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PATCH
https://api.bland.ai
/
v1
/
contacts
/
{contact_id}
Update Contact
curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://api.bland.ai/v1/contacts/{contact_id} \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'authorization: <authorization>' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "<string>",
  "email": "<string>",
  "external_id": "<string>",
  "metadata": {}
}
'
{
  "data": {
    "id": "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
    "org_id": "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555",
    "name": "John Smith",
    "metadata": {
      "source": "web_signup",
      "preferences": {
        "language": "en"
      },
      "verified": true
    },
    "created_at": "2025-07-20T10:30:00.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2025-07-22T16:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "errors": null
}

​
Headers

​
authorization
string
required
Your API key for authentication.

​
Path Parameters

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

​
Body Parameters

​
name
string
Updated name for the contact.
​
email
string
Email address to add or update for the contact.
​
external_id
string
External ID to add or update for the contact.
​
metadata
object
Custom metadata to merge with existing metadata. New keys are added, existing keys are updated.

​
Response

​
data
object
The updated contact object.
​
data.id
string
Unique identifier for the contact.
​
data.org_id
string
Organization ID the contact belongs to.
​
data.name
string
Contact’s name.
​
data.metadata
object
Custom metadata associated with the contact.
​
data.created_at
string
ISO timestamp when the contact was created.
​
data.updated_at
string
ISO timestamp when the contact was last updated.
​
errors
null
Error array (null on success).
{
  "data": {
    "id": "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
    "org_id": "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555",
    "name": "John Smith",
    "metadata": {
      "source": "web_signup",
      "preferences": {
        "language": "en"
      },
      "verified": true
    },
    "created_at": "2025-07-20T10:30:00.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2025-07-22T16:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "errors": null
}