End an auction item

Ends an active or scheduled auction item early.

patch

Authorizations

AuthorizationstringRequired

You can retrieve your token by visiting Settings > API and clicking Generate Public Token.

Path parameters

idstringRequired

The auction item UID.

Example: 1c6af60by54hzdmgxy5ab4ypw0

Query parameters

fields[auction-items]stringOptional

Available values are startPrice, reservePrice, bidIncrementStrategy, automaticBidding, softClose, totalBids, highBidAmount, minimumBid, currentIncrement, startsAt, endsAt, position, status, reserveMet, canceledAt, archivedAt, processed, createdAt, updatedAt. You can include multiple values by separating them with a comma.

fields[bids]stringOptional

Available values are amount, placedAt, automatic. You can include multiple values by separating them with a comma.

fields[customers]stringOptional

Available values are name, firstName, lastName, externalId, email, registeredAt, approvedAt, bannedAt, createdAt. You can include multiple values by separating them with a comma.

includestringOptional

Comma-separated list of related resources to include in the response. Available values: highBid, highBid.customer.

Responses

200

AuctionItemResource

application/vnd.api+json

401

Unauthenticated

application/vnd.api+json

422

This auction item has already ended.

application/vnd.api+json

patch/auction-items/{id}/end

PATCH /v1/auction-items/{id}/end HTTP/1.1
Host: api.auctionplusapp.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Accept: */*

{
  "data": {
    "id": "aw0t0fac8516nb803jes58p3dm",
    "type": "auction-items",
    "attributes": {
      "startPrice": {
        "value": 100,
        "major": "1.00",
        "display": "$1.00",
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "reservePrice": {
        "value": 1000,
        "major": "10.00",
        "display": "$10.00",
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "bidIncrementStrategy": {
        "strategy": "fixed_amount",
        "value": {
          "amount": {
            "value": 500,
            "major": "5.00",
            "display": "$5.00",
            "currency": "USD"
          }
        }
      },
      "automaticBidding": {
        "enabled": true
      },
      "softClose": {
        "enabled": false,
        "extendFrom": null,
        "extendDuration": null
      },
      "totalBids": 1,
      "highBidAmount": {
        "value": 5000,
        "major": "50.00",
        "display": "$50.00",
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "minimumBid": {
        "value": 5500,
        "major": "55.00",
        "display": "$55.00",
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "currentIncrement": {
        "value": 500,
        "major": "5.00",
        "display": "$5.00",
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "startsAt": "2026-08-28T13:52:05.000000Z",
      "endsAt": "2026-08-28T14:52:05.000000Z",
      "position": null,
      "status": "active",
      "reserveMet": true,
      "canceledAt": null,
      "archivedAt": null,
      "processed": false,
      "createdAt": "2026-08-28T13:52:05.000000Z",
      "updatedAt": "2026-08-28T13:52:05.000000Z"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "highBid": {
        "data": {
          "type": "bids",
          "id": "text"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}