---
title: "Update Contact"
method: PATCH
path: "/api/external/v2/contacts/{contact_id}"
tags: ["external-v2-contacts"]
---

# Update Contact

`PATCH /api/external/v2/contacts/{contact_id}`

## Path parameters

- `contact_id` integer, required

## Request body

- UpdateContactRequest — PATCH body for updating a contact. ``email`` can only be set once — changing an existing email is rejected with 409 (it would orphan the contact's Person link). ``is_primary: true`` unsets the previous primary contact for the same company.
  - `first_name` string, nullable
  - `last_name` string, nullable
  - `email` string, nullable
  - `title` string, nullable
  - `department` string, nullable
  - `address` string, nullable
  - `address2` string, nullable
  - `city` string, nullable
  - `state` string, nullable
  - `zip` string, nullable
  - `linkedin_url` string, nullable
  - `photo_url` string, nullable
  - `phones` PhoneIn[], nullable
    - `raw` string, required
    - `type` 'mobile' | 'office' | 'fax'
    - `country` string, nullable
    - `e164` string, nullable
    - `extension` string, nullable
  - `is_primary` boolean, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- ContactObjectResponse — OpenAPI schema for GET /api/external/v2/contacts/<id> (object envelope).
  - `request_id` string, required
  - `timestamp` string, required
  - `data` ContactResponse, required
    - `id` integer, required
    - `first_name` string, nullable
    - `last_name` string, nullable
    - `email` string, nullable
    - `contact_type` string, nullable
    - `contact_types` string[]
    - `company_id` integer, nullable
    - `title` string, nullable
    - `department` string, nullable
    - `address` string, nullable
    - `address2` string, nullable
    - `city` string, nullable
    - `state` string, nullable
    - `zip` string, nullable
    - `linkedin_url` string, nullable
    - `photo_url` string, nullable
    - `phones` PhoneOut[]
      - `id` string, nullable
      - `type` string, nullable
      - `raw` string, nullable
      - `country` string, nullable
      - `e164` string, nullable
      - `extension` string, nullable
    - `is_primary` boolean
    - `is_connected` boolean
    - `owner_account_id` integer, nullable
    - `created_at` string, nullable
    - `updated_at` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

---

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