---
title: routes.apply | Doing Work API
description: Write a planned route back: new times, and optionally new workers, for up to 100 visits at once (owner or office). All or nothing: if any visit is not sche
url: https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/routes-apply/
---

# routes.apply

Write a planned route back: new times, and optionally new workers, for up to 100 visits at once (owner or office). All or nothing: if any visit is not scheduled (already on the way, there, started, done or cancelled), not this shop's, or the plan leaves a worker with overlapping visits, nothing changes and the problems come back in conflicts. Pass allow_overlaps true to save overlaps anyway, or dry_run true to check without saving. Each moved visit gets its appointment reminder planned again once.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Who | Agents can call this |
| REST | `POST /v1/routes/apply` |
| MCP tool | `routes_apply` |
| Writes | yes, send an Idempotency-Key |
| Area | [Shop](https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/#shop) |

## When to use it

Write a planned route back: new times, and optionally new workers, for up to 100 visits at once (owner or office). All or nothing: if any visit is not scheduled (already on the way, there, started, done or cancelled), not this shop's, or the plan leaves a worker with overlapping visits, nothing changes and the problems come back in conflicts.

## What to tell the owner

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

## Input

| Field | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| `shop_id` | string (uuid) | yes |
| `changes` | array | yes |
| `changes[].visit_id` | string (uuid) | yes |
| `changes[].starts_at` | string (date-time) | yes |
| `changes[].ends_at` | string (date-time) | yes |
| `changes[].person_ids` | array | no |
| `allow_overlaps` | boolean | no |
| `dry_run` | boolean | no |

## Example

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

{
  "shop_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
  "changes": [
    {
      "visit_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
      "starts_at": "...",
      "ends_at": "..."
    }
  ]
}
```

## 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/). |