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PATCH
/
contacts
/
{contact_id}
Update Contact
curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://api.clemta.com/contacts/{contact_id} \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "type": "<string>",
  "full_name": "<string>",
  "email": "<string>",
  "company_id": "<string>",
  "status": "<string>",
  "description": "<string>",
  "cc_emails": [
    {}
  ],
  "bcc_emails": [
    {}
  ],
  "billing": {
    "billing.email": "<string>",
    "billing.phone": "<string>",
    "billing.phone_code": "<string>",
    "billing.iso_code": "<string>",
    "billing.country": "<string>",
    "billing.address_1": "<string>",
    "billing.address_2": "<string>",
    "billing.postal_code": "<string>",
    "billing.district": "<string>",
    "billing.state": "<string>",
    "billing.province": "<string>",
    "billing.tax_id": "<string>"
  }
}
'
{
  "success": true,
  "message": "<string>",
  "data": {
    "id": "<string>",
    "created_at": 123,
    "updated_at": 123,
    "type": "<string>",
    "status": "<string>",
    "full_name": "<string>",
    "email": "<string>",
    "description": "<string>",
    "cc_emails": [
      {}
    ],
    "bcc_emails": [
      {}
    ],
    "billing": {}
  }
}

​
Authentication

This endpoint requires authentication using an API key. Include your API key in the request header: 
X-API-Key: your_api_key_here
See Authentication for more details.

​
Path Parameters

​
contact_id
string
required
The unique identifier of the contact to update.

​
Request Body

​
type
string
required
Contact type. Must be either customer or vendor.
​
full_name
string
required
Full name of the contact.
​
email
string
required
Email address of the contact.
​
company_id
string
required
The ID of the company this contact belongs to.
​
status
string
Contact status (optional).
​
description
string
Description or notes about the contact.
​
cc_emails
array
Array of CC email addresses for the contact.
​
bcc_emails
array
Array of BCC email addresses for the contact.
​
billing
object
Billing information for the contact.

​
Response

​
success
boolean
Indicates if the request was successful.
​
message
string
Response message.
​
data
object
The updated contact object.

​
HTTP Response Codes

CodeDescription
200Contact updated successfully
400Invalid request data
401Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key
404Contact not found
500Internal server error

​
Error Response

When an error occurs, the API returns an error response: 
{
  "success": false,
  "message": "Contact not found",
  "data": null,
  "error": {
    "code": "NOT_FOUND",
    "details": ""
  }
}

​
Code Examples

curl -X PATCH https://api.clemta.com/contacts/64b8f1a2e4b0c8d9f0123456 \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "type": "customer",
    "full_name": "John Doe Updated",
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "company_id": "64b8f1a2e4b0c8d9f0123456",
    "description": "Updated primary contact",
    "cc_emails": ["[email protected]", "[email protected]"],
    "billing": {
      "email": "[email protected]",
      "phone": "1234567890",
      "phone_code": "+1",
      "iso_code": "US",
      "country": "United States",
      "address_1": "123 Main Street",
      "address_2": "Suite 200",
      "postal_code": "12345",
      "state": "CA"
    }
  }'

​
Example Response

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Contact updated successfully",
  "data": {
    "id": "64b8f1a2e4b0c8d9f0123456",
    "created_at": 1640995200,
    "updated_at": 1641168000,
    "type": "customer",
    "status": "active",
    "full_name": "John Doe Updated",
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "description": "Updated primary contact",
    "cc_emails": ["[email protected]", "[email protected]"],
    "bcc_emails": [],
    "billing": {
      "email": "[email protected]",
      "phone": "1234567890",
      "phone_code": "+1",
      "iso_code": "US",
      "country": "United States",
      "address_1": "123 Main Street",
      "address_2": "Suite 200",
      "postal_code": "12345",
      "state": "CA"
    }
  }
}

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