---
title: shops.setPriceStaleDays | Doing Work API
description: Set how many days old a price book price may be before it shows as stale (owner or office). Default 365. Between 1 and 3650.
url: https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/shops-setpricestaledays/
---

# shops.setPriceStaleDays

Set how many days old a price book price may be before it shows as stale (owner or office). Default 365. Between 1 and 3650.

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

## When to use it

Set how many days old a price book price may be before it shows as stale (owner or office). Default 365.

## 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 |
| `days` | integer | yes |

## Example

```http
POST https://doingwork.work/v1/shops/price-stale-days
content-type: application/json
Idempotency-Key: 3f1c...

{
  "shop_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
  "days": 1
}
```

## 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/). |