> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.nmbr.co/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Update an earning line item > Earning Line Items on non-draft Pay Stubs will not be able to update attributes. Any Earning Line Item with `is_managed` set to `true` will only be able to update `custom_amount` and `custom_hours` ## OpenAPI ````yaml /spec/openapi.json put /earning_line_items/{earning_line_item} openapi: 3.0.0 info: title: Nmbr API description: API to interact with Nmbr Payroll version: 1.0.0 servers: - url: https://sandbox.nmbr.co/services/payroll security: - CompanyToken: [] tags: - name: Accounting Codes - name: Accounting Code Rules - name: Adjustments - name: Allowances - name: Allowance Line Items - name: Allowance Types - name: Async Tasks - name: Bank Accounts - name: Business Entities - name: Business Entity Verifications - name: Business Entity ROE Authorizations - name: Business Presets - name: Calculations - name: Companies - name: Contractors - name: Deductions - name: Deduction Line Items - name: Deduction Types - name: Earnings - name: Earning Line Items - name: Earning Types - name: Effective Tax Properties - name: Employees - name: Employee Benefits - name: Employee Benefit Line Items - name: Employee Benefit Types - name: Employer Benefits - name: Employer Benefit Line Items - name: Employer Benefit Types - name: Employer Statutory Withholding Line Items - name: Employer Statutory Withholding Types - name: Forms - name: Form Batches - name: Form Types - name: Holidays - name: Integrations - name: Journal Entries - name: Overtime Rates - name: Partners - name: Pay Rates - name: Pay Schedules - name: Pay Splits - name: Pay Stubs - name: Payments - name: Payrolls - name: Reimbursements - name: Reimbursement Line Items - name: Reimbursement Types - name: Remittance Accounts - name: Remittance Account Enrollments - name: Reports - name: Statutory Withholding Line Items - name: Statutory Withholding Types - name: Tags - name: Tag Groups - name: Tax Properties - name: Tax Property Templates - name: Tokens - name: Usage Records - name: Usage Summaries - name: Vacation Pay - name: Vacation Pay Settings - name: Webhooks - name: Work Assignments paths: /earning_line_items/{earning_line_item}: put: tags: - Earning Line Items summary: Update an earning line item description: >- Earning Line Items on non-draft Pay Stubs will not be able to update attributes. Any Earning Line Item with `is_managed` set to `true` will only be able to update `custom_amount` and `custom_hours` operationId: earning-line-items-update parameters: - name: earning_line_item in: path schema: type: string required: true requestBody: content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: business_preset_id: type: string description: >- Writing may be blocked when entity is managed by a parent resource Editing is prevented when `is_editable` is false earning_type: type: string description: >- The type of earning for this line item. Writing may be blocked when entity is managed by a parent resource Editing is prevented when `is_editable` is false enum: - bonus_discretionary - bonus_non_discretionary - bonus_non_taxable - commission - commission_periodic - commission_self_employed - death_benefit - gift_cash - gratuity - in_lieu_wages - income_replacement_indemnity_non_taxable - income_replacement_indemnity_taxable - invoice_payment - invoice_sales_tax - leave_bereavement - leave_citizenship - leave_domestic_and_sexual_violence - leave_general - leave_jury_duty - leave_maternity - leave_organ_donor - leave_parental - leave_paternity - leave_personal - leave_sick - leave_voting - leave_wedding - overtime - parental_top_up_insurable - parental_top_up_non_insurable - pension - retiring_allowance - retiring_allowance_eligible - retroactive_pay - retroactive_pay_increase - salary - salary_continuance - severance_pay - statutory_holiday_pay - supplemental_unemployment - time_off_in_lieu - time_off_in_lieu_overtime - vacation_accrual_adjustment - vacation_pay - vacation_pay_employee_terminated - vacation_pay_no_time_taken - vacation_pay_time_taken - wage pay_rate_id: type: string description: >- Writing may be blocked when entity is managed by a parent resource Editing is prevented when `is_editable` is false overtime_rate_id: type: string description: Editing is prevented when `is_editable` is false custom_amount: type: number description: >- An override for `managed_amount`. When set, `amount` reflects this value instead of `managed_amount`. Editing is prevented when `is_editable` is false format: decimal maximum: 999999 custom_hours: type: number description: >- An override for `managed_hours`. When set, `hours` reflects this value instead of `managed_hours`. Can be used to prorate the dollar amount on salary line items. Editing is prevented when `is_editable` is false format: decimal maximum: 9999 accrued_vacation_pay: type: number description: >- The vacation pay accrued on this line item, calculated based on the Work Assignment's Vacation Pay Settings. format: decimal minimum: -99999 maximum: 99999 title: type: string description: >- Writing may be blocked when entity is managed by a parent resource Editing is prevented when `is_editable` is false nullable: true maxLength: 255 title_translations: type: object description: >- Optional translations for the `title` property. Writing may be blocked when entity is managed by a parent resource Editing is prevented when `is_editable` is false allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Translations' nullable: true component_settings: type: object properties: attributes_locked: type: boolean expense_accounting_code_id: type: string description: Editing is prevented when `is_editable` is false custom_expense_accounting_code_id: type: string description: Editing is prevented when `is_editable` is false liability_accounting_code_id: type: string description: Editing is prevented when `is_editable` is false custom_liability_accounting_code_id: type: string description: Editing is prevented when `is_editable` is false custom_earned_on: type: string description: Editing is prevented when `is_editable` is false format: date external_ref: type: string maxLength: 255 custom_tag_assignment: type: object properties: unit: type: string enum: - amount - hours - percentage is_component_locked: type: boolean tag_allocations: type: array items: type: object properties: tags: type: array items: type: string value: type: number format: decimal minimum: 0 example: earning_type: wage custom_amount: '3000' custom_hours: '0' accrued_vacation_pay: '0' title: Earning responses: '200': description: OK content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: id: type: string description: The unique identifier of the object in Nmbr. readOnly: true object: type: string description: The type of the object in Nmbr (`"earning_line_item"`). readOnly: true data: $ref: '#/components/schemas/EarningLineItem' example: id: object: earning_line_item data: pay_stub: id: object: pay_stub links: self: /pay_stubs/ amount: 3000 custom_amount: 3000 managed_amount: 0 is_managed: false line_item_type: earning earning_type: id: object: earning_type data: type: wage label: Wage supported_payroll_types: regular: true historical: true off_cycle: true links: self: /earning_types/wage hours: 0 managed_hours: null custom_hours: 0 accrued_vacation_pay: 0 recurrence: null pay_rate: null overtime_rate: null title: Earning title_translations: null title_translated: Earning expense_accounting_code: null managed_expense_accounting_code: null custom_expense_accounting_code: null liability_accounting_code: null managed_liability_accounting_code: null custom_liability_accounting_code: null business_preset: null source_adjustment: null component_settings: attributes_locked: false earned_on: null managed_earned_on: null custom_earned_on: null external_ref: null created_at: '2026-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z' updated_at: '2026-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z' links: self: /earning_line_items/ components: schemas: Translations: type: object nullable: true properties: en: type: string maxLength: 255 fr: type: string maxLength: 255 EarningLineItem: type: object title: Earning Line Item properties: pay_stub: type: object properties: id: type: string description: The unique identifier of the object in Nmbr. readOnly: true object: type: string description: The type of the object in Nmbr (`"pay_stub"`). readOnly: true amount: type: number description: >- The effective amount for this line item. Returns `custom_amount` if set, otherwise `managed_amount`. Read-only. nullable: true format: decimal custom_amount: type: number description: >- An override for `managed_amount`. When set, `amount` reflects this value instead of `managed_amount`. nullable: true format: decimal managed_amount: type: number description: >- The amount calculated by the system or set by the linked Earning or Pay Rate. Read-only; set `custom_amount` to override. format: decimal is_managed: type: boolean description: >- Whether this line item was generated by an Earning or Pay Rate recurrence and calculated automatically. When `true`, only `custom_amount` and `custom_hours` can be modified and the line item cannot be deleted. line_item_type: type: string nullable: true earning_type: type: object description: The type of earning for this line item. properties: id: type: string description: The unique identifier of the object in Nmbr. readOnly: true object: type: string description: The type of the object in Nmbr (`"earning_type"`). readOnly: true data: $ref: '#/components/schemas/EarningType' hours: type: number description: >- The effective hours for this line item. Returns `custom_hours` if set, otherwise `managed_hours`. `null` if neither is set. Read-only. nullable: true format: decimal managed_hours: type: number description: >- The default hours from the linked Pay Rate. Read-only; set `custom_hours` to override. nullable: true format: decimal custom_hours: type: number description: >- An override for `managed_hours`. When set, `hours` reflects this value instead of `managed_hours`. Can be used to prorate the dollar amount on salary line items. nullable: true format: decimal accrued_vacation_pay: type: number description: >- The vacation pay accrued on this line item, calculated based on the Work Assignment's Vacation Pay Settings. nullable: true format: decimal recurrence: {} pay_rate: {} overtime_rate: {} title: type: string nullable: true maxLength: 255 title_translations: type: object description: Optional translations for the `title` property. allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Translations' nullable: true title_translated: type: string description: >- The translation of the `title` property for the request locale. Computed using the values in `title` and `title_translations` and the value of the request's `Accept-Language` header. readOnly: true expense_accounting_code: description: >- The effective expense accounting code. Returns the user-set value if present, otherwise the system-derived value. Writes to this field set the user override. managed_expense_accounting_code: description: >- The expense accounting code derived by the system from accounting code rules and presets. Read-only. custom_expense_accounting_code: description: >- User-set expense accounting code that overrides the system-derived value. liability_accounting_code: description: >- The effective liability accounting code. Returns the user-set value if present, otherwise the system-derived value. Writes to this field set the user override. managed_liability_accounting_code: description: >- The liability accounting code derived by the system from accounting code rules and presets. Read-only. custom_liability_accounting_code: description: >- User-set liability accounting code that overrides the system-derived value. business_preset: {} source_adjustment: {} component_settings: type: object description: Settings specific to the Nmbr component. nullable: true properties: attributes_locked: type: boolean description: >- Whether the line item is locked and cannot be edited in the component. earned_on: description: >- The effective earned-on date for this line item. Returns `custom_earned_on` if set, otherwise `managed_earned_on`. Read-only. managed_earned_on: type: string description: >- The earned-on date set by the system. Read-only; set `custom_earned_on` to override. nullable: true format: date custom_earned_on: type: string description: >- An override for `managed_earned_on`. When set, `earned_on` reflects this value instead of `managed_earned_on`. Must fall within the payroll's pay period. nullable: true format: date external_ref: type: string description: >- A reference to the object in an external system, e.g. the primary key of the object in your application's database. Nmbr doesn't use, validate, parse, or require this value to be unique - it simply stores it for your reference. nullable: true maxLength: 255 created_at: type: string description: The date and time the object was created in Nmbr. readOnly: true format: dateTime updated_at: type: string description: The date and time the object was last updated in Nmbr. readOnly: true format: dateTime EarningType: type: object title: Earning Type properties: type: type: string description: The string identifier for this earning type. nullable: true label: type: string description: The human-readable display name for this earning type. nullable: true supported_payroll_types: type: object description: >- A map of Payroll types to whether this earning type is available on that Payroll type. nullable: true properties: regular: type: boolean historical: type: boolean off_cycle: type: boolean features: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/LineItemTypeFeature' form_mappings: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/LineItemFormMapping' LineItemTypeFeature: type: object description: >- How this line item type affects a single payroll calculation, such as income tax or CPP. See [Line item type features](https://docs.nmbr.co/guides/payroll-fundamentals/line-item-type-features) for further details. properties: type: type: string description: The payroll calculation this entry describes. enum: - eht - income_tax - insurable - pensionable - vacationable - wcb label: type: string description: Human-readable name for the payroll calculation. definitions: type: array description: >- How this type affects the calculation, broken down by jurisdiction. Jurisdictions where it does not apply are omitted. items: type: object properties: jurisdiction: type: string description: >- The jurisdiction this applies to (e.g. `ca_federal`, `ca_on`, `ca_qc`). effects: type: array description: >- How this type affects the payroll calculation in this jurisdiction. items: type: string enum: - accrues_vacation_pay - reduces_base - tax_credit - withholding help_text: type: string description: >- Plain-language explanation of how this type affects the calculation in this jurisdiction. nullable: true program_label: type: string description: >- The program that applies in this jurisdiction, for calculations that use different programs by jurisdiction (e.g. CPP federally, QPP in Quebec; EI federally, QPIP in Quebec). nullable: true LineItemFormMapping: type: object description: The year-end tax form boxes this line item type maps to. properties: form: type: string description: The form code (e.g. `t4`). form_label: type: string description: Human-readable form name. mapping: type: array description: The boxes on the form this type contributes to. items: type: array items: type: object properties: name: type: string description: The box or line identifier on the form. help_text: type: string description: Plain-language explanation of the box, when available. nullable: true securitySchemes: CompanyToken: type: http scheme: bearer ````