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updateBidClarification

Requires permission biddesk:bid:update.

Rewords a question. Refused with BID_CLARIFICATION_NOT_EDITABLE once it has been sent; VERSION_CONFLICT when someone changed it first. Requires Bid Desk and permission to edit bids.

Errors: a failed call returns a GraphQL errors entry, not a field on the result, and data may be null or partial. Read the entry's extensions.code and message; every shape and code is in the Error reference.

Example:

mutation UpdateBidClarification($input: UpdateBidClarificationInput!) {
updateBidClarification(input: $input) {
id
status
createdAt
answer
answerSource
answeredAt
}
}

Variables:

{
"input": {
"expectedVersion": 0,
"id": "id",
"question": "string"
}
}

Response:

{
"data": {
"updateBidClarification": {
"id": "id",
"status": "ANSWERED",
"createdAt": "2025-01-15T00:00:00Z",
"answer": "string",
"answerSource": "string",
"answeredAt": "2025-01-15T00:00:00Z"
}
}
}
updateBidClarification(
input: UpdateBidClarificationInput!
): BidClarification!

Arguments​

updateBidClarification.input ● UpdateBidClarificationInput! non-null input​

The clarification, its version and the new question.

Type​

BidClarification object​

A question the bid team asks the customer, and the customer's answer. Only the question, the answer, the status and the sent and answered times are for the customer; internal discussion stays in the bid's room.