---
title: notes.update | Doing Work API
description: Change a note. Only the writer changes body or media_ids (each earlier wording is kept, up to 50 edits). Owner or office can pin or unpin it and change aud
url: https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/notes-update/
---

# notes.update

Change a note. Only the writer changes body or media_ids (each earlier wording is kept, up to 50 edits). Owner or office can pin or unpin it and change audience. A removed note cannot change.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Who | Agents can call this |
| REST | `POST /v1/notes/update` |
| MCP tool | `notes_update` |
| Writes | yes, send an Idempotency-Key |
| Area | [Field work (checklists, forms, time, notes, change orders, subcontractors)](https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/#field-work-checklists-forms-time-notes-change-orders-subcontractors) |

## When to use it

Keep the shop's own notes on a job or one visit (notes.add). For a voice memo, transcribe it with your own speech-to-text and save the words with notes.addVoiceMemo (transcript, duration_seconds, and optionally recorded_at, transcribed_with and language); core runs no speech model and does not store the audio.

## What to tell the owner

Say what you did in plain words and what happens next.

## Input

| Field | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| `note_id` | string (uuid) | yes |
| `body` | string | no |
| `media_ids` | array | no |
| `pinned` | boolean | no |
| `audience` | string (one of team, office) | no |

## Example

```http
POST https://doingwork.work/v1/notes/update
content-type: application/json
Idempotency-Key: 3f1c...

{
  "note_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000"
}
```

## Output

JSON. The response shape isn't published yet; read the fields you need and ignore the rest. Errors are `{code, message, status}`.

## Errors

| Code | Status | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| `invalid_input`, `invalid_token`, `rate_limited` |  | Can happen on any call. See [errors](https://doingwork.work/docs/errors/). |