---
title: "Job Edit"
slug: "job-edit"
updated: 2020-12-02T11:59:43Z
published: 2020-12-02T11:59:43Z
canonical: "support.daynurseries.co.uk/job-edit"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.daynurseries.co.uk/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Job Edit

**Edit existing Job**

To edit a job, perform a **PUT** request to below URL and JSON request body example

https://api.daynurseries .co.uk/index.cfm/jobs/{jobid}/

with the following fields in a JSON encoded string, making sure to observe an **"application/json"** content header as part of your request.

| **Key** | **Required** | **Data Type** | **Description** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| api_key | Yes | 40 character string | Member API Key / If you are a job provider this is the API Key of the member posting the job |
| EITHER an 'Application Email' (job_contact_email) OR an 'Application URL' (job_contact_url) is required - If an 'Application Email' is entered the job application details will be sent to this email address. - If an 'Application URL' is entered the applicant will be redirected to this URL to complete the application. - If an ‘Application URL' is entered, ’1-Click Apply' will not be available for this Job and will likely result in less applications for this job. |
| job_contact_email | Yes if job_contact_url blank | 500 Character String | Not displayed but applications are sent to this address (please note job_contact_email & job_contact_url cannot be passed together) |
| job_contact_url | Yes if job_contact_email blank | 1000 Character String | On a click of 'Apply for this Job' button the user will be forwarded to this URL (please note job_contact_url & job_contact_email cannot be passed together) please note the url must be the url for the application page for this job, not a generic job search or application page |
| job_contact_name | Yes | 255 Character String | Displayed with job details |
| job_admin_email | Yes | 500 Character String | A reminder will be sent to this email address before the job expires, to alert them if they wish to extend the job. |
| partner_key | No |  | Unique identification key of Partner |
| job_pay_type_id | No (*see note regarding salary fields) | Integer | e.g. "Salary", "Wage". All data available from the pay types api: http://api.daynurseries .co.uk/index.cfm/jobs/pay_types Please use api_key from page-2 for each domain |
| job_salary | No (*see note regarding salary fields) | 60 character string | e.g. "Negotiable" |
| job_salary_to | No (*see note regarding salary fields) | Decimal (9,2) | e.g. "50000.00" |
| job_salary_from | No (*see note regarding salary fields) | Decimal (9,2) | e.g. "20000.00" |

### Job Salary Fields

Note the following validation: **job_pay_type_id is not submitted (pre 23 Feb 2017 API Integration/ Upgrade)** this presumes you are submitting just field job_salary which is required **job_pay_type_id is not submitted or not of value '1', '2' or 5' **(post 23 Feb 2017 API Integration/ Upgrade)**** If job_salary_from or job_salary_to or job_salary is submitted then it will error as a valid job_pay_type_id is required **If job_pay_type_id is '5' (Non Specific Salary)** job_salary is required job_salary_from - should not be submitted (will error if submitted) job_salary_to - should not be provided (will error if submitted)

**If job_pay_type_id is '1' (per annum) or '2' (per hour)** job_salary_from - should be submitted job_salary_to - should be submitted (if the same value as job_salary_to then still needs to be submitted) job_salary is optional

**Example API Request Body**

| `{``    ``"api_key"``:``"00000"``,``    ``"partner_key"``:``"000"``,``    ``"job_contact_name"``:``"Name Lastname"``,``    ``"job_contact_email"``:``"name@domain.com"``,``    ``"job_contact_url"``:``""``,``    ``"job_admin_email"``:``"admin@domain.com"``,``    ``"job_pay_type_id"``:1,``    ``"job_salary_from"``:``"10000"``,``    ``"job_salary_to"``:``"25000"``,``    ``"job_salary"``:``""``}` |
| --- |

## API Response

The API will return a '200 Job (#000) successfully updated.' on success and 4xx on validation failure.

The response body will contain a JSON object of the job updated in the data key.