---
title: "Response to Late Order Update Request"
method: POST
path: "/orders/{tenant}/{orderId}/consumerqueries/lateorder/restaurantresponse"
tags: ["ConsumerQueries", "publicly-accessible"]
---

# Response to Late Order Update Request

`POST /orders/{tenant}/{orderId}/consumerqueries/lateorder/restaurantresponse`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://uk.api.just-eat.io`
- URL: `https://uk.api.just-eat.io/orders/{tenant}/{orderId}/consumerqueries/lateorder/restaurantresponse`
- Auth: none declared. Required headers: `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/just-eat/apis/just-eat-api/docs/orders/:tenant/:orderId/consumerqueries/lateorder/restaurantresponse/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

If a customer has requested an update on the status of a late order, a response can be given by calling this endpoint.

## Path parameters

- `tenant` string, required
- `orderId` string, required

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, required

## Request body

- LateOrderRestaurantResponse
  - `lateOrderStatus` 'Preparing' | 'OnItsWay' | 'Delivered': The updated later order query status
  - `additionalDeliveryTimeToAddMinutes` integer: The amount of time to add to the current delivery estimate in minutes

## Response `202`

Accepted

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request. Returned if the request is invalid i.e. missing a required parameters
- `401`: Unauthorized. Consumer is not authorized to modify the resource
- `404`: Not Found. Order query or Order not found
- `409`: Conflict. Query not in state to accept response
- `500`: Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-07-13** `4b25c7d97a53`: 1 warning
  - the optional response header `Retry-After` removed for the status `500`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/just-eat/apis/just-eat-api/changes/orders/:tenant/:orderId/consumerqueries/lateorder/restaurantresponse/post.md)

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