---
title: "Update a mass payment"
method: POST
path: "/mass-payments/{id}"
tags: ["mass payments"]
---

# Update a mass payment

`POST /mass-payments/{id}`

This section covers how to update a mass payment's status to `pending` which triggers processing on a created and deferred mass payment, or `cancelled` which cancels a created and deferred mass payment.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Headers

- `Accept` 'application/vnd.dwolla.v1.hal+json', required

## Request body

- object
  - `status` string, required

## Response `200`

successful operation

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found

## Changes

- **2025-07-01** `633b30cf427d` — 1 breaking
  - added the new required `header` request parameter `Accept`
- **2025-06-06** `231d0268586b` — 1 breaking, 5 info
  - request body became required
  - api tag `mass payments` added
  - api tag `massPayments` removed
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
  - …2 more
- **2025-05-30** `9c0a7a570129` — 2 info
  - api tag `massPayments` added
  - api tag `mass payments` removed

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/dwolla/apis/dwolla-api/changes/mass-payments/:id/post.md)

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