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# Update a merchant account

PATCH https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/school/settings/merchant/account/update/{id}
Content-Type: application/json

Updates credentials, payment options, and fee rules for one merchant account.

Reference: https://docs.schoolset.io/api-reference/school-set-api/school-settings/update-school-merchant-account

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — The signed-in SchoolSet user token sent by the frontend.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `id` (integer, required) — Merchant account identifier to update.

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `type_id` (double, optional, nullable)
- `name` (string, optional, nullable)
- `connection_data` (string, optional, nullable) — JSON encoded connection settings.
- `charge_processing_fees` (boolean, optional, nullable)
- `fee_display_option` (string, optional, nullable)
- `optional_fee_coverage` (string, optional, nullable)
- `credit_card_enabled` (boolean, optional, nullable)
- `ach_enabled` (boolean, optional, nullable)
- `deposit_account_id` (integer, optional, nullable)
- `rules` (list of ApiV1SchoolSettingsMerchantAccountUpdateIdPatchRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaRulesItems, optional)
- `rules_to_delete` (list of integer, optional)
- `is_*_required` (any, optional, nullable) — Provider-specific optional requirement flag.

## Response

### 200

The merchant account was updated and returned.

- `status` (string, optional)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `data` (ApiV1SchoolSettingsMerchantAccountUpdateIdPatchResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData, optional)

## Errors

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Authentication is required.

- `status` (string, required)
- `message` (string, required)
- `data` (any, optional, nullable)

### 403 Forbidden Error

The authenticated user cannot edit school settings.

- `status` (string, required)
- `message` (string, required)
- `data` (any, optional, nullable)

### 404 Not Found Error

The requested merchant account does not exist.

- `status` (string, required)
- `message` (string, required)
- `data` (any, optional, nullable)

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

The merchant account payload failed validation.

- `message` (string, required)
- `errors` (map from string to list of string, required)

### 500 Internal Server Error

The server could not update the merchant account.

- `status` (string, required)
- `message` (string, required)
- `data` (any, optional, nullable)

## Types

### ApiV1SchoolSettingsMerchantAccountUpdateIdPatchRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaRulesItems

- `payment_method_id` (integer, required)
- `fundraising` (boolean, required)
- `tuition` (boolean, required)
- `id` (integer, optional, nullable)
- `amount` (double, optional, nullable)
- `percentage` (double, optional, nullable)

### ApiV1SchoolSettingsMerchantAccountUpdateIdPatchResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData

- `id` (integer, optional)
- `name` (string, optional)
- `merchant_account_type_id` (integer, optional)
- `connection_data` (map from string to string, optional)
- `fee_rules` (list of ApiV1SchoolSettingsMerchantAccountUpdateIdPatchResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataFeeRulesItems, optional)
- `payment_settings` (map from string to any, optional)

### ApiV1SchoolSettingsMerchantAccountUpdateIdPatchResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataFeeRulesItems

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "message": "Saved successfully.",
  "data": {
    "id": 12,
    "name": "Primary tuition account",
    "merchant_account_type_id": 1,
    "connection_data": {
      "account_id": "masked1234"
    },
    "fee_rules": [
      {}
    ],
    "payment_settings": {
      "charge_processing_fees": true,
      "fee_display_option": "separate",
      "optional_fee_coverage": "customer_choice"
    }
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/school/settings/merchant/account/update/12"

payload = {}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/school/settings/merchant/account/update/12';
const options = {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/school/settings/merchant/account/update/12"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/school/settings/merchant/account/update/12")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/school/settings/merchant/account/update/12")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PATCH', 'https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/school/settings/merchant/account/update/12', [
  'body' => '{}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/school/settings/merchant/account/update/12");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PATCH);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/school/settings/merchant/account/update/12")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "PATCH"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```