---
title: "Update list member"
method: PATCH
path: "/3.0/lists/{list_id}/members/{subscriber_hash}"
tags: ["lists"]
---

# Update list member

`PATCH /3.0/lists/{list_id}/members/{subscriber_hash}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.mailchimp.com`
- URL: `https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/{list_id}/members/{subscriber_hash}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `https://login.mailchimp.com/oauth2/authorize`
    - Token URL: `https://login.mailchimp.com/oauth2/token`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/mailchimp/apis/mailchimp-api/docs/3.0/lists/:list_id/members/:subscriber_hash/patch.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Update information for a specific list member.

## Path parameters

- `list_id` string, required
- `subscriber_hash` string, required

## Query parameters

- `skip_merge_validation` boolean

## Request body

- object: Individuals who are currently or have been previously subscribed to this list, including members who have bounced or unsubscribed.
  - `email_address` string: Email address for a subscriber.
  - `email_type` string: Type of email this member asked to get ('html' or 'text').
  - `interests` object: The key of this object's properties is the ID of the interest in question.
  - `ip_opt` string: The IP address the subscriber used to confirm their opt-in status.
  - `ip_signup` string: IP address the subscriber signed up from.
  - `language` string: If set/detected, the [subscriber's language](https://mailchimp.com/help/view-and-edit-contact-languages/).
  - `location` object: Subscriber location information.
    - `latitude` union
      - number
      - string
    - `longitude` union
      - number
      - string
  - `marketing_permissions` object[]: The marketing permissions for the subscriber.
    - `enabled` boolean: If the subscriber has opted-in to the marketing permission.
    - `marketing_permission_id` string: The id for the marketing permission on the list
  - `merge_fields` object: A dictionary of merge fields where the keys are the merge tags. See the [Merge Fields documentation](https://mailchimp.com/developer/marketing/docs/merge-fields/#structure) for more about the structure.
  - `status` 'subscribed' | 'unsubscribed' | 'cleaned' | 'pending' | 'transactional': Subscriber's current status.
  - `timestamp_opt` union
    - union
      - string
      - string
    - ''
  - `timestamp_signup` union
    - union
      - string
      - string
    - ''
  - `vip` boolean: [VIP status](https://mailchimp.com/help/designate-and-send-to-vip-contacts/) for subscriber.

## Response `200`

- object: Individuals who are currently or have been previously subscribed to this list, including members who have bounced or unsubscribed.
  - `_links` object[]: A list of link types and descriptions for the API schema documents.
    - `href` string: This property contains a fully-qualified URL that can be called to retrieve the linked resource or perform the linked action.
    - `method` 'GET' | 'POST' | 'PUT' | 'PATCH' | 'DELETE' | 'OPTIONS' | 'HEAD': The HTTP method that should be used when accessing the URL defined in 'href'.
    - `rel` string: As with an HTML 'rel' attribute, this describes the type of link.
    - `schema` string: For HTTP methods that can receive bodies (POST and PUT), this is a URL representing the schema that the body should conform to.
    - `targetSchema` string: For GETs, this is a URL representing the schema that the response should conform to.
  - `consents_to_one_to_one_messaging` boolean: Indicates whether a contact consents to 1:1 messaging.
  - `contact_id` string: As Mailchimp evolves beyond email, you may eventually have contacts without email addresses. While the `id` is the MD5 hash of their email address, this `contact_id` is agnostic of contact’s inclusion of an email address.
  - `email_address` string: Email address for a subscriber.
  - `email_client` string: The list member's email client.
  - `email_type` unknown
  - `id` string: The MD5 hash of the lowercase version of the list member's email address.
  - `interests` object: The key of this object's properties is the ID of the interest in question.
  - `ip_opt` string: The IP address the subscriber used to confirm their opt-in status.
  - `ip_signup` string: IP address the subscriber signed up from.
  - `language` string: If set/detected, the [subscriber's language](https://mailchimp.com/help/view-and-edit-contact-languages/).
  - `last_changed` string, date-time: The date and time the member's info was last changed in ISO 8601 format.
  - `last_note` object: The most recent Note added about this member.
    - `created_at` string, date-time: The date and time the note was created in ISO 8601 format.
    - `created_by` string: The author of the note.
    - `note` string: The content of the note.
    - `note_id` integer: The note id.
  - `list_id` string: The list id.
  - `location` object: Subscriber location information.
    - `country_code` string: The unique code for the location country.
    - `dstoff` integer: The offset for timezones where daylight saving time is observed.
    - `gmtoff` integer: The time difference in hours from GMT.
    - `latitude` number: The location latitude.
    - `longitude` number: The location longitude.
    - `region` string: The region for the location.
    - `timezone` string: The timezone for the location.
  - `marketing_permissions` object[]: The marketing permissions for the subscriber.
    - `enabled` boolean: If the subscriber has opted-in to the marketing permission.
    - `marketing_permission_id` string: The id for the marketing permission on the list
    - `text` string: The text of the marketing permission.
  - `member_rating` integer: Star rating for this member, between 1 and 5.
  - `merge_fields` object, nullable: A dictionary of merge fields where the keys are the merge tags. See the [Merge Fields documentation](https://mailchimp.com/developer/marketing/docs/merge-fields/#structure) for more about the structure.
  - `sms_phone_number` string: A US phone number for SMS contact.
  - `sms_subscription_last_updated` string: The datetime when the SMS subscription was last updated
  - `sms_subscription_status` 'subscribed' | 'unsubscribed' | 'nonsubscribed' | 'pending': The status of an SMS subscription.
  - `source` string: The source from which the subscriber was added to this list.
  - `stats` object: Open and click rates for this subscriber.
    - `avg_click_rate` number: A subscriber's average clickthrough rate.
    - `avg_open_rate` number: A subscriber's average open rate.
    - `ecommerce_data` object: Ecommerce stats for the list member if the list is attached to a store.
      - `currency_code` string: The three-letter ISO 4217 code for the currency that the store accepts.
      - `number_of_orders` number: The total number of orders placed by the list member.
      - `total_revenue` number: The total revenue the list member has brought in.
  - `status` 'subscribed' | 'unsubscribed' | 'cleaned' | 'pending' | 'transactional' | 'archived': Subscriber's current status.
  - `tags` object[]: Returns up to 50 tags applied to this member. To retrieve all tags see [Member Tags](https://mailchimp.com/developer/marketing/api/list-member-tags/).
    - `id` integer: The tag id.
    - `name` string: The name of the tag
  - `tags_count` integer: The number of tags applied to this member.
  - `timestamp_opt` string, date-time: The date and time the subscriber confirmed their opt-in status in ISO 8601 format.
  - `timestamp_signup` string, date-time: The date and time the subscriber signed up for the list in ISO 8601 format.
  - `unique_email_id` string: An identifier for the address across all of Mailchimp.
  - `unsubscribe_reason` string: A subscriber's reason for unsubscribing.
  - `vip` boolean: [VIP status](https://mailchimp.com/help/designate-and-send-to-vip-contacts/) for subscriber.
  - `web_id` integer: The ID used in the Mailchimp web application. View this member in your Mailchimp account at `https://{dc}.admin.mailchimp.com/lists/members/view?id={web_id}`.

## Other responses

- `default`: An error generated by the Mailchimp API.

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