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# Update a check

### URL

<mark style="color:green;">**POST**</mark> `https://api.complycube.com/v1/checks/:id`

Updates the specified check by setting the values of the parameters passed.\
\
You can only update checks of type **standard\_screening\_check** and **extensive\_screening\_check**. The update allows you to enable or disable continuous monitoring.

### Headers

<table><thead><tr><th width="254">Name</th><th width="131">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>Content-Type</code><mark style="color:red;">*</mark></td><td>string</td><td>The content-type must always be set to <code>application/json</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code>Authorization</code><mark style="color:red;">*</mark></td><td>string</td><td>The API <code>live</code> or <code>test</code> key.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Path parameters

<table><thead><tr><th width="259">Name</th><th width="127">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>id</code><mark style="color:red;">*</mark></td><td>string</td><td>The ID of the check.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Body

<table><thead><tr><th width="262">Name</th><th width="125">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>enableMonitoring</code></td><td>boolean</td><td>Determines whether continuous monitoring is enabled.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Example request

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="cURL" %}

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.complycube.com/v1/checks/{:checkId} \
     -H 'Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{
          	"enableMonitoring": true
        }'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Node.js" %}

```javascript
const { ComplyCube } = require("@complycube/api");

const complycube = new ComplyCube({ apiKey: "<YOUR_API_KEY>" });

const client = await complycube.check.update("CHECK_ID", {
  enableMonitoring: true
});
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}

```python
from complycube import ComplyCubeClient

cc_api = ComplyCubeClient(api_key='<YOUR_API_KEY>')

check = cc_api.checks.update('CHECK_ID', enableMonitoring=True)
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PHP" %}

```php
use ComplyCube\ComplyCubeClient;

$ccapi = new ComplyCubeClient('<YOUR_API_KEY>');

$check = $ccapi->checks()->update('CHECK_ID', ['enableMonitoring' => true]);
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title=".NET" %}

```csharp
using ComplyCube.Net;
using ComplyCube.Net.Resources.Checks;

var checkApi = new CheckApi(new ComplyCubeClient("<YOUR_API_KEY>"));

var checkRequest = new CheckRequest {
  enableMonitoring = "standard_screening_check"
};

var check = await checkApi.UpdateAsync("CHECK_ID", checkRequest);
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

### Example responses

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Success (200)" %}

```json
{
    "id": "5eb2b61e02df0a0008f1cf2a",
    "clientId": "5eb1276d96be4a0008713af5",
    "entityName": "John Doe",
    "type": "extensive_screening_check",
    "status": "complete",
    "enableMonitoring": true,
    "result": {
        "outcome": "clear",
        "breakdown": {
            "summary": {
                "pep": {
                    "level1": "clear",
                    "level2": "clear",
                    "level3": "clear",
                    "level4": "clear"
                },
                "watchlist": {
                    "sanctionsLists": "clear",
                    "otherOfficialLists": "clear",
                    "warCrimes": "clear",
                    "terror": "clear",
                    "otherExclusionLists": "clear",
                    "sanctionsControlAndOwnership": "clear"
                },
                "adverseMedia": {
                    "environmentProduction": "clear",
                    "socialLabour": "clear",
                    "competitiveFinancial": "clear",
                    "regulatory": "clear"
                },
                "otherLists": {
                    "associatedEntity": "clear",
                    "organisedCrime": "clear",
                    "financialCrime": "clear",
                    "taxCrime": "clear",
                    "corruption": "clear",
                    "trafficking": "clear"
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "createdAt": "2020-01-01T14:06:44.756Z",
    "updatedAt": "2020-01-01T14:07:10.401Z"
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Invalid Request (400)" %}

```json
{
    "type": "invalid_check_update",
    "message": "Only checks of type 'standard_screening_check' and 'extensive_screening_check' may be updated"
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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