update-contract

dci update-contract <customerID> <contractID> [body]

Creates a new version of the contract. The contract type is immutable and cannot be changed by an update.

• customerID — Identifier of the resource.
• contractID — Identifier of the resource.

Pass the request body as name: value arguments or pipe JSON on stdin — see Command structure.

Confirmation required

update-contract alters a financial contract, so the CLI classifies it as destructive: it refuses to run without --yes (or an interactive confirmation) and exits with code 30 otherwise. Each call creates a whole new version, so name, renewalPolicy, and startDate are required every time; the contract type cannot change.

Examples

# Preview the new version locally without sending it.
dci update-contract <customer-id> <contract-id> --dry-run < contract.json

# Create the new version, confirmed for scripts.
dci update-contract <customer-id> <contract-id> --yes < contract.json

# contract.json
{"name": "Acme AWS resale FY27", "renewalPolicy": "fixed",
  "startDate": "2026-10-01T00:00:00Z", "endDate": "2027-09-30T00:00:00Z",
  "invoicesEmail": "[email protected]", "contractUpdatesEmail": "[email protected]"}

# A small inline change; the response's `version` is the new version number.
dci update-contract <customer-id> <contract-id> name: "Acme AWS resale FY27 (amended)", renewalPolicy: fixed, startDate: "2026-10-01T00:00:00Z" --yes --output json

Request

Content-Type: application/json

Field	Type	Required	Description
name	string	yes
startDate	string (date-time)	yes
endDate	string (date-time)
renewalPolicy	string	yes	One of: "auto", "manual", "fixed".
doitInvoicingEnabled	boolean		Whether DoiT generates invoices for this contract. Disabling suppresses invoice generation from that point forward while billing calculations and pipeline outputs continue. Omitting the field leaves invoicing enabled. Default: true.
invoicesEmail	string (email)		Required for an end-customer contract with doitInvoicingEnabled set to true; optional otherwise.
contractUpdatesEmail	string (email)		Required for an end-customer contract with doitInvoicingEnabled set to true; optional otherwise.
billingProfile	object		The billing profile (name, country, state, city, address, zip). Required for an end-customer contract with doitInvoicingEnabled set to true; optional otherwise.
managementAccounts	array of string
billingRules	array of object
priceBooks	array of object
customLineItems	array of object

Raw JSON schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Contract create/update payload. Full field-level validation is applied server-side.",
  "required": [
    "name",
    "startDate",
    "renewalPolicy"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "startDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time"
    },
    "endDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "renewalPolicy": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "auto",
        "manual",
        "fixed"
      ]
    },
    "doitInvoicingEnabled": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": true,
      "description": "Whether DoiT generates invoices for this contract. Disabling suppresses invoice generation from that point forward while billing calculations and pipeline outputs continue. Omitting the field leaves invoicing enabled."
    },
    "invoicesEmail": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "email",
      "description": "Required for an end-customer contract with doitInvoicingEnabled set to true; optional otherwise."
    },
    "contractUpdatesEmail": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "email",
      "description": "Required for an end-customer contract with doitInvoicingEnabled set to true; optional otherwise."
    },
    "billingProfile": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "The billing profile (name, country, state, city, address, zip). Required for an end-customer contract with doitInvoicingEnabled set to true; optional otherwise."
    },
    "managementAccounts": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "billingRules": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object"
      }
    },
    "priceBooks": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object"
      }
    },
    "customLineItems": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object"
      }
    }
  }
}

Output

OK - New contract version created.

By default dci renders the result as a table. Use --output json to get the full structure described below — see Output formats.

Field	Type	Description
contractId	string
version	integer
status	string
message	string
timestamp	string (date-time)

Raw JSON schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "The result of creating a contract or contract version.",
  "properties": {
    "contractId": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "version": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "message": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "timestamp": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time"
    }
  }
}

Errors

On failure, dci prints a single error message — with a hint when one is available — and exits with a typed code your scripts can branch on. See Errors and exit codes for the full contract.

HTTP status to exit code mapping

HTTP status	Exit code	Error code	Meaning
400	30	VALIDATION_ERROR	The arguments or request body were rejected. Review the command's flags and payload.
401	10	AUTHENTICATION_FAILED	Not signed in, or the API token is invalid. Run dci login or check DCI_API_KEY.
403	11	PERMISSION_DENIED	The DoiT user or the active customer context does not have access.
404	20	RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND	The requested resource does not exist. Check the identifier argument.

Related

• get-contract — Retrieve a contract
• list-contracts — List contracts
• create-contract — Create contract
• activate-contract — Activate contract
• cancel-contract — Cancel contract
• API reference: POST /customers/{customerID}/contracts/{contractID}

Aliases: updatecontract