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# Update a contact

PATCH https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/contacts/{contact_id}
Content-Type: application/json

Changes the fields you send on a contact and leaves the others as they are. Your role must be allowed to update the contact: a collaborator can update only the contacts they created; an owner or an administrator can update any contact. A client id answers 404.

**Body**
- `name` (string or `null`, optional): at most 255 characters.
- `last_name` (string or `null`, optional): at most 255 characters.
- `company` (string or `null`, optional): at most 255 characters.

Reference: https://api.docs.modulards.com/modular-ds-public-api/contacts/manage-contacts/update-a-contact

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Personal access token created in the Modular DS dashboard; read-only tokens can only call GET endpoints.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `contact_id` (string, required)

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `company` (string, optional)

## Response

### 200

200 - Contact updated

- `data` (ApiPublicV1ContactsContactIdPatchResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData, optional)
- `jsonapi` (ApiPublicV1ContactsContactIdPatchResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaJsonapi, optional)

## Types

### ApiPublicV1ContactsContactIdPatchResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData

- `attributes` (ApiPublicV1ContactsContactIdPatchResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataAttributes, optional)
- `id` (string, optional)
- `links` (ApiPublicV1ContactsContactIdPatchResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataLinks, optional)
- `type` (string, optional)

### ApiPublicV1ContactsContactIdPatchResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaJsonapi

- `version` (string, optional)

### ApiPublicV1ContactsContactIdPatchResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataAttributes

- `company` (string, optional)
- `created_at` (string, optional)
- `last_name` (string, optional)
- `name` (string, optional)
- `updated_at` (string, optional)

### ApiPublicV1ContactsContactIdPatchResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataLinks

- `self` (string, optional)

## Examples

### 200 - Contact updated

**Response**

```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "company": "Globex",
      "created_at": "2026-08-10T09:00:00.000000Z",
      "last_name": "Smith",
      "name": "Bob",
      "updated_at": "2026-09-24T09:25:00.000000Z"
    },
    "id": "201",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/contacts/201"
    },
    "type": "contacts"
  },
  "jsonapi": {
    "version": "1.1"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python 200 - Contact updated
import requests

url = "https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/contacts/contact_id"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript 200 - Contact updated
const url = 'https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/contacts/contact_id';
const options = {method: 'PATCH', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go 200 - Contact updated
package main

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

func main() {

	url := "https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/contacts/contact_id"

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

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

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

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

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

}
```

```ruby 200 - Contact updated
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/contacts/contact_id")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

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

```java 200 - Contact updated
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/contacts/contact_id")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php 200 - Contact updated
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PATCH', 'https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/contacts/contact_id', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp 200 - Contact updated
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/contacts/contact_id");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PATCH);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift 200 - Contact updated
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/contacts/contact_id")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "PATCH"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

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()
```

### Update a contact

**Request**

```json
{
  "company": "Globex"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "company": "Globex",
      "created_at": "2026-08-10T09:00:00.000000Z",
      "last_name": "Smith",
      "name": "Bob",
      "updated_at": "2026-09-24T09:25:00.000000Z"
    },
    "id": "201",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/contacts/201"
    },
    "type": "contacts"
  },
  "jsonapi": {
    "version": "1.1"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python Update a contact
import requests

url = "https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/contacts/contact_id"

payload = { "company": "Globex" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript Update a contact
const url = 'https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/contacts/contact_id';
const options = {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"company":"Globex"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go Update a contact
package main

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

func main() {

	url := "https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/contacts/contact_id"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"company\": \"Globex\"\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 Update a contact
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/contacts/contact_id")

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  \"company\": \"Globex\"\n}"

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

```java Update a contact
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/contacts/contact_id")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"company\": \"Globex\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php Update a contact
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PATCH', 'https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/contacts/contact_id', [
  'body' => '{
  "company": "Globex"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp Update a contact
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/contacts/contact_id");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PATCH);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"company\": \"Globex\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift Update a contact
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["company": "Globex"] as [String : Any]

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

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/contacts/contact_id")! 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()
```