Bulk Update Shifts

Change the start and/or end time on all shifts within a date range. By default only unpublished shifts are updated; pass only_unpublished: false to also update published shifts.

Endpoint

POST /v1/staff/shifts/bulk-update

Authentication

Requires an API key with the staff:write scope.

Request Body

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
start_date	string	Yes	Start of the date range (YYYY-MM-DD)
end_date	string	Yes	End of the date range (YYYY-MM-DD, must be ≥ start_date)
new_start_time	string	Conditional	New start time (HH:MM). At least one of new_start_time or new_end_time is required.
new_end_time	string	Conditional	New end time (HH:MM). At least one of new_start_time or new_end_time is required.
only_unpublished	boolean	No	When true (default), only unpublished shifts are updated

Response

Success (200 OK)

{
  "data": {
    "updated_count": 8
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_abc123",
    "timestamp": "2026-04-01T09:00:00+00:00"
  }
}

Errors

Status	Code	Description
401	authentication_required	No API key provided
401	invalid_api_key	Invalid API key
403	insufficient_scope	API key lacks staff:write scope
422	validation_error	Missing or invalid fields
422	nothing_to_change	Neither new_start_time nor new_end_time provided

Example Request

curl -X POST "https://app.equipdash.com/api/v1/staff/shifts/bulk-update" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer eqd_live_abc123xyz789..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "start_date": "2026-04-07",
    "end_date": "2026-04-13",
    "new_start_time": "08:00",
    "new_end_time": "16:00",
    "only_unpublished": true
  }'