> ## Documentation Index
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# Update a contact by ID

> Updates an existing contact's information.
At least one of name, phone, email, or custom_fields must be provided.
User must have 'contacts' access role to update contacts.




## OpenAPI

````yaml PUT /v1/update-contact/{contact_id}
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: SalesCaptain API Documentation Service
  description: >
    API Documentation Service for SalesCaptain platform.

    This service provides endpoints for managing and retrieving company
    information for API documentation purposes.
  version: 0.1.0
  contact:
    name: SalesCaptain API Team
    email: support@salescaptain.com
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://salescaptain.com/license
servers:
  - url: https://api.salescaptain.com
    description: Production server
security:
  - BearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Health
    description: Service health and status endpoints
  - name: Companies
    description: Company management and retrieval operations
  - name: Accounts
    description: Account management and retrieval operations
  - name: Conversation Profiles
    description: Conversation profile management for communication channels
  - name: Conversations
    description: Conversation management and retrieval operations
  - name: Contacts
    description: Contact management and retrieval operations
  - name: Custom Fields
    description: Custom field definition management
externalDocs:
  description: SalesCaptain API Documentation
  url: https://docs.salescaptain.com
paths:
  /v1/update-contact/{contact_id}:
    put:
      tags:
        - Contacts
      summary: Update an existing contact
      description: |
        Updates an existing contact's information.
        At least one of name, phone, email, or custom_fields must be provided.
        User must have 'contacts' access role to update contacts.
      operationId: updateContact
      parameters:
        - name: contact_id
          in: path
          required: true
          description: Unique identifier for the contact to update
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
            example: f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                company_id:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
                  description: Unique identifier for the company (required)
                  example: a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: Updated name of the contact
                  example: John Smith
                phone:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                  description: Updated phone number (set to empty string to remove)
                  example: '+14155559999'
                email:
                  type: string
                  format: email
                  nullable: true
                  description: Updated email address (set to empty string to remove)
                  example: john.smith@newcompany.com
                custom_fields:
                  type: array
                  description: Custom fields to update
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomFieldInput'
              required:
                - company_id
            examples:
              update_name_only:
                summary: Update contact name only
                value:
                  company_id: a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890
                  name: John Smith
              update_contact_info:
                summary: Update phone and email
                value:
                  company_id: a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890
                  phone: '+14155559999'
                  email: john.smith@newcompany.com
              update_custom_fields:
                summary: Update custom fields
                value:
                  company_id: a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890
                  custom_fields:
                    - cf_id: d4e5f6a7-b8c9-0d1e-2f3a-4b5c6d7e8f9a
                      cf_value: Healthcare
                    - cf_id: e5f6a7b8-c9d0-1e2f-3a4b-5c6d7e8f9a0b
                      cf_value: '75000'
              update_all:
                summary: Update all fields
                value:
                  company_id: a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890
                  name: John Smith
                  phone: '+14155559999'
                  email: john.smith@newcompany.com
                  custom_fields:
                    - cf_id: d4e5f6a7-b8c9-0d1e-2f3a-4b5c6d7e8f9a
                      cf_value: Healthcare
                    - cf_id: e5f6a7b8-c9d0-1e2f-3a4b-5c6d7e8f9a0b
                      cf_value: '75000'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Contact updated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: Contact updated successfully!
                  contact:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      data:
                        $ref: '#/components/schemas/Contact'
              example:
                message: Contact updated successfully!
                contact:
                  data:
                    contact_id: f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479
                    name: John Smith
                    phone: '+14155559999'
                    email: john.smith@newcompany.com
                    created_at: '2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z'
                    updated_at: '2024-03-13T14:45:00.000Z'
                    custom_fields:
                      - cf_name: Industry
                        cf_value: Healthcare
                      - cf_name: Budget
                        cf_value: '75000'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              examples:
                missing_company_id:
                  summary: Missing company_id
                  value:
                    status: failure
                    error: company_id is required
                missing_update_fields:
                  summary: No update fields provided
                  value:
                    status: failure
                    error: >-
