---
title: "Update a beneficiary"
method: PATCH
path: "/profile/beneficiaries/business/{businessID}/{beneficiaryID}"
---

# Update a beneficiary

`PATCH /profile/beneficiaries/business/{businessID}/{beneficiaryID}`

This endpoint is used for updating a Beneficiary.

## Path parameters

- `businessID` string, required
- `beneficiaryID` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `firstName` string, required — The first name or the company name
  - `lastName` string — The last name
  - `email` string — The email
  - `phoneNumber` string — The phone/mobile number the beneficiary can be contacted with
  - `accountHolderName` string, required — The name on the account
  - `bank` object — The banking institution
    - `name` string — The bank name
    - `code` string — The bank code
    - `sortCode` string — The sort code is a number which usually identifies both the bank and the branch where an account is held.
    - `swiftCode` string — A SWIFT code is a code used to identify the country, bank and branch that an account is registered to
    - `branch` string — A bank branch is a retail location of a banking corporation
    - `address` object — The bank address
      - `country` string — The code of country according to ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes
      - `state` string — The state
      - `zip` string — The zip/postal code
      - `city` string — The city name
      - `street` string — The street name
  - `address` object — The physical address of the beneficiary.
    - `country` string — The code of country according to ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes
    - `state` string — The state
    - `zip` string — The zip/postal code
    - `city` string — The city name
    - `street` string — The street name
  - `type` string, required — The value for this field is either corporate or indivdual
  - `currency` string, required — The currency
  - `paymentDestination` string, required — This is the account the payments will go to .
  - `destinationAddress` string, required — The account number
  - `uniqueIdentifier` string — unique identifier for the beneficiary e.g 2,gh or anything

## Response `200`

200

- object

## Other responses

- `400` — 400

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