---
title: "Change contacts owner"
method: PUT
path: "/v3/contacts/owner"
tags: ["Contacts"]
---

# Change contacts owner

`PUT /v3/contacts/owner`

<small>_Requires the `contacts:operate` scope (or a broader one that includes it)._</small>

Changes the owner of one or more contacts to a different team member

## Request body

- object
  - `contactIds` integer[], required — Array of contact IDs to reassign
  - `userId` integer, required — Target user ID to assign as owner
  - `reassignTasks` boolean — Whether to also reassign tasks associated with these contacts

## Response `200`

Owner changed successfully

- object
  - `isSuccess` boolean
  - `affectedIds` integer[] — IDs of contacts whose owner was changed

## Other responses

- `400` — Validation failure on the request body, or a business rule rejection.
- `401` — Unauthorized. The response body is empty; check the `WWW-Authenticate` header for the expected scheme.
- `403` — User lacks permission to change contact owner
- `404` — One or more contacts not found, or target user is not a member of the team
- `429` — Too Many Requests

---

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