# Update an office hours exception

You can update an existing office hours exception.

Endpoint: PUT /office_hours_schedules/{office_hours_schedule_id}/office_hours_exceptions/{id}
Version: Preview
Security: bearerAuth

## Header parameters:

  - `Intercom-Version` (string)
    Intercom API version.By default, it's equal to the version set in the app package.
    Enum: "1.0", "1.1", "1.2", "1.3", "1.4", "2.0", "2.1", "2.2", "2.3", "2.4", "2.5", "2.6", "2.7", "2.8", "2.9", "2.10", "2.11", "2.12", "2.13", "2.14", "2.15", "Preview"

## Path parameters:

  - `office_hours_schedule_id` (string, required)
    The unique identifier for the office hours schedule.
    Example: "123"

  - `id` (string, required)
    The unique identifier for the office hours exception.
    Example: "456"

## Request fields (application/json):

  - `exception_date` (string)
    The date the exception applies to, in YYYY-MM-DD format.
    Example: "2026-12-25"

  - `exception_type` (string)
    The type of exception.
    Enum: "closed", "custom_hours"

  - `name` (string)
    An optional name for the exception.
    Example: "Christmas Day (reduced hours)"

  - `time_intervals` (array,null)
    The open intervals for the exception date. Required for custom_hours; omit for closed.

  - `time_intervals.start_minute` (integer)
    Minute the interval starts. For schedules, offset from the start of the week (Monday 00:00 = 0); for exceptions, offset from midnight on exception_date.
    Example: 540

  - `time_intervals.end_minute` (integer)
    Minute the interval ends. For schedules, offset from the start of the week (Monday 00:00 = 0); for exceptions, offset from midnight on exception_date.
    Example: 1020

  - `recurring_annually` (boolean)
    Whether the exception repeats every year on the same date.
    Example: true

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `type` (string)
    The type of the object - always office_hours_exception.
    Example: "office_hours_exception"

  - `id` (string)
    The unique identifier for the office hours exception.
    Example: "456"

  - `office_hours_schedule_id` (string)
    The unique identifier for the schedule this exception belongs to.
    Example: "123"

  - `exception_date` (string)
    The date the exception applies to, in YYYY-MM-DD format.
    Example: "2026-12-25"

  - `exception_type` (string)
    closed means the workspace is closed all day; custom_hours replaces the regular hours with time_intervals.
    Enum: same as `exception_type` (2 values)

  - `name` (string,null)
    An optional name for the exception.
    Example: "Christmas Day"

  - `time_intervals` (array,null)
    The open intervals for the exception date. null when exception_type is closed.

  - `recurring_annually` (boolean)
    Whether the exception repeats every year on the same date.
    Example: true

  - `created_at` (integer)
    The time the exception was created as a Unix timestamp.
    Example: 1717200000

  - `updated_at` (integer)
    The time the exception was last updated as a Unix timestamp.
    Example: 1717200000

## Response 401 fields (application/json):

  - `type` (string, required)
    The type is error.list
    Example: "error.list"

  - `request_id` (string,null)
    Example: "f93ecfa8-d08a-4325-8694-89aeb89c8f85"

  - `errors` (array, required)
    An array of one or more error objects

  - `errors.code` (string, required)
    A string indicating the kind of error, used to further qualify the HTTP response code
    Example: "unauthorized"

  - `errors.message` (string,null)
    Optional. Human readable description of the error.
    Example: "Access Token Invalid"

  - `errors.field` (string,null)
    Optional. Used to identify a particular field or query parameter that was in error.
    Example: "email"