                      At least one of name, phone, email, or custom_fields must
                      be provided
                invalid_phone:
                  summary: Invalid phone format
                  value:
                    status: failure
                    error: phone must be a valid phone number (e.g., +14155551234)
                invalid_email:
                  summary: Invalid email format
                  value:
                    status: failure
                    error: email must be a valid email address
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnauthorizedError'
        '403':
          description: Access forbidden or permission denied
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                status: failure
                error: You don't have permission to update contact!
        '404':
          description: Contact not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                status: failure
                error: Problem encountered while updating contact!
        '409':
          description: Conflict - Duplicate contact info
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              examples:
                duplicate_phone:
                  summary: Phone already exists
                  value:
                    status: failure
                    error: Contact with this phone already exists!
                duplicate_email:
                  summary: Email already exists
                  value:
                    status: failure
                    error: Contact with this email already exists!
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimitError'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      security:
        - BearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    CustomFieldInput:
      type: object
      description: Custom field input for create/update operations
      properties:
        cf_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Unique identifier of the custom field
          example: d4e5f6a7-b8c9-0d1e-2f3a-4b5c6d7e8f9a
        cf_value:
          type: string
          description: Value to set for the custom field
          example: Technology
      required:
        - cf_id
        - cf_value
    Contact:
      type: object
      description: Contact information object
      properties:
        contact_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Unique identifier for the contact
          example: f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479
        name:
          type: string
          description: Contact's full name
          example: John Doe
        phone:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Contact's phone number
          example: '+14155551234'
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
          nullable: true
          description: Contact's email address
          example: john.doe@example.com
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the contact was created
          example: '2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z'
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
          description: Timestamp when the contact was last updated
          example: '2024-02-20T14:45:00.000Z'
        tags:
          type: array
          description: List of tags associated with the contact
          items:
            type: string
          example:
            - VIP
            - New Lead
            - Follow Up
        custom_fields:
          type: array
          description: List of custom fields for the contact
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomField'
      required:
        - contact_id
        - name
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Error response object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error message
          example: Invalid request parameters
        code:
          type: string
          description: Error code for programmatic handling
          example: INVALID_PARAMS
        timestamp:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the error occurred
          example: '2023-12-01T10:30:00Z'
        path:
          type: string
          description: API endpoint path where the error occurred
          example: /v1/fetch-companies
      required:
        - error
    CustomField:
      type: object
      description: Custom field key-value pair (response format)
      properties:
        cf_name:
          type: string
          description: Custom field name
          example: Industry
        cf_value:
          type: string
          description: Custom field value
          example: Technology
      required:
        - cf_name
        - cf_value
  responses:
    UnauthorizedError:
      description: Authentication token is missing or invalid
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: Unauthorized access
            code: UNAUTHORIZED
            timestamp: '2023-12-01T10:30:00Z'
            path: /v1/fetch-companies
    RateLimitError:
      description: Rate limit exceeded
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: Too many requests, please try again later
            code: RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED
            timestamp: '2023-12-01T10:30:00Z'
            path: /v1/fetch-companies
      headers:
        X-RateLimit-Limit:
          description: Request limit per time window
          schema:
            type: integer
            example: 30
        X-RateLimit-Remaining:
          description: Remaining requests in current window
          schema:
            type: integer
            example: 0
        X-RateLimit-Reset:
          description: Time when the rate limit resets
          schema:
            type: integer
            example: 1701425400
    InternalServerError:
      description: Internal server error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: Problem encountered while fetching companies!
            code: INTERNAL_ERROR
            timestamp: '2023-12-01T10:30:00Z'
            path: /v1/fetch-companies
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: >
        Authentication token required for accessing protected endpoints.

        The token should be obtained from the main SalesCaptain authentication
        service.

````