---
title: "Rename a contact or change the note kept about them"
method: PATCH
path: "/api/v1/contacts/{id}"
---

# Rename a contact or change the note kept about them

`PATCH /api/v1/contacts/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://memchats.com`
- URL: `https://memchats.com/api/v1/contacts/{id}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Only `displayName` and `contextNote`. Changing who the person is to the user goes through /relationship, because that closes one period and opens another.

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Response `200`

Updated

## Other responses

- `400`: Nothing to update, or a value out of range
- `404`: Not found

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/memchats/apis/memchats-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/memchats/apis/memchats-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/memchats/apis/memchats-api/revisions/e62bca06f785?raw)