---
title: "Bulk update budget cells · Budgets · COUNT Partner API"
description: "Applies many cell updates in one request with per-row success/failure results. POST /partners/budgets/{uuid}/versions/{versionNumber}/cells/bulk"
canonical: "https://developers.getcount.com/reference/budgets/bulk-update-budget-cells"
source: "https://developers.getcount.com/reference/budgets/bulk-update-budget-cells"
---
[Budgets](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/budgets) / Bulk update budget cells

# Bulk update budget cells

POST `/partners/budgets/{uuid}/versions/{versionNumber}/cells/bulk`

Applies many cell updates in one request with per-row success/failure results.

HMAC signature + Bearer access token

[Try this request](https://developers.getcount.com/tools/try-it?method=POST&path=%2Fpartners%2Fbudgets%2F%7Buuid%7D%2Fversions%2F%7BversionNumber%7D%2Fcells%2Fbulk&body=%7B%0A++%22updates%22%3A+%5B%0A++++%7B%0A++++++%22accountUuid%22%3A+%22c8d9e0f1-a2b3-4567-cdef-789012345678%22%2C%0A++++++%22periodStart%22%3A+%222026-01-01%22%2C%0A++++++%22amount%22%3A+10000%0A++++%7D%2C%0A++++%7B%0A++++++%22accountUuid%22%3A+%22c8d9e0f1-a2b3-4567-cdef-789012345678%22%2C%0A++++++%22periodStart%22%3A+%222026-02-01%22%2C%0A++++++%22amount%22%3A+12000%0A++++%7D%0A++%5D%0A%7D)

[Chart of Accounts API](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/chart-of-accounts) [Reports API](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/reports)

#### Path parameters

`uuid` uuid required

The budget UUID.

`versionNumber` integer required

Target version number.

#### Request body

`updates` array required

Cell updates (same shape as the single-cell route).

`accountUuid` uuid required

Chart-of-accounts UUID.

`periodStart` date required

Period start date (ISO).

`amount` number required

Budget amount.

#### Responses

`201` Bulk update summary with per-row results.

`401` Missing or invalid HMAC signature, expired timestamp, or invalid Bearer token. [Troubleshoot](https://developers.getcount.com/getting-started/errors#error-401)

`403` The credential does not have access to this workspace or resource. [Troubleshoot](https://developers.getcount.com/getting-started/errors#error-403)

`429` Rate limit exceeded (100 requests per minute per clientId). Retry after the Retry-After header. [Troubleshoot](https://developers.getcount.com/getting-started/errors#error-429)

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POST `https://api.getcount.com/partners/budgets/{uuid}/versions/{versionNumber}/cells/bulk`

Request

```javascript
import crypto from 'node:crypto';

const BASE_URL = 'https://api.getcount.com';
const CLIENT_ID = process.env.COUNT_CLIENT_ID;
const CLIENT_SECRET = process.env.COUNT_CLIENT_SECRET;
const ACCESS_TOKEN = process.env.COUNT_ACCESS_TOKEN;

const method = 'POST';
const signingPath = '/budgets/3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6/versions/1/cells/bulk';
const timestamp = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000).toString();
const body = {
  "updates": [
    {
      "accountUuid": "c8d9e0f1-a2b3-4567-cdef-789012345678",
      "periodStart": "2026-01-01",
      "amount": 10000
    },
    {
      "accountUuid": "c8d9e0f1-a2b3-4567-cdef-789012345678",
      "periodStart": "2026-02-01",
      "amount": 12000
    }
  ]
};
const bodyString = JSON.stringify(body);

const bodyHash = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(bodyString).digest('hex');
const baseString = `${method}:${signingPath}:${timestamp}:${bodyHash}`;
const signature = crypto.createHmac('sha256', CLIENT_SECRET).update(baseString).digest('hex');

const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/partners/budgets/3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6/versions/1/cells/bulk`, {
  method,
  headers: {
    'x-client-id': CLIENT_ID,
    'x-timestamp': timestamp,
    'x-signature': signature,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    Authorization: `Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}`,
  },
  body: bodyString,
});

console.log(await response.json());
```

Response · 201

```json
{
  "successCount": 2,
  "failureCount": 0,
  "results": [
    {
      "index": 0,
      "success": true,
      "budgetCellUpdate": {
        "accountUuid": "c8d9e0f1-a2b3-4567-cdef-789012345678",
        "periodStart": "2026-01-01",
        "amount": 10000
      }
    },
    {
      "index": 1,
      "success": true,
      "budgetCellUpdate": {
        "accountUuid": "c8d9e0f1-a2b3-4567-cdef-789012345678",
        "periodStart": "2026-02-01",
        "amount": 12000
      }
    }
  ]
}
```