---
title: Update an issuing schedule
slug: docs/demo/update-an-issuing-schedule
description: Learn how to update a schedule for a specific product using the Fictive API with this comprehensive code example. Explore various parameters like entitlement format, schedule type, issuing time, and non-issuing dates. Discover options for custom, annual, 
createdAt: 2022-03-21T20:12:45.000Z
---

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  "id": "V3iITdUJxmR2McwwpEPpp",
  "data": {
    "url": "https://api.fictive.com/REST/api/products/{productReference}/schedules/{scheduleReference}",
    "name": "Update an issuing schedule",
    "method": "PUT",
    "request": {
      "pathParameters": [
        {
          "kind": "required",
          "name": "productReference",
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "kind": "required",
          "name": "scheduleReference",
          "type": "string"
        }
      ],
      "queryParameters": [],
      "headerParameters": [
        {
          "kind": "optional",
          "name": "X-TokenId",
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The eSuite Token Id"
        },
        {
          "kind": "optional",
          "name": "X-SessionId",
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The eSuite Session Id"
        },
        {
          "kind": "required",
          "name": "X-Version",
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The eSuite Version"
        },
        {
          "kind": "optional",
          "name": "Origin",
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The eSuite Origin"
        }
      ],
      "bodyDataParameters": [
        {
          "kind": "required",
          "name": "publicationCalendarRequest",
          "type": "object",
          "schema": [
            {
              "kind": "optional",
              "name": "entitlementFormat",
              "type": "string",
              "example": ""
            },
            {
              "kind": "optional",
              "name": "friendlyName",
              "type": "string",
              "example": ""
            },
            {
              "kind": "optional",
              "name": "scheduleType",
              "type": "string",
              "example": ""
            },
            {
              "kind": "optional",
              "name": "dailySchedule",
              "type": "object",
              "schema": [
                {
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "name": "issuingTime",
                  "type": "string",
                  "example": ""
                },
                {
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "name": "monday",
                  "type": "boolean",
                  "example": ""
                },
                {
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "name": "tuesday",
                  "type": "boolean",
                  "example": ""
                },
                {
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "name": "wednesday",
                  "type": "boolean",
                  "example": ""
                },
                {
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "name": "thursday",
                  "type": "boolean",
                  "example": ""
                },
                {
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "name": "friday",
                  "type": "boolean",
                  "example": ""
                },
                {
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "name": "saturday",
                  "type": "boolean",
                  "example": ""
                },
                {
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "name": "sunday",
                  "type": "boolean",
                  "example": ""
                }
              ],
              "modelRef": "#/definitions/FictiveGlobal.Api.Rest.Dtos.v1.PublicationCalendar.DailySchedule",
              "customType": "FictiveGlobal.Api.Rest.Dtos.v1.PublicationCalendar.DailySchedule",
              "description": "DTO representing a publication calendar daily schedule"
            },
            {
              "kind": "optional",
              "name": "monthlySchedule",
              "type": "object",
              "schema": [
                {
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "name": "issuingDay",
                  "type": "integer<int32>",
                  "example": 0
                },
                {
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "name": "issuingTime",
                  "type": "string",
                  "example": ""
                }
              ],
              "modelRef": "#/definitions/FictiveGlobal.Api.Rest.Dtos.v1.PublicationCalendar.MonthlySchedule",
              "customType": "FictiveGlobal.Api.Rest.Dtos.v1.PublicationCalendar.MonthlySchedule",
              "description": "DTO representing a publication calendar monthly schedule"
            },
            {
              "kind": "optional",
              "name": "annualSchedule",
              "type": "object",
              "schema": [
                {
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "name": "issuingMonth",
                  "type": "string",
                  "example": ""
                },
                {
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "name": "issuingDay",
                  "type": "integer<int32>",
