# Update a contact

PATCH https://api.synthflow.ai/v2/contacts/{contact_id}
Content-Type: application/json



Reference: https://docs.synthflow.ai/api-reference/platform-api/contacts/update-a-contact

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Synthflow APIs
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /contacts/{contact_id}:
    patch:
      operationId: update-a-contact
      summary: Update a contact
      description: ''
      tags:
        - subpackage_contacts
      parameters:
        - name: contact_id
          in: path
          description: The contact's ID.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: Authorization
          in: header
          description: Bearer authentication
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: '200'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Contacts_update-a-contact_Response_200'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: The contact's name.
                phone_number:
                  type: string
                  description: The contact's phone number.
                email:
                  type: string
                  description: The contact's email.
                contact_metadata:
                  $ref: >-
                    #/components/schemas/ContactsContactIdPatchRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaContactMetadata
servers:
  - url: https://api.synthflow.ai/v2
  - url: https://api.us.synthflow.ai/v2
components:
  schemas:
    ContactsContactIdPatchRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaContactMetadata:
      type: object
      properties: {}
      title: >-
        ContactsContactIdPatchRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaContactMetadata
    Contacts_update-a-contact_Response_200:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
      title: Contacts_update-a-contact_Response_200
  securitySchemes:
    sec0:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

```

## SDK Code Examples

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.synthflow.ai/v2/contacts/9ad09ad3-9c22-441e-ae35-c05016a09786"

payload = {
    "name": "John Smith",
    "phone_number": "+12025559999",
    "email": "john.smith@example.com"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.synthflow.ai/v2/contacts/9ad09ad3-9c22-441e-ae35-c05016a09786"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"name\": \"John Smith\",\n  \"phone_number\": \"+12025559999\",\n  \"email\": \"john.smith@example.com\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.synthflow.ai/v2/contacts/9ad09ad3-9c22-441e-ae35-c05016a09786")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"name\": \"John Smith\",\n  \"phone_number\": \"+12025559999\",\n  \"email\": \"john.smith@example.com\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://api.synthflow.ai/v2/contacts/9ad09ad3-9c22-441e-ae35-c05016a09786")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"name\": \"John Smith\",\n  \"phone_number\": \"+12025559999\",\n  \"email\": \"john.smith@example.com\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.synthflow.ai/v2/contacts/9ad09ad3-9c22-441e-ae35-c05016a09786");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PATCH);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"name\": \"John Smith\",\n  \"phone_number\": \"+12025559999\",\n  \"email\": \"john.smith@example.com\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "name": "John Smith",
  "phone_number": "+12025559999",
  "email": "john.smith@example.com"
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.synthflow.ai/v2/contacts/9ad09ad3-9c22-441e-ae35-c05016a09786")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "PATCH"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```