Update Permanent Supporting Document#

Update the external reference of a single Permanent Supporting Document owned by your account.

Only external_reference_id can be updated. The files, template, identity, and created_at values cannot be changed. To replace the document content, template, or identity, create a new Permanent Supporting Document; creating a document for the same template and identity supersedes the previous one.

Request#

HTTP Method: PATCH

URI Path: /v3/permanent_supporting_documents/{id}

URI Query Parameters#

Name

Type

Is Required?

Description

id

string

Yes

Unique ID identifier of the Permanent Supporting Document.

Request Body Object Attributes#

Name

Type

Is Required?

Description

external_reference_id

string

No

Optional identifier for the permanent supporting document in the customer’s external system. Maximum length is 100 characters.

Examples#

http

PATCH /v3/permanent_supporting_documents/d1a1a686-969a-4c02-954c-ae500ba74a1d HTTP/1.1
Host: api.didww.com
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Accept: application/vnd.api+json
Api-Key: [API token]

{
  "data": {
    "id": "d1a1a686-969a-4c02-954c-ae500ba74a1d",
    "type": "permanent_supporting_documents",
    "attributes": {
      "external_reference_id": "test"
    }
  }
}

curl

curl -i -X PATCH https://api.didww.com/v3/permanent_supporting_documents/d1a1a686-969a-4c02-954c-ae500ba74a1d -H "Accept: application/vnd.api+json" -H "Api-Key: [API token]" -H "Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json" --data-raw '{"data": {"attributes": {"external_reference_id": "test"}, "id": "d1a1a686-969a-4c02-954c-ae500ba74a1d", "type": "permanent_supporting_documents"}}'

response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json

{
  "data": {
    "id": "d1a1a686-969a-4c02-954c-ae500ba74a1d",
    "type": "permanent_supporting_documents",
    "attributes": {
      "created_at": "2021-03-28T18:51:59.590Z",
      "external_reference_id": "test"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "template": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://api.didww.com/v3/permanent_supporting_documents/d1a1a686-969a-4c02-954c-ae500ba74a1d/relationships/template",
          "related": "https://api.didww.com/v3/permanent_supporting_documents/d1a1a686-969a-4c02-954c-ae500ba74a1d/template"
        }
      },
      "identity": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://api.didww.com/v3/permanent_supporting_documents/d1a1a686-969a-4c02-954c-ae500ba74a1d/relationships/identity",
          "related": "https://api.didww.com/v3/permanent_supporting_documents/d1a1a686-969a-4c02-954c-ae500ba74a1d/identity"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "api_version": "2026-04-16"
  }
}

Other Responses#

Code

Success

Description

404

No

Not Found

400

No

Bad Request

401

No

Unauthorized