---
title: "Add or update an external reference on a job"
method: POST
path: "/v1/jobs/{jobId}/external-references"
tags: ["Jobs"]
---

# Add or update an external reference on a job

`POST /v1/jobs/{jobId}/external-references`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.workwing.io`
- URL: `https://api.workwing.io/v1/jobs/{jobId}/external-references`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Upsert by (provider, type) pair. Used by Zapier/n8n to link jobs to external systems.

## Path parameters

- `jobId` string, required

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `provider` string, required
  - `type` string, required
  - `ref` string, required
  - `url` string, uri

## Response `200`

Default Response

- object
  - `data` object, required
    - `external_references` object[], required: Every external reference on the job after the change
      - `provider` string, required
      - `type` string, required
      - `ref` string, required
      - `url` string, uri
  - `meta` object, required
    - `request_id` string, required
    - `timestamp` string, date-time, required

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