---
title: "Update an employee position"
method: PUT
path: "/employees/{employee_id}/positions/{id}"
tags: ["Employees"]
---

# Update an employee position

`PUT /employees/{employee_id}/positions/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.peopleforce.io/api/public/v3`
- URL: `https://app.peopleforce.io/api/public/v3/employees/{employee_id}/positions/{id}`
- Auth: API key in header `X-API-KEY`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/peopleforce/apis/company-api/docs/employees/:employee_id/positions/:id/put.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Request body

- object
  - `effective_from` string, date, required
  - `position_id` integer
  - `location_id` integer
  - `reporting_to_id` integer
  - `department_id` integer
  - `division_id` integer
  - `job_level_id` integer

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `data` EmployeePosition
    - `id` string
    - `effective_on` string, date
    - `position` Position
      - `id` integer
      - `name` string
    - `location` Location: Location model
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, required: Name of the location
    - `division` Division
      - `id` integer
      - `name` string
    - `department` Department
      - `id` integer, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `parent_id` integer
      - `manager_id` integer: Employee ID for manager of the department
      - `department_level_id` integer: Department level ID
    - `reporting_to` EmployeeShort: Employee short details
      - `id` integer, required
      - `first_name` string
      - `last_name` string
      - `email` string
    - `job_level` JobLevel
      - `id` integer
      - `name` string
      - `created_at` string, date-time
      - `updated_at` string

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/peopleforce/apis/company-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/peopleforce/apis/company-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/peopleforce/apis/company-api/revisions/ff612e61a4c3?raw)