---
title: "Correct an external party address"
method: PATCH
path: "/external-parties/{externalPartyId}/address"
tags: ["External Parties"]
---

# Correct an external party address

`PATCH /external-parties/{externalPartyId}/address`

Correct a beneficiary address and synchronize existing bank accounts. Retry the same address after an incomplete synchronization.

## Path parameters

- `externalPartyId` string, required

## Headers

- `X-Instance-ID` string, nullable

## Request body

- object
  - `data` object, required
    - `attributes` object, required
      - `customerPartyId` string
      - `expectedAddressVersion` integer, required
      - `address` object, required
        - `line1` string, required
        - `line2` string
        - `city` string, required
        - `state` string — State or province. Required for US addresses.
        - `postalCode` string — Postal or ZIP code. Required for US addresses.
        - `countryCode` string, required — ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- object
  - `data` object, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `type` 'external_party', required — Resource type.
    - `attributes` object, required
      - `kind` 'individual' | 'business', required — External party type.
      - `name` string, required — External party display or legal name.
      - `email` string, nullable, required — Normalized email address, if supplied.
      - `phone` string, nullable, required — Normalized E.164 phone number, if supplied.
      - `address` object, nullable, required — External party address.
        - `line1` string, nullable, required
        - `line2` string, nullable, required
        - `city` string, nullable, required
        - `state` string, nullable, required
        - `postalCode` string, nullable, required
        - `countryCode` string, nullable, required
      - `addressVersion` integer, nullable, required — Address revision for concurrent correction checks. Null on older cached create responses; get the external party before correction.
      - `screeningStatus` 'clear' | 'under_review' | 'rejected', required — Sanctions screening disposition.
      - `archivedAt` string, nullable, required — ISO archive timestamp, or null when active.
      - `createdAt` string, required — ISO creation timestamp.
      - `updatedAt` string, required — ISO update timestamp.
    - `relationships` object, required
      - `customer` object, required — Customer party.
        - `data` object, required — Related resource identifier.
          - `type` 'party', required
          - `id` string, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Validation Error
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found. Returned when the resource does not exist, or when it exists but is not accessible to your account. The two cases are intentionally indistinguishable, so that resource IDs cannot be enumerated by probing.
- `409` — Conflict
- `422` — Validation Error. The response contains one error object for each invalid request value.
- `428` — Precondition Required
- `429` — Too Many Requests
- `500` — Internal Server Error
- `501` — Not Implemented
- `502` — Bad Gateway
- `503` — Service Unavailable

## Changes

- **2026-09-11** `226131258c12` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/natural/apis/natural-api/changes/external-parties/:externalPartyId/address/patch.md)

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