                  "example": 0
                },
                {
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "name": "issuingTime",
                  "type": "string",
                  "example": ""
                }
              ],
              "modelRef": "#/definitions/FictiveGlobal.Api.Rest.Dtos.v1.PublicationCalendar.AnnualSchedule",
              "customType": "FictiveGlobal.Api.Rest.Dtos.v1.PublicationCalendar.AnnualSchedule",
              "description": "DTO representing a publication calendar annual schedule"
            },
            {
              "kind": "optional",
              "name": "customSchedule",
              "type": "object",
              "schema": [
                {
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "name": "startDate",
                  "type": "string<date-time>",
                  "example": "2021-09-21T05:33:24.1511371"
                },
                {
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "name": "issuingFrequency",
                  "type": "string",
                  "example": ""
                },
                {
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "name": "issuingUnit",
                  "type": "integer<int32>",
                  "example": 0
                }
              ],
              "modelRef": "#/definitions/FictiveGlobal.Api.Rest.Dtos.v1.PublicationCalendar.CustomSchedule",
              "customType": "FictiveGlobal.Api.Rest.Dtos.v1.PublicationCalendar.CustomSchedule",
              "description": "DTO representing a publication calendar custom schedule"
            },
            {
              "kind": "optional",
              "name": "irregularSchedule",
              "type": "array",
              "example": [],
              "itemType": "string",
              "customType": "string[]",
              "itemExample": ""
            },
            {
              "kind": "optional",
              "name": "nonIssuingDates",
              "type": "array",
              "example": [],
              "itemType": "string",
              "customType": "string[]",
              "itemExample": ""
            },
            {
              "kind": "optional",
              "name": "issuePriorToStart",
              "type": "boolean",
              "example": ""
            },
            {
              "kind": "optional",
              "name": "entitlementEnds",
              "type": "object",
              "schema": [
                {
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "name": "endsNever",
                  "type": "boolean",
                  "example": ""
                },
                {
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "name": "endsAfterTimeUnit",
                  "type": "string",
                  "example": ""
                },
                {
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "name": "endsAfterNumberOfTimeUnits",
                  "type": "integer<int32>",
                  "example": 0
                },
                {
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "name": "endsDateTime",
                  "type": "string<date-time>",
                  "example": ""
                }
              ],
              "modelRef": "#/definitions/FictiveGlobal.Api.Rest.Dtos.v1.PublicationCalendar.EntitlementEnd",
              "customType": "FictiveGlobal.Api.Rest.Dtos.v1.PublicationCalendar.EntitlementEnd",
              "description": "DTO representing a Entitlement End"
            }
          ],
          "modelRef": "#/definitions/FictiveGlobal.Api.Rest.Dtos.v1.PublicationCalendar.PublicationCalendarRequest",
          "customType": "FictiveGlobal.Api.Rest.Dtos.v1.PublicationCalendar.PublicationCalendarRequest",
          "isExpanded": true,
          "description": "DTO representing a publication calendar request"
        }
      ],
      "formDataParameters": []
    },
    "responses": [
      {
        "schema": [
          {
            "kind": "optional",
            "type": "object",
            "schema": [
              {
                "kind": "optional",
                "name": "scheduleReference",
                "type": "string",
                "example": ""
              },
              {
                "kind": "optional",
                "name": "entitlementFormat",
                "type": "string",
                "example": ""
              },
              {
                "kind": "optional",
                "name": "friendlyName",
                "type": "string",
                "example": ""
              },
              {
                "kind": "optional",
                "name": "scheduleType",
                "type": "string",
                "example": ""
              },
              {
                "kind": "optional",
                "name": "dailySchedule",
                "type": "object",
                "schema": [
                  {
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "name": "issuingTime",
                    "type": "string",
                    "example": ""
                  },
                  {
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "name": "monday",
                    "type": "boolean",
                    "example": ""
                  },
                  {
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "name": "tuesday",
                    "type": "boolean",
                    "example": ""
                  },
