---
title: "Update a pay schedule"
method: PATCH
path: "/pay_schedules/{pay_schedule}"
---

# Update a pay schedule

`PATCH /pay_schedules/{pay_schedule}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://sandbox.checkhq.com`
- URL: `https://sandbox.checkhq.com/pay_schedules/{pay_schedule}`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/checkhq/apis/check-api/docs/pay_schedules/:pay_schedule/patch.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Updates the specified pay schedule.

## Path parameters

- `pay_schedule` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `company` string: ID of the company that this pay schedule relates to.
  - `name` string: Human-readable name of the pay schedule.
  - `pay_frequency` string: Frequency by which [employees](ref:the-employee-object) get paid.<br><br>One of `weekly`, `biweekly`, or `semimonthly`.
  - `first_payday` string, date: The payday date of the first payroll the company will run on Check on this pay schedule.
  - `second_payday` string: The payday date of the second payroll the company will run on Check on this pay schedule. This field should only be used with the `semimonthly` frequency to specify custom paydays besides the 15th and last day of the month. `second_payday` must be between one day and one month after `first_payday`.
  - `first_period_end` string, date: The period end date of the first payroll the company will run on Check on this pay schedule.
  - `metadata` string, json: Additional loosely structured information to associate with the pay schedule

## Response `200`

200

- object

## Other responses

- `400`: 400

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `5a54f5eb888b`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/checkhq/apis/check-api/changes/pay_schedules/:pay_schedule/patch.md)

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