---
title: "Discard or restore people, in bulk"
method: PATCH
path: "/contacts/bulk"
tags: ["contacts"]
---

# Discard or restore people, in bulk

`PATCH /contacts/bulk`

Mark named or picked people not a fit in one call with update.lifecycleStage "rejected", or bring them back with "contact"; the write lands on this conversation's own list, so never name one. A described rule is not a write: peek and propose with filter_contacts intent:"discard" or exceptContactIds.

## Query parameters

- `campaignId` string — Scopes the write to one list. Omit it: a chat turn writes to the list of the conversation it is in.

## Request body

- object
  - `contactIds` string[], required — Contact IDs to update
  - `update` object, required — Fields to update on all matching contacts
    - `lifecycleStage` 'contact' | 'lead' | 'qualified' | 'rejected'
    - `hotScore` integer
    - `qualificationNotes` string
    - `leadBrief` string
    - `notes` string
    - `outreachStatus` 'none' | 'connection_sent' | 'connected' | 'dm_sent' | 'followed_up' | 'replied' | 'in_conversation' | 'meeting_booked' | 'not_interested'
    - `doNotContact` boolean
    - `tags` union — Tag operations: { add, remove } or { set }
      - object
        - `add` string[], required
        - `remove` string[]
      - object
        - `add` string[]
        - `remove` string[], required
      - object
        - `set` string[], required

## Response `200`

Bulk update results

- object
  - `success` true, required
  - `updated` integer, required
  - `skipped` integer, required
  - `errors` string[], required
  - `creditsUsed` integer, required — Credits consumed by this call. 0 for free endpoints, cached results, duplicates, and for every query that does not touch LinkedIn.
  - `retryAfter` integer, required — Seconds to wait before another call of the same type. 0 means no wait is needed.
  - `_meta` object — Credit balance carried on every response so a caller never has to ask for it separately. Absent when the caller has no connected account.
    - `credits` object, required
      - `current` number, required — Credits spent this period.
      - `limit` number, nullable, required — Period allowance, or null when unlimited.
      - `remaining` number, nullable, required — Allowance left, or null when unlimited.
      - `percentage` number, required — Share of the allowance spent, 0 to 100.
      - `isUnlimited` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `400` — The server cannot or will not process the request due to something that is perceived to be a client error.
- `401` — Although HTTP specifies "unauthorized", this response means "unauthenticated". Authenticate to continue. NOTE: 401 is also returned with code "linkedin_not_connected" when the caller IS authenticated but has no connected LinkedIn account — connect LinkedIn (not re-authenticate) to continue.
- `403` — The client does not have access rights to the content.
- `404` — The server cannot find the requested resource.
- `409` — The request conflicts with the current state of the server.
- `410` — The requested content has been permanently deleted from the server.
- `422` — The request was well-formed but was unable to be followed due to semantic errors.
- `429` — Rate limit exceeded. Read error.retryAfter for the wait time in seconds.
- `500` — The server encountered a situation it does not know how to handle.
- `502` — LinkedIn returned a server error or the proxy connection failed. Retry after a few seconds.
- `503` — Proxy capacity temporarily exceeded. Retry after a few seconds.

## Changes

> 13 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

- **2026-08-28** `62bf7284843d` — 1 breaking, 1 info
  - removed the required property `_meta/credits/accountPlan` from the response with the `200` status
  - api operation id `contactsBulkUpdate` removed and replaced with `discardContacts`
- **2026-08-27** `d5f1141f87e3` — 11 warning
  - added the new `pacing` enum value to the `error/quotaKind` response property for the response status `400`
  - added the new `pacing` enum value to the `error/quotaKind` response property for the response status `401`
  - added the new `pacing` enum value to the `error/quotaKind` response property for the response status `403`
  - added the new `pacing` enum value to the `error/quotaKind` response property for the response status `404`
  - …7 more
- **2026-08-19** `1ad91026000b` — 1 warning, 2 info
  - removed the request property `update/nextFollowUpAt`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `campaignId`
  - added the optional property `_meta` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-08-05** `3caf12036b26` — 2 breaking
  - removed the enum value `approved` of the request property `update/lifecycleStage`
  - removed the enum value `converted` of the request property `update/outreachStatus`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/berea/apis/bereach-api/changes/contacts/bulk/patch.md)

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