                  {
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "name": "wednesday",
                    "type": "boolean",
                    "example": ""
                  },
                  {
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "name": "thursday",
                    "type": "boolean",
                    "example": ""
                  },
                  {
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "name": "friday",
                    "type": "boolean",
                    "example": ""
                  },
                  {
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "name": "saturday",
                    "type": "boolean",
                    "example": ""
                  },
                  {
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "name": "sunday",
                    "type": "boolean",
                    "example": ""
                  }
                ],
                "modelRef": "#/definitions/FictiveGlobal.Api.Rest.Dtos.v1.PublicationCalendar.DailySchedule",
                "customType": "FictiveGlobal.Api.Rest.Dtos.v1.PublicationCalendar.DailySchedule",
                "description": "DTO representing a publication calendar daily schedule"
              },
              {
                "kind": "optional",
                "name": "monthlySchedule",
                "type": "object",
                "schema": [
                  {
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "name": "issuingDay",
                    "type": "integer<int32>",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  {
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "name": "issuingTime",
                    "type": "string",
                    "example": ""
                  }
                ],
                "modelRef": "#/definitions/FictiveGlobal.Api.Rest.Dtos.v1.PublicationCalendar.MonthlySchedule",
                "customType": "FictiveGlobal.Api.Rest.Dtos.v1.PublicationCalendar.MonthlySchedule",
                "description": "DTO representing a publication calendar monthly schedule"
              },
              {
                "kind": "optional",
                "name": "annualSchedule",
                "type": "object",
                "schema": [
                  {
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "name": "issuingMonth",
                    "type": "string",
                    "example": ""
                  },
                  {
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "name": "issuingDay",
                    "type": "integer<int32>",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  {
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "name": "issuingTime",
                    "type": "string",
                    "example": ""
                  }
                ],
                "modelRef": "#/definitions/FictiveGlobal.Api.Rest.Dtos.v1.PublicationCalendar.AnnualSchedule",
                "customType": "FictiveGlobal.Api.Rest.Dtos.v1.PublicationCalendar.AnnualSchedule",
                "description": "DTO representing a publication calendar annual schedule"
              },
              {
                "kind": "optional",
                "name": "customSchedule",
                "type": "object",
                "schema": [
                  {
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "name": "startDate",
                    "type": "string<date-time>",
                    "example": "2021-09-21T05:33:24.1511371"
                  },
                  {
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "name": "issuingFrequency",
                    "type": "string",
                    "example": ""
                  },
                  {
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "name": "issuingUnit",
                    "type": "integer<int32>",
                    "example": 0
                  }
                ],
                "modelRef": "#/definitions/FictiveGlobal.Api.Rest.Dtos.v1.PublicationCalendar.CustomSchedule",
                "customType": "FictiveGlobal.Api.Rest.Dtos.v1.PublicationCalendar.CustomSchedule",
                "description": "DTO representing a publication calendar custom schedule"
              },
              {
                "kind": "optional",
                "name": "irregularSchedule",
                "type": "array",
                "example": [],
                "itemType": "string",
                "customType": "string[]",
                "itemExample": ""
              },
              {
                "kind": "optional",
                "name": "nonIssuingDates",
                "type": "array",
                "example": [],
                "itemType": "string",
                "customType": "string[]",
                "itemExample": ""
              },
              {
                "kind": "optional",
                "name": "issuePriorToStart",
                "type": "boolean",
                "example": ""
              },
              {
                "kind": "optional",
                "name": "entitlementEnds",
                "type": "object",
                "schema": [
                  {
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "name": "endsNever",
                    "type": "boolean",
                    "example": ""
                  },
                  {
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "name": "endsAfterTimeUnit",
                    "type": "string",
