Update account

PATCH/partners/chart-of-accounts/{uuid}

Updates an existing account. Only the fields you send are changed.

Editable fields include name, accountNumber, description, color, status, subTypeId (same high-level type only), and parentAccountId. Pass `isChildAccount: false` to detach from a parent. An empty body returns 400. Partner-created accounts remain editable until system-mapped or used in postings; system accounts may reject protected fields with 403.

HMAC signature + Bearer access token

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Path parameters

uuiduuidrequired

The account UUID to update.

Request body

namestring

Updated display name.

accountNumberstring

Updated account number.

descriptionstring

Updated description.

colorstring

Updated hex color.

statusenum

Updated status.

One of: active, inactive

subTypeIdinteger

Updated sub-type id (must stay in the same high-level type).

parentAccountIdinteger

Parent account id to nest under, or omit to leave unchanged.

isChildAccountboolean

Set to false to detach from the current parent.

connectionSyncEnabledboolean

Toggle feed sync on connected accounts only.

Responses

200Account updated successfully.

400Empty body or invalid field combination.

403Attempt to modify a protected system account field. Troubleshoot

404Account 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/chart-of-accounts/{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 = '/chart-of-accounts/3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6';
const timestamp = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000).toString();
const body = {
  "name": "Operating Bank Account — Primary",
  "status": "active"
};
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/chart-of-accounts/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 account.",
  "data": {
    "account": {
      "id": "c8d9e0f1-a2b3-4567-cdef-789012345678",
      "name": "Operating Bank Account",
      "accountNumber": "1000",
      "type": "Assets",
      "status": "active",
      "currency": "USD",
      "description": "Primary business checking account",
      "color": "#4A90D9",
      "subType": {
        "id": 1,
        "type": "Assets",
        "name": "Bank",
        "anchorTier": null
      },
      "institution": {
        "name": "Chase",
        "logoUrl": null
      },
      "subAccounts": [],
      "createdAt": "2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
      "updatedAt": "2026-01-28T14:22:30.000Z"
    }
  }
}