# include on PATCH /api/v2/* stops working

Calls to PATCH /api/v2/*, query parameter include on Outreach API stopped working on October 31, 2023.

On October 31, 2023, the query parameter include stopped working on PATCH /api/v2/* endpoints. Requests to PATCH /api/v2/* that include this parameter fail. The change removes the ability to include related objects directly in update responses.

## What to use instead

Send the POST or PATCH without include, then GET the object (or its related objects) with ?include=… in a second request.

- API: Outreach API (api.outreach.io)
- Kind: Behaviour change
- Announced: May 1, 2023
- Takes effect: October 31, 2023
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `PATCH /api/v2/*`, `query parameter include`
- Source: [Announcement](https://developers.outreach.io/api/deprecated-features)
- Verified: October 26, 2026, against Outreach API's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/outreach-api/breaking-changes/include-on-patch-api-v2-stops-working/

## Outreach API's words

> Including related objects to the response of create or update operation Please replace the single POST/PATCH request with two: POST/PATCH of the main object followed by GET request for related objects.

Okapi finds the calls this change hits in your repo and opens the pull request with the fix: https://github.com/apps/okapi-agent