Update the catalog section catalog.section.update

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Scope: catalog

Who can execute the method: administrator

The method catalog.section.update modifies a section of the catalog.

Method Parameters

Required parameters are marked with *

Name
type

Description

id*
catalog_section.id

Identifier of the catalog section

fields*
object

Field values for updating the catalog section

Parameter fields

Required parameters are marked with *

Name
type

Description

iblockId*
catalog_catalog.id

Identifier of the information block.

To obtain existing identifiers, use catalog.catalog.list

iblockSectionId
catalog_section.id

Identifier of the parent section.

To obtain existing identifiers, use catalog.section.list

name*
string

Name of the catalog section

xmlId
string

External identifier.

Can be used to synchronize the current catalog section with a similar position in an external system

code
string

Code of the catalog section. Must be unique

sort
integer

Sorting

active
string

Indicator of the catalog section's activity:

  • Y — active
  • N — inactive

description
string

Description of the catalog section

descriptionType
string

Type of description. Available types: text, html

Code Examples

How to Use Examples in Documentation

-X POST \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -H "Accept: application/json" \
        -d '{
            "id": 32,
            "fields": {
                "iblockId": 14,
                "name": "Children's Toys",
                "description": "<H1>Children's Toys</H1> <p>Products for kids</p>",
                "descriptionType": "html"
            }
        }' \
        https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/**put_your_user_id_here**/**put_your_webhook_here**/catalog.section.update
        
-X POST \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -H "Accept: application/json" \
        -d '{
            "id": 32,
            "fields": {
                "iblockId": 14,
                "name": "Children's Toys",
                "description": "<H1>Children's Toys</H1> <p>Products for kids</p>",
                "descriptionType": "html"
            },
            "auth": "**put_access_token_here**"
        }' \
        https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/catalog.section.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 } from '@bitrix24/b24jssdk'
        
        declare const $b24: B24Frame
        
        // Shape of the payload returned in result (match the "response handling" section of the page)
        type CatalogSectionUpdateResult = {
          section: {
            active: string
            code: string
            description: string
            descriptionType: string
            iblockId: number
            iblockSectionId: number
            id: number
            name: string
            sort: number
            xmlId: string
          }
        }
        
        try {
          const response = await $b24.actions.v2.call.make<CatalogSectionUpdateResult>({
            method: 'catalog.section.update',
            params: {
              id: 32,
              fields: {
                iblockId: 14,
                name: 'Toy products for children',
                description: '<H1>Toy products for children</H1> <p>Products for kids</p>',
                descriptionType: 'html',
              },
            },
            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
            console.info('Updated section:', result.section.id, result.section.name)
          }
        } 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 updateCatalogSection() {
            try {
              // Initialize the SDK inside a Bitrix24 frame
              const $b24 = await B24Js.initializeB24Frame()
        
              const response = await $b24.actions.v2.call.make({
                method: 'catalog.section.update',
                params: {
                  id: 32,
                  fields: {
                    iblockId: 14,
                    name: 'Toy products for children',
                    description: '<H1>Toy products for children</H1> <p>Products for kids</p>',
                    descriptionType: 'html',
                  },
                },
                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
              console.info('Updated section:', result.section.id, result.section.name)
            } catch (error) {
              // Thrown on transport or SDK failures (AjaxError, SdkError, etc.)
              console.error(error)
            }
          }
        
          document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', updateCatalogSection)
        </script>
        
from b24pysdk.errors import BitrixAPIError, BitrixSDKException
        
        try:
            bitrix_response = client.catalog.section.update(
                bitrix_id=32,
                fields={
                    "iblockId": 14,
                    "name": "Children's toys",
                },
            ).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.section.update',
                    [
                        'id' => 32,
                        'fields' => [
                            'iblockId'        => 14,
                            'name'            => 'Children\'s Toys',
                            'description'     => "<H1>Children's Toys</H1> <p>Products for kids</p>",
                            'descriptionType' => "html",
                        ],
                    ]
                );
        
            $result = $response
                ->getResponseData()
                ->getResult();
        
            echo 'Success: ' . print_r($result, true);
        
        } catch (Throwable $e) {
            error_log($e->getMessage());
            echo 'Error updating catalog section: ' . $e->getMessage();
        }
        
BX24.callMethod(
            'catalog.section.update', 
            {
                id: 32,
                fields: {
                    iblockId: 14,
                    name: 'Children\'s Toys',
                    description: "<H1>Children's Toys</H1> <p>Products for kids</p>",
                    descriptionType: "html"
                }
            },
            function(result)
            {
                if(result.error())
                    console.error(result.error());
                else
                    console.log(result.data());
            }
        );
        
require_once('crest.php');
        
        $result = CRest::call(
            'catalog.section.update',
            [
                'id' => 32,
                'fields' => [
                    'iblockId' => 14,
                    'name' => 'Children\'s Toys',
                    'description' => '<H1>Children\'s Toys</H1> <p>Products for kids</p>',
                    'descriptionType' => 'html'
                ]
            ]
        );
        
        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.section.update", b24.Params{
        	"id": 32,
        	"fields": b24.Params{
        		"iblockId":        14,
        		"name":            "Children",
        		"description":     "<H1>Children",
        		"descriptionType": "html",
        	},
        })
        if err != nil {
        	return fmt.Errorf("catalog.section.update: %w", err)
        }
        
        // The method wraps the response in an object with the "section" key.
        raw, ok := b24.Unwrap(res.Result, "section")
        if !ok {
        	return fmt.Errorf("no section key in the response")
        }
        
        var item struct {
        	Active          string `json:"active"`
        	Code            string `json:"code"`
        	Description     string `json:"description"`
        	DescriptionType string `json:"descriptionType"`
        	IblockID        b24.ID `json:"iblockId"`
        	IblockSectionID b24.ID `json:"iblockSectionId"`
        }
        if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &item); err != nil {
        	return fmt.Errorf("parse response: %w", err)
        }
        fmt.Println(item.Active, item.Code)
        

Response Handling

HTTP status: 200

{
            "result": {
                "section": {
                    "active": "Y",
                    "code": "toys1",
                    "description": "<H1>Children's Toys</H1> <p>Products for kids</p>",
                    "descriptionType": "html",
                    "iblockId": 14,
                    "iblockSectionId": 13,
                    "id": 32,
                    "name": "Children's Toys",
                    "sort": 100,
                    "xmlId": "myXmlId"
                }
            },
            "time": {
                "start": 1712327086.69665,
                "finish": 1712327086.95303,
                "duration": 0.256376028060913,
                "processing": 0.0112268924713135,
                "date_start": "2024-04-05T16:24:46+02:00",
                "date_finish": "2024-04-05T16:24:46+02:00",
                "operating": 0
            }
        }
        

Returned Data

Name
type

Description

result
object

Root element of the response

section
catalog_section

Object with information about the updated catalog section

time
time

Information about the execution time of the request

Error Handling

HTTP status: 400

{
            "error":0,
            "error_description":"Required fields: name"
        }
        

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

Code

Description

200040300040

No access to edit

200700300010

Errors during update, for example, the identifier of the information block of the updated section does not match the identifier of the parent section

200700300030

No catalog section exists with such an identifier

200700300040

Violation of the uniqueness of the code field

200700300050

No information block exists with the specified iblockId

100

Parameter id not specified

100

Parameter fields not specified or empty

0

Required fields of the fields structure not provided

0

Other errors (e.g., fatal errors)

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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