> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.zeal.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Update Employee Check > Update a pending employee check - approve it, change the check date, or update the disbursement method. Only checks with a `status` of `pending` can be updated. Once a check enters processing, it can no longer be modified via this endpoint. ## OpenAPI ````yaml openapi/employee-checks.json patch /employeeCheck openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: zeal-api version: '1.0' servers: - url: https://api.zeal.com security: - sec0: [] paths: /employeeCheck: patch: summary: Update Employee Check description: Update a pending employee check. operationId: update-employee-check requestBody: content: application/json: schema: type: object required: - companyID - employeeCheckID properties: companyID: type: string description: Company ID of the employer employeeCheckID: type: string description: ID of Employee Check reportingPeriodID: type: string description: Reporting Period ID of Employee Check check_date: type: string description: Date of Employee Check format: date approval_required: type: boolean description: Whether manual approval is required for this Employee Check. approved: type: boolean description: >- Set this field to `true` in order to approve this Employee Check metadata: type: object description: Set the metadata object of this Employee Check properties: {} disbursement: type: object description: >- Set the disbursement method of check - Zeal supports Direct Deposit, Download Check, Physical Check, Prepaid, and Paycard (Early Access) disbursement methods properties: method: type: string description: >- The method of disbursement. There are 6 options: `direct_deposit` (Zeal will make a direct deposit to the contractor's bank account using Next Day ACH), `direct_deposit_same_day` (Zeal will make a direct deposit to the contractor's bank account using Same Day ACH), `physical_check` (Zeal will send a physical check to the employee's home address on file), `prepaid` (Zeal will *not* disburse the net pay), `paycard` (Zeal will instantly transfer funds to the existing paycard), and `instant_pay` (Zeal will send funds to the existing worker's Instant Pay wallet) default: direct_deposit enum: - direct_deposit - download_check - physical_check - prepaid - paycard responses: '200': description: '200' content: application/json: examples: Result: value: success: true data: employeeCheckID: '9827465739' employerCheckID: null companyID: 1b5n28nrideucd24 employeeID: '1234567890' status: pending is_salary: false first_name: erlich middle_initial: null last_name: bachman reportingPeriodID: '0982349584387523234' check_date: '2020-01-07' approval_required: true approved: false metadata: checkCorrelationID: '1' disbursement: method: direct_deposit disbursement_status: pending gross_pay: 40 net_pay: null taxes: null total_employer_taxes: null total_employee_taxes: null totals: gross_earnings: 0 gross_pay: 40 net_pay: 0 employer_taxes: 0 employee_taxes: 0 employee_deductions: 0 employee_garnishments: 0 employer_deductions: 0 company_debit: 0 company_cash_requirement: 0 shifts: - employeeID: '1234567890' shiftID: '123456789' first_name: erlich last_name: bachman metadata: {} time: '2019-12-12T10:00:00' hourly: hours: 2 wage: 20 currency: USD schema: type: object properties: success: type: boolean example: true default: true data: type: object properties: employeeCheckID: type: string example: '9827465739' employerCheckID: {} companyID: type: string example: 1b5n28nrideucd24 employeeID: type: string example: '1234567890' status: type: string example: pending is_salary: type: boolean example: false default: true first_name: type: string example: erlich middle_initial: {} last_name: type: string example: bachman reportingPeriodID: type: string example: '0982349584387523234' check_date: type: string example: '2020-01-07' approval_required: type: boolean example: true default: true approved: type: boolean example: false default: true metadata: type: object properties: checkCorrelationID: type: string example: '1' currency: type: string description: >- Currency of the employee check. `USD` for US payroll or `CAD` for Canadian payroll. **NOTE: `CAD` is only applicable for Canadian Payroll (Early Access)** enum: - USD - CAD disbursement: type: object properties: method: type: string example: direct_deposit disbursement_status: type: string example: pending gross_pay: type: integer example: 40 default: 0 net_pay: {} taxes: {} total_employer_taxes: {} total_employee_taxes: {} totals: type: object properties: gross_earnings: type: integer example: 0 default: 0 gross_pay: type: integer example: 40 default: 0 net_pay: type: integer example: 0 default: 0 employer_taxes: type: integer example: 0 default: 0 employee_taxes: type: integer example: 0 default: 0 employee_deductions: type: integer example: 0 default: 0 employee_garnishments: type: integer example: 0 default: 0 employer_deductions: type: integer example: 0 default: 0 company_debit: type: integer example: 0 default: 0 company_cash_requirement: type: integer example: 0 default: 0 shifts: type: array items: type: object properties: employeeID: type: string example: '1234567890' shiftID: type: string example: '123456789' first_name: type: string example: erlich last_name: type: string example: bachman metadata: type: object properties: {} time: type: string example: '2019-12-12T10:00:00' updatedAt: type: string format: date-time example: '2024-01-21T21:29:42Z' hourly: type: object properties: hours: type: integer example: 2 default: 0 wage: type: integer example: 20 default: 0 '400': description: '400' content: application/json: examples: Result: value: success: false errors: - message: No employeeCheckID found in the query of request code: 16 schema: type: object properties: success: type: boolean example: false default: true errors: type: array items: type: object properties: message: type: string example: No employeeCheckID found in the query of request code: type: integer example: 16 default: 0 deprecated: false components: securitySchemes: sec0: type: apiKey in: header name: Authorization x-bearer-format: bearer ```` This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.