                    "example": ""
                  },
                  {
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "name": "endsAfterNumberOfTimeUnits",
                    "type": "integer<int32>",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  {
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "name": "endsDateTime",
                    "type": "string<date-time>",
                    "example": ""
                  }
                ],
                "modelRef": "#/definitions/FictiveGlobal.Api.Rest.Dtos.v1.PublicationCalendar.EntitlementEnd",
                "customType": "FictiveGlobal.Api.Rest.Dtos.v1.PublicationCalendar.EntitlementEnd",
                "description": "DTO representing a Entitlement End"
              }
            ],
            "modelRef": "#/definitions/FictiveGlobal.Api.Rest.Dtos.v1.PublicationCalendar.PublicationCalendarResponse",
            "customType": "FictiveGlobal.Api.Rest.Dtos.v1.PublicationCalendar.PublicationCalendarResponse",
            "isExpanded": true,
            "description": "DTO representing a publication calendar response"
          }
        ],
        "isExpanded": true,
        "statusCode": "200",
        "description": "Ok",
        "jsonExample": "{\n  \"scheduleReference\": \"001CA72IBXWWAV51M2\",\n  \"entitlementFormat\": \"EntitlementFormat1\",\n  \"friendlyName\": \"Example name 1\",\n  \"scheduleType\": \"Daily\",\n  \"dailySchedule\": {\n    \"issuingTime\": \"05:33\",\n    \"monday\": true,\n    \"tuesday\": true,\n    \"wednesday\": true,\n    \"thursday\": true,\n    \"friday\": true,\n    \"saturday\": false,\n    \"sunday\": false\n  },\n  \"nonIssuingDates\": [\n    \"2021-09-21\",\n    \"2021-11-21\"\n  ],\n  \"issuePriorToStart\": false,\n  \"entitlementEnds\": {\n    \"endsNever\": false,\n    \"endsAfterTimeUnit\": \"days\",\n    \"endsAfterNumberOfTimeUnits\": 2\n  }\n}"
      },
      {
        "isExpanded": true,
        "statusCode": "400",
        "description": "An entitlement format must be provided\r\n            <br /> An entitlement format cannot exceed 850 characters\r\n            <br /> A friendly name is required to identify the purpose of the entitlement\r\n            <br /> A friendly name cannot exceed 256 characters\r\n            <br /> Invalid schedule frequency provided. Please provide one of the following values: none, daily, monthly, annual, irregular or custom\r\n            <br /> Issuing day cannot exceed 31\r\n            <br /> Issuing day must be 1 or more\r\n            <br /> Issuing time must be between 00:00 - 23:59 and specified as hours and minutes only\r\n            <br /> Invalid month provided. Please provide the full string value e.g. January\r\n            <br /> Invalid IssuingUnit provided. Please provide a value between 1 - 999\r\n            <br /> Invalid frequency provided. Please provide daily, weekly, monthly or annual\r\n            <br /> Invalid date format non-issuing dates\r\n            <br /> The date provided is invalid\r\n            <br /> Invalid start date provided\r\n            <br /> Invalid dates provided, please provide a date in the future",
        "jsonExample": ""
      },
      {
        "isExpanded": true,
        "statusCode": "401",
        "description": "Not Authorized",
        "jsonExample": ""
      },
      {
        "isExpanded": true,
        "statusCode": "404",
        "description": "Product cannot be found\r\n            <br /> Schedule configuration cannot be found",
        "jsonExample": ""
      },
      {
        "isExpanded": true,
        "statusCode": "409",
        "description": "A schedule exists with the provided entitlement format. An entitlement format must be unique on a product\r\n            <br /> A schedule exists with the provided friendly name. A friendly name must be unique on a product",
        "jsonExample": ""
      },
      {
        "isExpanded": true,
        "statusCode": "412",
        "description": "To configure an issuing schedule, your product must be of type physical or digital\r\n            <br /> A schedule type of daily is required to allow the passing of a daily schedule\r\n            <br /> A schedule type of monthly is required to allow the passing of a monthly schedule\r\n            <br /> A schedule type of annual is required to allow the passing of an annual schedule\r\n            <br /> A schedule type of custom is required to allow the passing of an custom schedule\r\n            <br /> A schedule type of irregular is required to allow the passing of a irregular dates\r\n            <br /> Entitlement format is not supported for physical products",
        "jsonExample": ""
      },
      {
        "isExpanded": true,
        "statusCode": "500",
        "description": "Internal Server Error",
        "jsonExample": ""
      }
    ],
    "contentType": "application/json",
    "description": "This endpoint will update an existing issuing schedule for a product. A schedule defines the frequency on which a specific product is issued either digitally or physically.",
    "examples": {
      "languages": [
        {
          "id": "example-0-curl",
          "language": "curl",
          "label": "cURL",
          "code": "curl --request PUT \\\n     --url https://api.fictive.com/REST/api/products/{productReference}/schedules/{scheduleReference} \\\n     --header 'accept: application/json' \\\n     --header 'x-version: string'"
        },
        {
