Update a product
The products.update operation: PATCH /api/v1/products/{id} in the REST API and the products_update tool in the MCP server.
/api/v1/products/{id}Changes a product's name, description, tax category, kind, entitlements, lifetimeEntitlements, pricing-table
hints, images or metadata. Send only the fields to change; null clears an optional value. entitlements,
images and metadata replace the whole list or map. Customers' entitlements are recomputed after a change of
entitlements or lifetimeEntitlements.
A new tax category applies to future sales; issued invoices keep theirs. active: false archives the product
(as products.archive) and active: true reactivates it.
At a glance
- REST:
PATCH /api/v1/products/{id} - MCP tool:
products_update - Operation ID:
products.update - Scope: Brand
- Permission:
catalog:write - Risk tier:
write - Dry run: Supported (send
Ownrecord-Dry-Run: true) - Idempotency:
Idempotency-Keyoptional - Modes: Test and live
- Authentication: API key with the
catalog:writescope - Since: M4
Request
Path parameters
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | prod_… ID |
Body
A JSON object (Content-Type: application/json):
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name | string | No | |
description | string or null | No | |
taxCategoryId | one of 9 values, e.g. electronically_supplied_service, saas, ebook (all in the OpenAPI document) | No | The product's tax category (spec §7.2), e.g. saas or electronically_supplied_service. |
kind | one of standard, plan | No | plan products appear on the brand's pricing table; standard ones don't. |
entitlements | array of object | No | Feature values the product grants (spec §36.1), each feature once. |
entitlements[].featureKey | string | Yes | The feature's key, e.g. seats.max. |
entitlements[].value | boolean or number or string | Yes | true/false for a boolean feature, a whole number for a limit, one of the values for an enum. |
lifetimeEntitlements | boolean | No | true: a one-time purchase grants the entitlements for good. Buyers' entitlements follow. |
displayOrder | integer (0 to 10000) or null | No | |
highlighted | boolean | No | |
images | array of string | No | Image URLs (https). On updates the whole list is replaced. |
metadata | object | No | Your own key-value pairs (at most 50 keys). On updates the whole set is replaced. |
active | boolean | No | false archives the product, true reactivates it. |
Response
200 OK with a JSON object:
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | prod_… ID | |
object | "product" | |
brandId | brd_… ID | |
livemode | boolean | |
name | string | |
description | string or null | |
taxCategoryId | one of 9 values, e.g. electronically_supplied_service, saas, ebook (all in the OpenAPI document) | |
kind | one of standard, plan | |
entitlements | array of object | |
entitlements[].featureKey | string | |
entitlements[].value | boolean or number or string | |
lifetimeEntitlements | boolean | A one-time purchase of the product grants its entitlements for good (spec §36.1). |
displayOrder | integer or null | |
highlighted | boolean | |
active | boolean | |
images | array of string | |
metadata | object | |
createdAt | date-time | |
updatedAt | date-time |
Examples
Raise the seat limit
PATCH /api/v1/products/prod_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47y0
Authorization: Bearer or_test_…
Content-Type: application/json
{
"entitlements": [
{
"featureKey": "seats.max",
"value": 25
},
{
"featureKey": "feature.export",
"value": true
}
]
}
Response (200):
{
"id": "prod_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47y0",
"object": "product",
"brandId": "brd_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47x4",
"livemode": false,
"name": "Pro",
"description": "For growing teams.",
"taxCategoryId": "saas",
"kind": "plan",
"entitlements": [
{
"featureKey": "seats.max",
"value": 25
},
{
"featureKey": "feature.export",
"value": true
}
],
"lifetimeEntitlements": false,
"displayOrder": 2,
"highlighted": true,
"active": true,
"images": [],
"metadata": {},
"createdAt": "2026-10-13T12:00:00.000Z",
"updatedAt": "2026-10-14T09:30:00.000Z"
}
Errors
| Code | HTTP status | When | What to do |
|---|---|---|---|
validation_failed | 400 | No field to change was sent, or one is malformed. | Fix the fields listed in details.issues and send the request again. |
feature_not_found | 400 | An entitlement names a feature the brand doesn't have in this mode. | Create the feature first (features.create), or fix the feature key. |
entitlement_value_invalid | 400 | An entitlement value doesn't fit its feature's type. | Use true or false for boolean features, a whole number of 0 or more for limits, and one of the listed values for enum features. |
resource_not_found | 404 | No product with this ID is visible to the request. | Check the ID and that your credentials are scoped to the right organization, entity, brand and mode. |
version_conflict | 409 | The product changed at the same time; retry. | Fetch the object again and retry the change. |
permission_denied | 403 | You can't change this brand's catalog. | Ask an organization owner or admin for a role or scope that allows this action. |
It can also return these common errors: api_version_unsupported, invalid_json, unsupported_media_type, authentication_required, api_key_invalid, scope_required, idempotency_key_reused, idempotency_in_progress, approval_required, approval_rejected, approval_expired, stale_approval, approval_policy_denied, rate_limited, internal_error.