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Update budget metadata

PATCH/partners/budgets/{uuid}

Updates budget metadata. Rejected when the budget is published or locked.

HMAC signature + Bearer access token
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Chart of Accounts APIReports API

Path parameters

uuiduuidrequired

The budget UUID.

Request body

namestring

Updated name.

startPerioddate

Updated start period.

cadenceenum

Updated cadence.

One of: monthly, yearly

actualPeriodsinteger

Updated actual period count.

budgetPeriodsinteger

Updated budget period count.

isOverallboolean

Promote to Overall Budget when allowed.

Responses

200Budget updated.
400Budget is published, locked, or validation failed.
404Budget not found.
401Missing or invalid HMAC signature, expired timestamp, or invalid Bearer token. Troubleshoot
403The credential does not have access to this workspace or resource. Troubleshoot
429Rate limit exceeded (100 requests per minute per clientId). Retry after the Retry-After header. Troubleshoot
PATCHhttps://api.getcount.com/partners/budgets/{uuid}
Request
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 = 'PATCH';
const signingPath = '/budgets/3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6';
const timestamp = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000).toString();
const body = {
  "name": "FY 2026 Operating Budget — Revised"
};
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`, {
  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 · 200
{
  "status": "success",
  "message": "Success on updating budget",
  "data": {
    "budget": {
      "id": "55667788-99aa-bbcc-ddee-ff0011223344",
      "name": "FY 2026 Operating Budget",
      "startPeriod": "2026-01-01",
      "cadence": "monthly",
      "actualPeriods": 3,
      "budgetPeriods": 12,
      "currencyCode": "USD",
      "status": "draft",
      "lockedAt": null,
      "isOverall": false,
      "versions": [
        {
          "versionNumber": 1,
          "label": "Initial",
          "isPublished": false,
          "createdAt": "2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z"
        }
      ],
      "createdAt": "2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
      "updatedAt": "2026-01-28T14:22:30.000Z"
    }
  }
}