---
title: "OCT Update Recipient"
method: POST
path: "/oct/updaterecipient"
tags: ["OCT"]
---

# OCT Update Recipient

`POST /oct/updaterecipient`

Used to update the OCT recipient email address.

**Integration Methods:**
- Host Direct

See the [Integration Methods](/guides/quickstart#integration-methods) and [URLs Section](/guides/quickstart#urls) sections of the Development Quick Start guide for details regarding each processing option.

## Headers

- `InterfaceVersion` string, required
- `InterfaceName` string, required
- `CompanyName` string, required
- `AccessToken` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- object
  - `dateTime` string, ISO 8601, required — The date and time in ISO 8601 format including the timezone offset (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.nnn+hh:mm). Must be sent as the local date/time of the merchant. For example, a request processed at a merchant in the Pacific time zone at 9:18am on April 15th 2021 would be sent as 2021-04-15T09:18:23.283-07:00
  - `customer` object, required
    - `emailAddress` string, required — Customer email address.
    - `newEmailAddress` string, required — Customer's new email address.
  - `sourceIp` string, required — Public source IP Address where the request originates, not the IP Address of the web server.

## Response `200`

Transaction was processed

- object
  - `result` object[]
    - `dateTime` string, ISO 8601 — The date and time in ISO 8601 format including the timezone offset (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.nnn+hh:mm). Must be sent as the local date/time of the merchant. For example, a request processed at a merchant in the Pacific time zone at 9:18am on April 15th 2021 would be sent as 2021-04-15T09:18:23.283-07:00
    - `customer` object
      - `emailAddress` string — Customer email address.
      - `newEmailAddress` string — Customer's new email address.
    - `merchant` MerchantResponse
      - `mid` number — The merchant ID associated with the merchant account.
      - `name` string — The merchant’s business name as configured with Shift4.
    - `transaction` object
      - `authSource` 'A' — In a response, a code returned by the processor to indicate which host issued the response. Value | Description -------|---------------------------- A | APM (Online)
      - `responseCode` 'A' — Code indicating the Shift4 host response. Value | Description | Details -------|-------------|-------- A | Approved | The request is approved.
    - `server` Server
      - `name` string — The name of the server that processed the request.

## Other responses

- `400` — Error
- `504` — Timeout

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