Update a charge

PATCHhttps://api.omise.co/charges/:id

Update the description and metadata of an existing charge. Only these two fields can be modified after charge creation.

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🔑API Credentials

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Request Parameters

Required - 1 fieldRequired Parameters

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`id`STRING(required)

The charge ID to update. Must be a valid charge from your account.

Example:"chrg_test_5xuy4w91xqz7d1w9u0t"

Constraints:Must start with chrg_

Additional - 2 fieldsAdditional Parameters

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Responses

200

Successfully updated

Charge updated successfully. Returns complete charge object with updated fields.

Updated fields:

• description - New description (if provided)
• metadata - New metadata object (if provided)
• All other fields remain unchanged

400

Bad request

Invalid parameters provided.

Common causes:

• Metadata exceeds 15,000 characters
• Invalid metadata format
• No fields provided to update

401

Unauthorized

Authentication failed. Invalid or missing API key.

Common causes:

• Missing Authorization header
• Invalid secret key
• Using public key instead of secret key

404

Not found

Charge ID does not exist.

Common causes:

• Incorrect charge ID
• Charge from different account
• Using test key for live charge (or vice versa)

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Code samples

cURL

curl https://api.omise.co/charges/chrg_test_5xuy4w91xqz7d1w9u0t \
  -X PATCH \
  -u skey_test_5xuy4w91xqz7d1w9u0t: \
  -d "description=Order #1234 - Shipped" \
  -d "metadata[status]=shipped"

Ruby

require 'omise'

Omise.api_key = 'skey_test_5xuy4w91xqz7d1w9u0t'

charge = Omise::Charge.update('chrg_test_5xuy4w91xqz7d1w9u0t', {
  description: 'Order #1234 - Shipped',
  metadata: { status: 'shipped', tracking: 'TH123456789' }
})

Python

import omise

omise.api_secret = 'skey_test_5xuy4w91xqz7d1w9u0t'

charge = omise.Charge.update(
    'chrg_test_5xuy4w91xqz7d1w9u0t',
    description='Order #1234 - Shipped',
    metadata={'status': 'shipped', 'tracking': 'TH123456789'}
)

Node.js

const omise = require('omise')({
  secretKey: 'skey_test_5xuy4w91xqz7d1w9u0t'
});

const charge = await omise.charges.update('chrg_test_5xuy4w91xqz7d1w9u0t', {
  description: 'Order #1234 - Shipped',
  metadata: { status: 'shipped', tracking: 'TH123456789' }
});

PHP

<?php
define('OMISE_SECRET_KEY', 'skey_test_5xuy4w91xqz7d1w9u0t');

$charge = OmiseCharge::retrieve('chrg_test_5xuy4w91xqz7d1w9u0t');
$charge->update(array(
    'description' => 'Order #1234 - Shipped',
    'metadata' => array('status' => 'shipped', 'tracking' => 'TH123456789')
));

Java

Client client = new Client.Builder()
    .secretKey("skey_test_5xuy4w91xqz7d1w9u0t")
    .build();

Map<String, String> metadata = new HashMap<>();
metadata.put("status", "shipped");
metadata.put("tracking", "TH123456789");

Charge charge = client.charges().update("chrg_test_5xuy4w91xqz7d1w9u0t")
    .description("Order #1234 - Shipped")
    .metadata(metadata)
    .send();

C#

var client = new Client("skey_test_5xuy4w91xqz7d1w9u0t");

var charge = await client.Charges.Update("chrg_test_5xuy4w91xqz7d1w9u0t", new UpdateChargeRequest {
    Description = "Order #1234 - Shipped",
    Metadata = new Dictionary<string, object> {
        { "status", "shipped" },
        { "tracking", "TH123456789" }
    }
});

Go

client, _ := omise.NewClient(
    "pkey_test_5xuy4w91xqz7d1w9u0t",
    "skey_test_5xuy4w91xqz7d1w9u0t",
)

charge, _ := client.UpdateCharge("chrg_test_5xuy4w91xqz7d1w9u0t", &operations.UpdateCharge{
    Description: "Order #1234 - Shipped",
    Metadata: map[string]interface{}{
        "status":   "shipped",
        "tracking": "TH123456789",
    },
})

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Error and result codes

Updatable Fields

Field	Can Update?	Notes
description	Yes	Text description for internal use
metadata	Yes	Custom key-value data (replaces entirely)
amount	No	Cannot change after creation
currency	No	Cannot change after creation
status	No	Changes via capture/reverse/etc
card	No	Cannot change payment method

Metadata Behavior

Action	Result	Important Note
Update metadata	Replaces entire object	Must include all keys you want to keep
Omit metadata	No change	Existing metadata preserved
Empty metadata	Clears all metadata	All existing data removed

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Try it out

Required - 1 fields

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id(Required)

Additional - 2 fields

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