---
title: "Changes to Update an email address"
method: PATCH
path: "/email_addresses/{email_address_id}"
---

# Changes to Update an email address

`PATCH /email_addresses/{email_address_id}`

> Every recorded change to this endpoint, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 2 of 15 revisions.

- **2026-07-30** `405105aa16c3` — 1 info
- **2026-06-04** `11bb1ccf4b7d` — 1 info

## Changes

- **2026-07-30** `405105aa16c3` — 1 info
  - added the new optional request property `notify_primary_email_address_changed`
- **2026-06-04** `11bb1ccf4b7d` — 1 info
  - added the optional property `verification/oneOf[#/components/schemas/verification_otp]/channel` to the response with the `200` status

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/clerk/apis/clerk-backend-api/docs/email_addresses/:email_address_id/patch.md) · [API](https://skmtc.dev/clerk/apis/clerk-backend-api.md) · [Page](https://skmtc.dev/clerk/apis/clerk-backend-api/changes/email_addresses/:email_address_id/patch)