          "id": "example-1-javascript",
          "language": "javascript",
          "label": "javascript",
          "code": "var myHeaders = new Headers();\nmyHeaders.append(\"accept\", \"application/json\");\nmyHeaders.append(\"content-type\", \"application/json\");\nmyHeaders.append(\"x-version\", \"string\");\n\nvar requestOptions = {\n   method: 'PUT',\n   headers: myHeaders,\n   redirect: 'follow'\n};\n\nfetch(\"https://api.fictive.com/REST/api/products/{productReference}/schedules/{scheduleReference}\", requestOptions)\n   .then(response => response.text())\n   .then(result => console.log(result))\n   .catch(error => console.log('error', error));"
        },
        {
          "id": "example-2-ruby",
          "language": "ruby",
          "label": "Ruby",
          "code": "require \"uri\"\nrequire \"json\"\nrequire \"net/http\"\n\nurl = URI(\"https://api.fictive.com/REST/api/products/{productReference}/schedules/{scheduleReference}\")\n\nhttps = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)\nhttps.use_ssl = true\n\nrequest = Net::HTTP::Put.new(url)\nrequest[\"accept\"] = \"application/json\"\nrequest[\"content-type\"] = \"application/json\"\nrequest[\"x-version\"] = \"string\"\n\nresponse = https.request(request)\nputs response.read_body\n"
        },
        {
          "id": "example-3-python",
          "language": "python",
          "label": "Python",
          "code": "import requests\nimport json\n\nurl = \"https://api.fictive.com/REST/api/products/{productReference}/schedules/{scheduleReference}\"\n\npayload = {}\nheaders = {\n   'accept': 'application/json',\n   'content-type': 'application/json',\n   'x-version': 'string'\n}\n\nresponse = requests.request(\"PUT\", url, headers=headers, data=payload)\n\nprint(response.text)\n"
        }
      ],
      "selectedLanguageId": "example-0-curl"
    },
    "results": {
      "languages": [
        {
          "id": "response-0-200",
          "language": "200",
          "code": "{\n  \"scheduleReference\": \"001CA72IBXWWAV51M2\",\n  \"entitlementFormat\": \"EntitlementFormat1\",\n  \"friendlyName\": \"Example name 1\",\n  \"scheduleType\": \"Daily\",\n  \"dailySchedule\": {\n    \"issuingTime\": \"05:33\",\n    \"monday\": true,\n    \"tuesday\": true,\n    \"wednesday\": true,\n    \"thursday\": true,\n    \"friday\": true,\n    \"saturday\": false,\n    \"sunday\": false\n  },\n  \"nonIssuingDates\": [\n    \"2021-09-21\",\n    \"2021-11-21\"\n  ],\n  \"issuePriorToStart\": false,\n  \"entitlementEnds\": {\n    \"endsNever\": false,\n    \"endsAfterTimeUnit\": \"days\",\n    \"endsAfterNumberOfTimeUnits\": 2\n  }\n}"
        },
        {
          "id": "response-1-400",
          "language": "400",
          "code": "// An entitlement format must be provided\r\n             An entitlement format cannot exceed 850 characters\r\n             A friendly name is required to identify the purpose of the entitlement\r\n             A friendly name cannot exceed 256 characters\r\n             Invalid schedule frequency provided. Please provide one of the following values: none, daily, monthly, annual, irregular or custom\r\n             Issuing day cannot exceed 31\r\n             Issuing day must be 1 or more\r\n             Issuing time must be between 00:00 - 23:59 and specified as hours and minutes only\r\n             Invalid month provided. Please provide the full string value e.g. January\r\n             Invalid IssuingUnit provided. Please provide a value between 1 - 999\r\n             Invalid frequency provided. Please provide daily, weekly, monthly or annual\r\n             Invalid date format non-issuing dates\r\n             The date provided is invalid\r\n             Invalid start date provided\r\n             Invalid dates provided, please provide a date in the future\n"
        },
        {
          "id": "response-2-401",
          "language": "401",
          "code": "// Not Authorized\n"
        },
        {
          "id": "response-3-404",
          "language": "404",
          "code": "// Product cannot be found\r\n             Schedule configuration cannot be found\n"
        },
        {
          "id": "response-4-409",
          "language": "409",
          "code": "// A schedule exists with the provided entitlement format. An entitlement format must be unique on a product\r\n             A schedule exists with the provided friendly name. A friendly name must be unique on a product\n"
        },
        {
          "id": "response-5-412",
          "language": "412",
          "code": "// To configure an issuing schedule, your product must be of type physical or digital\r\n             A schedule type of daily is required to allow the passing of a daily schedule\r\n             A schedule type of monthly is required to allow the passing of a monthly schedule\r\n             A schedule type of annual is required to allow the passing of an annual schedule\r\n             A schedule type of custom is required to allow the passing of an custom schedule\r\n             A schedule type of irregular is required to allow the passing of a irregular dates\r\n             Entitlement format is not supported for physical products\n"
        },
        {
          "id": "response-6-500",
          "language": "500",
          "code": "// Internal Server Error\n"
        }
      ],
      "selectedLanguageId": "response-0-200"
    }
  },
  "type": "api-oas-v2",
  "children": [
    {
      "text": ""
    }
  ]
}