Update worker

The request

Reference for Update worker, HeadHoncho API v1. It is a command, sent to the base address https://api.headhoncho.app.

POST /api/v1/commands/update-worker

The key needs the Team area at do. An answered call costs 1 credit; a refusal costs nothing. See credits.

It runs the app's own command update-worker. Send an Idempotency-Key header with every call: the same key with the same body returns the first answer and runs nothing twice. See the model.

Parameters

Name	Kind	Required	Description	Example
`worker_id`	id, in the JSON body	Yes	The technician or subcontractor, from List technicians.	`wrk_3b90`
`first_name`	text, in the JSON body	No	The first name.	`Samuel`
`last_name`	text, in the JSON body	No	The last name.	None
`phone`	text, in the JSON body	No	Any format; stored as E.164. Empty clears it.	None
`email`	text, in the JSON body	No	The email. Empty clears it.	None
`active`	boolean, in the JSON body	No	false takes them off the roster. true puts them back.	`false`
`is_team_lead`	boolean, in the JSON body	No	Technicians only.	None
`monthly_pay`	money, in the JSON body	No	A standing monthly rate. Null clears it. Technicians only.	`3400`
`hired_on`	date, in the JSON body	No	Technicians only. Null clears it.	None
`ended_on`	date, in the JSON body	No	Technicians only. Null clears it.	None
`business_name`	text, in the JSON body	No	The subcontractor's business. Subcontractors only.	None
`default_cut_basis`	text, in the JSON body	No	job_total, job_profit or fixed_amount. Send with default_cut_value. One of `job_total`, `job_profit`, `fixed_amount`.	None
`default_cut_value`	money, in the JSON body	No	The percent, 0 to 100, or the dollars.	None
`job_type_ids`	text, in the JSON body	No	Replaces the job types they take, ids comma separated. Empty: all of them.	None

Try it with your key

Paste your key and change the values. The box builds the call as a cURL line and a fetch line, ready to copy. It never sends anything itself.

Your API key worker_id (required, id) first_name (optional, text) last_name (optional, text) phone (optional, text) email (optional, text) active (optional, boolean) is_team_lead (optional, boolean) monthly_pay (optional, money) hired_on (optional, date) ended_on (optional, date) business_name (optional, text) default_cut_basis (optional, text) default_cut_value (optional, money) job_type_ids (optional, text)

Your key stays in this page and is never sent anywhere. Copy the line below and run it yourself.

What comes back

accepted, worker_id, name, changed (the fields you sent) and position. A field that does not fit the person's role, such as monthly_pay on a subcontractor, is refused by name. The role itself cannot change.

It never deletes anything. It changes only what the command names, and it writes the change to the job's history with who asked for it.

Every field in the answer

Types are read from the example answer. Money is a plain number in the company's currency. A time carries its offset from UTC (Z is UTC). Ids are opaque text. A field with no line of its own here has its name spelled out; the common fields mean the same on every page.

Field	Type	Meaning
`accepted`	true or false	True when the command ran. A command that cannot run is an error instead.
`worker_id`	id (text)	The id of the worker.
`position`	whole number	Where the change landed in the event log. Pass it as `after` on a read to see your own write.
`name`	text	The name, as the app shows it.
`changed`	list of text	The changed.

Taking someone off the roster

Setting active to false stops tickets going to a subcontractor's group, as it does in the app. Their past jobs and balance stay.

Errors that apply

Code	Status	What it means
`missing_key`	401	Send your key as Authorization: Bearer hh_live_...
`unknown_key`	401	That key is not one we issued, or it was revoked.
`no_access`	403	This credential does not reach that. Ask the person who made it for access.
`read_only`	403	This credential may read this area but not change it.
`not_found`	404	No such record in the companies this credential reaches.
`invalid`	422	Some fields were refused. See fields.
`missing_idempotency_key`	400	Send an Idempotency-Key header on every command.
`idempotency_mismatch`	409	This Idempotency-Key was used with a different body.
`idempotency_in_progress`	409	A command with this Idempotency-Key is still running. Wait a moment and send it again.
`no_credits`	402	Out of credits. Top up on Settings › Credits, or turn on auto top-up.

Create worker: Add a technician or a subcontractor to the roster. Jobs can go to them at once; they can claim the card later.
The same records in the app: the Team panel.
How the API fits together: the model, API keys, errors and the MCP server.

Answer cURL Python JavaScript Your AI

{
  "accepted": true,
  "worker_id": "wrk_3b90",
  "position": 88601,
  "name": "Dana Reyes",
  "changed": [
    "monthly_pay",
    "active"
  ]
}

curl -X POST "https://api.headhoncho.app/api/v1/commands/update-worker" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer hh_live_..." \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: 6f1d2c9e-1b7a-4c1e-9a52-0d3f8e4b7a10" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "worker_id": "wrk_3b90",
  "first_name": "Samuel",
  "active": false,
  "monthly_pay": 3400
}'

import requests
import uuid

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.headhoncho.app/api/v1/commands/update-worker",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer hh_live_...",
        "Idempotency-Key": str(uuid.uuid4()),
    },
    json={
        "worker_id": "wrk_3b90",
        "first_name": "Samuel",
        "active": False,
        "monthly_pay": 3400,
    },
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())

const response = await fetch("https://api.headhoncho.app/api/v1/commands/update-worker", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: "Bearer hh_live_...",
    "Idempotency-Key": crypto.randomUUID(),
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "worker_id": "wrk_3b90",
    "first_name": "Samuel",
    "active": false,
    "monthly_pay": 3400
  }),
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Tool: update_worker
Arguments: worker_id (id, required), first_name (text, optional), last_name (text, optional), phone (text, optional), email (text, optional), active (boolean, optional), is_team_lead (boolean, optional), monthly_pay (money, optional), hired_on (date, optional), ended_on (date, optional), business_name (text, optional), default_cut_basis (text, optional), default_cut_value (money, optional), job_type_ids (text, optional)
Access: do on Team
Hints: readOnly=false, destructive=false, idempotent=true, openWorld=false
Try asking: "Using HeadHoncho, update worker with worker_id wrk_3b90 and first_name Samuel."