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Reject a Draft

Reject a draft return submitted by the Pro.

The reject draft endpoint allows you to reject a draft return that has been submitted by the Pro. When rejected, the job progression updates to indicate that the client requires changes before approval.

This endpoint is typically used when a Pro has completed a draft return, but the client needs revisions or has concerns that must be addressed before the return can be approved.

Endpoint

MethodUrl
POSTv1.0/jobs/{job_id}/reject_draft

Url Parameters

job_id
guid

ID of the job with the draft to reject.

Sample Request

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1curl -X POST 'https://api.worklayer.com/v1.0/jobs/499d692d-67aa-4127-a45c-b9e27f54afad/reject_draft' \
2-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}'

Response

Returns the updated job object with the draft rejected progression status. See the job reference page for the full job object structure.

Sample Response

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1{
2 "id": "499d692d-67aa-4127-a45c-b9e27f54afad",
3 "short_id": "TWQXJWMABW8",
4 "name": "The name of the job",
5 "description": "Tony Stark | 2021 | 1040",
6 "status": "IN_PROGRESS",
7 "create_time": "2021-04-28T13:45:25.781Z",
8 "update_time": "2021-04-28T13:52:27.379Z",
9 "transmit_time": "2022-11-30T20:26:23.1891131Z",
10 "deadline_time": "2022-12-05T20:53:27.994Z",
11 "total_amount": 10,
12 "members": [
13 {
14 "role": "CHAMPION",
15 "type": "CLIENT",
16 "user_id": "a4feef24-00da-4340-8b7c-a532e0607fdd",
17 "given_name": "Tony",
18 "family_name": "Stark",
19 "display_name": "Tony Stark"
20 }
21 ],
22 "current_progress_step": {
23 "step": "DRAFT_REJECTED",
24 "date_updated": "2025-11-04T15:30:00.123456Z"
25 }
26}
Last updated on November 4, 2025