---
title: "Bulk update contacts"
method: PATCH
path: "/contacts/bulk"
tags: ["contacts"]
---

# Bulk update contacts

`PATCH /contacts/bulk`

Update multiple contacts at once. Same fields as single update. Max 500 contacts per request..

## Request body

- object
  - `contactIds` string[], required — Contact IDs to update
  - `update` object, required — Fields to update on all matching contacts
    - `lifecycleStage` 'contact' | 'lead' | 'qualified' | 'rejected'
    - `hotScore` integer
    - `qualificationNotes` string
    - `leadBrief` string
    - `notes` string
    - `outreachStatus` 'none' | 'connection_sent' | 'connected' | 'dm_sent' | 'followed_up' | 'replied' | 'in_conversation' | 'meeting_booked' | 'not_interested'
    - `nextFollowUpAt` string, date-time, nullable
    - `doNotContact` boolean
    - `tags` union — Tag operations: { add, remove } or { set }
      - object
        - `add` string[], required
        - `remove` string[]
      - object
        - `add` string[]
        - `remove` string[], required
      - object
        - `set` string[], required

## Response `200`

Bulk update results

- object
  - `success` true, required
  - `updated` integer, required
  - `skipped` integer, required
  - `errors` string[], required
  - `creditsUsed` integer, required — Credits consumed by this call (always 0 for contacts queries).
  - `retryAfter` integer, required — Seconds to wait before next call of the same type (always 0 for contacts queries).

## Other responses

- `400` — The server cannot or will not process the request due to something that is perceived to be a client error.
- `401` — Although HTTP specifies "unauthorized", this response means "unauthenticated". Authenticate to continue. NOTE: 401 is also returned with code "linkedin_not_connected" when the caller IS authenticated but has no connected LinkedIn account — connect LinkedIn (not re-authenticate) to continue.
- `403` — The client does not have access rights to the content.
- `404` — The server cannot find the requested resource.
- `409` — The request conflicts with the current state of the server.
- `410` — The requested content has been permanently deleted from the server.
- `422` — The request was well-formed but was unable to be followed due to semantic errors.
- `429` — Rate limit exceeded. Read error.retryAfter for the wait time in seconds.
- `500` — The server encountered a situation it does not know how to handle.
- `502` — LinkedIn returned a server error or the proxy connection failed. Retry after a few seconds.
- `503` — Proxy capacity temporarily exceeded. Retry after a few seconds.

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