# mailboxes.update

Change a connected inbox with id, expectedRevision and idempotencyKey: scanEnabled pauses (false) or resumes (true) all reading, dailyChecks turns daily checks on (reading back 90 days) or off, searchForOthers lets Autopilot search it for other members' receipts, and scanFrom changes how far back it reads. Only the member who connected it can resume it or widen what is read, and only from the dashboard; an administrator can pause it or turn those off, and integrations can only narrow.

`POST /api/v1/accounting/mailboxes.update`

Permissions: `accounting:read`, `accounting:write` · Roles: admin, finance, contributor · Idempotency key required · Send `expectedRevision`

Not available over MCP: Widening what an inbox shares is the owner's choice.

## Fields

| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | string (ID) | Yes | The record's ID. |
| `expectedRevision` | integer | Yes | The record's current revision, from the last time you read it. If someone changed the record since, the request is refused with a conflict so you can reload and check before trying again. at most 9007199254740991; greater than 0. |
| `scanEnabled` | boolean |  |  |
| `dailyChecks` | boolean |  |  |
| `searchForOthers` | boolean |  |  |
| `scanFrom` | string |  | Date as YYYY-MM-DD. |
| `scanIntervalMinutes` | 60 or 360 or 1440 |  | One of: `60`, `360`, `1440`. |
| `idempotencyKey` | string | Yes | Any unique text you generate once per intended change, so a retried request only happens once. Send it as the Idempotency-Key header instead if you prefer; if you send both they must match. 8–200 characters. |

## Example request

```bash
curl https://app.getoatmilk.com/api/v1/accounting/mailboxes.update \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OATMILK_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d '{
  "id": "9a8b7c6d-5e4f-4a3b-8c2d-1e0f9a8b7c6d",
  "expectedRevision": 3,
  "scanEnabled": true
}'
```

Reference page: https://app.getoatmilk.com/docs/api/mailboxes.update