---
title: "Update an existing contact"
method: PATCH
path: "/v1/contacts/{contact_id}"
tags: ["Contacts"]
---

# Update an existing contact

`PATCH /v1/contacts/{contact_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.capacity.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.capacity.com/v1/contacts/{contact_id}`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `x-capacity-id`
  - HTTP bearer

Update an existing contact

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Request body

- ContactRequestSchema
  - `business_group` string
  - `csat` unknown
  - `department` string
  - `email_addressees` object[]
    - `email` string
    - `is_primary` boolean
  - `facebook` string
  - `first_name` string
  - `last_name` string
  - `linkedin` string
  - `middle_name` string
  - `notes` string
  - `nps` unknown
  - `phone_numbers` object[]
    - `is_primary` boolean
    - `number` string
    - `phone_type_id` integer
    - `phone_type` object
      - `name` string
  - `suffix` string
  - `title` string
  - `twitter` string
  - `unique_id` string

## Response `200`

The updated contact

- object
  - `body` object: Json body data in the request
  - `parameters` object: Query parameters in the request
  - `result` ContactResponseSchema
    - `account` object
      - `created_at` string
      - `updated_at` string
      - `account_address` object
        - `address` string
        - `address_2` string
        - `address_city` string
        - `address_country` object
          - `name` string
        - `address_postal_code` string
        - `address_state_province` string
      - `billing_address` object
        - `billing` string
        - `billing_2` string
        - `billing_city` string
        - `billing_country` object
          - `name` string
        - `billing_postal_code` string
        - `billing_state_province` string
      - `csat` unknown
      - `health_score` object
        - `name` string
      - `industry` object
        - `name` string
      - `name` string
      - `notes` string
      - `nps` unknown
      - `renewal_date` string
      - `shipping_address` object
        - `shipping` string
        - `shipping_2` string
        - `shipping_city` string
        - `shipping_country` object
          - `name` string
        - `shipping_postal_code` string
        - `shipping_state_province` string
      - `tier` object
        - `name` string
      - `org` object
        - `name` string
        - `uuid` string
      - `owner` object
        - `first_name` string
        - `last_name` string
        - `uuid` string
      - `created_by_user` object
        - `first_name` string
        - `last_name` string
        - `uuid` string
      - `phone_number` string
      - `uuid` string
      - `updated_by_user` object
        - `first_name` string
        - `last_name` string
        - `uuid` string
    - `business_group` string
    - `contact_address` object
      - `address` string
      - `address_2` string
      - `address_city` string
      - `address_state_province` string
      - `address_postal_code` string
      - `address_country` object
        - `name` string
    - `created_at` string
    - `csat` unknown
    - `department` string
    - `email_addressees` object[]
      - `email` string
      - `is_primary` boolean
    - `facebook` string
    - `first_name` string
    - `uuid` string
    - `last_name` string
    - `linkedin` string
    - `middle_name` string
    - `notes` string
    - `nps` unknown
    - `phone_numbers` object[]
      - `is_primary` boolean
      - `number` string
      - `phone_type_id` integer
      - `phone_type` object
        - `name` string
    - `suffix` string
    - `timezone` object
      - `name` string
    - `title` string
    - `twitter` string
    - `unique_id` string
    - `org` object
      - `name` string
      - `uuid` string
    - `created_by_user` object
      - `first_name` string
      - `last_name` string
      - `uuid` string
    - `updated_by_user` object
      - `first_name` string
      - `last_name` string
      - `uuid` string

## Other responses

- `400`: The request contains malformed data or violates data integrity
- `422`: The request was well-formed but was unable to be followed due to semantic errors. This is usually due to the request data failing to pass validations.

---

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