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# Update a scheduled action

PUT https://api.contentful.com/spaces/{space_id}/scheduled_actions/{scheduled_action_id}
Content-Type: application/vnd.contentful.management.v1+json

Updates the `scheduledFor.datetime` or `scheduledFor.timezone` of a scheduled action. Only fields under `scheduledFor` can be changed; include `X-Contentful-Version`.

Reference: https://contentful.com/developers/docs/references/content-management-api/scheduled-actions/update-a-scheduled-action

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `space_id` (string, required) — ID of the space in form of a string
- `scheduled_action_id` (string, required) — ID of the scheduled action in form of a string

### Headers

- `X-Contentful-Version` (string, required) — Version of the scheduled action to update

### Body (application/vnd.contentful.management.v1+json)

This endpoint expects a map from string to any.

- `map from string to any`

## Response

### 200

OK - Request successful

- `map from string to any`

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "action": "publish",
  "entity": {
    "sys": {
      "id": "5KsDBWseXY6QegucYAoacS",
      "linkType": "Entry",
      "type": "Link"
    }
  },
  "environment": {
    "sys": {
      "id": "staging",
      "linkType": "Environment",
      "type": "Link"
    }
  },
  "scheduledFor": {
    "datetime": "2022-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
    "timezone": "Europe/Berlin"
  }
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "action": "publish",
  "entity": {
    "sys": {
      "id": "5KsDBWseXY6QegucYAoacS",
      "linkType": "Entry",
      "type": "Link"
    }
  },
  "environment": {
    "sys": {
      "id": "staging",
      "linkType": "Environment",
      "type": "Link"
    }
  },
  "scheduledFor": {
    "datetime": "2022-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
    "timezone": "Europe/Berlin"
  },
  "sys": {
    "createdAt": "2025-06-08T15:40:02.000Z",
    "createdBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "7BslKh9TdKGOK41VmLDjFZ",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "id": "3A13SXSDwO8c46NrjigFYT",
    "space": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "yadj1kx9rmg0",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "status": "scheduled",
    "type": "ScheduledAction",
    "updatedAt": "2025-08-17T16:14:30.000Z",
    "updatedBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "7BslKh9TdKGOK41VmLDjFZ",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "version": 2
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```android Android
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```java Java
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```kotlin Kotlin
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```swift Swift
We currently don't provide a CMA SDK for this platform.
```

```js-legacy JavaScript (legacy)
import { createClient } from 'contentful-management'

const client = createClient({
  accessToken: '<content_management_api_key>'
}, { type: 'legacy' })

const updatedPayload = {
  entity: {
    sys: {
      linkType: 'Entry',
      type: 'Link',
      id: '<entry_id>',
    },
  },
  environment: {
    sys: {
      linkType: 'Environment',
      type: 'Link',
      id: '<environment_id>',
    },
  },
  scheduledFor: {
    dateTime: '2022-01-01T12:00:00.000Z',
    timezone: 'Europe/Berlin'
  },
  action: 'Publish'
}

client.getSpace('<space_id>')
.then((space) => space.updateScheduledAction(
  { scheduledActionId: '<scheduled_action_id>', version: 1 },
  { payload: updatedPayload },
))
.then((scheduledAction) => console.log(scheduledAction))
.catch(console.error)
```

```javascript JavaScript
import { createClient } from 'contentful-management'

// Client init
const client = contentful.createClient({
  accessToken: '<content_management_api_key>'
})

client.scheduledActions.update(
  {
    spaceId: '<space_id>',
  },
  {
    entity: {
      sys: {
          type: 'Link',
          linkType: 'Entry',
          id: '<entry_id>',
      },
    },
    environment: {
      sys: {
        id: '<environment_id>',
        type: 'Link',
        linkType: 'Environment',
        id: '<environment_id>',
      },
    },
    action: 'publish',
    scheduledFor: {
      datetime: '<ISO8601_date_string>',
      timezone: 'Europe/Berlin',
    },
    payload: {
      entity: {
        sys: {
          linkType: 'Entry',
          type: 'Link',
          id: '<entry_id>',
        },
      },
      environment: {
        sys: {
          linkType: 'Environment',
          type: 'Link',
          id: '<environment_id>',
        },
      },
      scheduledFor: {
        dateTime: '2022-01-01T12:00:00.000Z',
        timezone: 'Europe/Berlin'
      },
      action: 'Publish'
    }
  }
);
```

```php PHP
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```ruby Ruby
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```python Python
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```.net .NET
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```