0yUldWMHhYVEVoWFpEaGhOVzlWZVRoRFRsVnNXbEpUZDNNPXwxZmU4YmI2OTAwMDAwNzFiMDAwMDA4NDQwMDAwMDFmN2YwZjEwNzgyNmEyZjRmMDFhMzg0ZDFkY2RiNjI0NzY0ZDhlYTYzIg%3D%3D.u%2Bkuio%2FsYEU93FKvdsODqjyEAZ7WpP0M9We%2BurZvjUk%3D",
                    "printUrlMachine": "https://mysite.com/rest/documentgenerator.api.document.showpdf.json?auth=1fe8bb690000071b00000844000001f7f0f107826a2f4f01a384d1dcdb624764d8ea63&token=documentgenerator%7CYWN0aW9uPWRvY3VtZW50Z2VuZXJhdG9yLmFwaS5kb2N1bWVudC5zaG93cGRmJlNJVEVfSUQ9czEmaWQ9NTEmcHJpbnQ9eSZ0cz0xNzczODQ0MDY4Jl89cXFmSUhjODk1MTI4RXRWQXE3Nk5UNEdzN1dHWTlZdjU%3D%7CImRvY3VtZW50Z2VuZXJhdG9yLmFwaS5kb2N1bWVudC5zaG93cGRmfGRvY3VtZW50Z2VuZXJhdG9yfFlXTjBhVzl1UFdSdlkzVnRaVzUwWjJWdVpYSmhkRzl5TG1Gd2FTNWtiMk4xYldWdWRDNXphRzkzY0dSbUpsTkpWRVZmU1VROWN6RW1hV1E5TlRFbWNISnBiblE5ZVNaMGN6MHhOemN6T0RRME1EWTRKbDg5Y1hGbVNVaGpPRGsxTVRJNFJYUldRWEUzTms1VU5FZHpOMWRIV1RsWmRqVT18MWZlOGJiNjkwMDAwMDcxYjAwMDAwODQ0MDAwMDAxZjdmMGYxMDc4MjZhMmY0ZjAxYTM4NGQxZGNkYjYyNDc2NGQ4ZWE2MyI%3D.s%2F4zPE4fPTMvZImi5pumUXn5s0oB5nwVbw3rFIM34eo%3D"
                }
            },
            "time": {
                "start": 1773922099,
                "finish": 1773922099.372946,
                "duration": 0.37294602394104004,
                "processing": 0,
                "date_start": "2026-03-19T15:08:19+02:00",
                "date_finish": "2026-03-19T15:08:19+02:00",
                "operating_reset_at": 1773922699,
                "operating": 0.13009309768676758
            }
        }

Returned Data

Name `type`	Description
result `object`	Root element of the response (detailed description)
time `time`	Information about the request execution time

Object result

Name `type`	Description
document `object`	Data of the updated document (detailed description)

Object document

Name `type`	Description
id `string`	Document identifier
title `string`	Document title
number `string`	Document number
templateId `string`	Template identifier
provider `string`	Data provider class
value `string`	External identifier of the object
fileId `integer`	Identifier of the DOCX file on Drive
imageId `integer`	Identifier of the preview image on Drive
pdfId `integer`	Identifier of the PDF file on Drive
values `object`	Field values of the document (detailed description)
stampsEnabled `boolean`	Indicator of enabled stamps and signatures
downloadUrl `string`	Link to download DOCX for the user
pdfUrl `string`	Link to download PDF for the user
imageUrl `string`	Link to preview image for the user
printUrl `string`	Link to print PDF for the user
downloadUrlMachine `string`	Link to download DOCX for the application
pdfUrlMachine `string`	Link to download PDF for the application
imageUrlMachine `string`	Link to preview image for the application
printUrlMachine `string`	Link to print PDF for the application
publicUrl `string`	Public link to the document, if enabled
publicUrlView `object`	Parameters of the public link (detailed description)
isTransformationError `boolean`	Indicator of document conversion error
pullTag `string`	Tag for subscribing to conversion status updates
emailDiskFile `integer`	Identifier of the file on Drive for sending by e-mail
createTime `datetime`	Document creation time
updateTime `datetime`	Document last update time
createdBy `string`	Identifier of the document author
updatedBy `integer`	Identifier of the user who updated the document

Object values

Name `type`	Description
productsTableVariant `string`	Variant of the product table display
_creationMethod `string`	Method of document creation
stampsEnabled `boolean`	Indicator of enabled stamps and signatures
<field_code> `string`	Value of the field from the template by its code

Object publicUrlView

Name `type`	Description
time `datetime`	Date and time until which the public link is valid

Error Handling

HTTP Status: 400

{
            "error": "0",
            "error_description": "Document not found"
        }

Name `type`	Description
error `string`	String error code. It may consist of digits, Latin letters, and underscores
error_description `error_description`	Textual description of the error. The description is not intended to be shown to the end user in its raw form

Possible Error Codes

Status	Code	Description	Value
`400`	`100`	Bitrix\DocumentGenerator\Document constructor must be public	Required parameter `id` not provided
`400`	`0`	Document not found	Document with the specified `id` not found
`400`	`0`	You do not have permissions to view documents	Insufficient rights to modify the document

Statuses and System Error Codes

HTTP Status: 20x, 40x, 50x

The errors described below may occur when calling any method.

Status	Code Error Message	Description
`500`	`INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR` Internal server error	An internal server error has occurred. Please contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support
`500`	`ERROR_UNEXPECTED_ANSWER` Server returned an unexpected response	An internal server error has occurred. Please contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support
`503`	`QUERY_LIMIT_EXCEEDED` Too many requests	The request intensity limit has been exceeded
`405`	`ERROR_BATCH_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED` Method is not allowed for batch usage	The current method is not permitted for calls using batch
`400`	`ERROR_BATCH_LENGTH_EXCEEDED` Max batch length exceeded	The maximum length of parameters passed to the batch method has been exceeded
`401`	`NO_AUTH_FOUND` Wrong authorization data	Invalid access token or webhook code
`400`	`INVALID_REQUEST` Https required	The HTTPS protocol is required for method calls
`503`	`OVERLOAD_LIMIT` REST API is blocked due to overload	The REST API is blocked due to overload. This is a manual individual block; please contact Bitrix24 technical support to lift it
`403`	`ACCESS_DENIED` REST API is available only on commercial plans	The REST API is only available on commercial plans
`403`	`INVALID_CREDENTIALS` Invalid request credentials	The user associated with the access token or webhook used to call the method lacks the necessary permissions
`404`	`ERROR_MANIFEST_IS_NOT_AVAILABLE` Manifest is not available	The manifest is not available
`403`	`insufficient_scope` The request requires higher privileges than provided by the webhook token	The request requires higher privileges than those provided by the webhook token
`401`	`expired_token` The access token provided has expired	The provided access token has expired
`403`	`user_access_error` The user does not have access to the application	The user does not have access to the application. This means that the application is installed, but the portal administrator has restricted access to this application to specific users only
`500`	`PORTAL_DELETED` Portal was deleted	The public part of the site is closed. To open the public part of the site 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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