---
title: "Update a contact"
method: PUT
path: "/accounts/self/contacts/{contact_id}"
tags: ["Contacts"]
---

# Update a contact

`PUT /accounts/self/contacts/{contact_id}`

Update an existing contact (Permitted scopes: **fax:all:edit**)

## Path parameters

- `contact_id` string, required

## Request body

- ContactUpdate
  - `name` string — Contact name
  - `fax_number` string — Contact's fax number
  - `email` string — Contact's email address
  - `cellphone` string — Contact's cellphone number
  - `phone` string — Contact's phone number
  - `notes` string — Additional notes
  - `groups` string[] — List of group names
  - `is_telefax` boolean — Whether this contact has a human fax operator. When enabled, an IVR will ask the operator to switch to fax mode

## Response `200`

Response containing a single contact object

- Contact
  - `id` string — Contact ID
  - `name` string — Contact name
  - `fax_number` string — Contact's fax number
  - `groups` string[] — List of group names
  - `email` string — Contact's email address
  - `cellphone` string — Contact's cellphone number
  - `phone` string — Contact's phone number
  - `notes` string — Additional notes
  - `is_shared` boolean — Whether contact is shared with corporate members
  - `is_telefax` boolean — Whether contact has a human fax operator
  - `creation_date` string — Date contact was created
  - `modification_date` string — Date contact was last modified

## Other responses

- `400` — Error object in case there's a problem with given data
- `401` — Error object in case there's a problem with the authorization
- `404` — Requested resource was not found
- `500` — Error object in case there's a server error

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[API](https://skmtc.net/fax/apis/fax-plus-rest-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/fax/apis/fax-plus-rest-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/fax/fax-plus-rest-api/revisions/c1afc85d2c15/schema)