Update a contact

PATCH /v1/contacts/{id}

Only the fields sent change. tags and fields replace what is stored; null clears name or notes, and null or an empty string clears any other optional property.

Send your API key as a bearer token: Authorization: Bearer ssms_sk_.... Test keys run this endpoint against the sandbox; see Authentication for key modes and scopes.

Path parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	Yes

Request body

JSON (Content-Type: application/json).

Field	Type	Required	Description
`phone_number`	string	No	E.164, US or Canada
`name`	string	No	At most 120 characters. Nullable.
`tags`	array of string	No	At most 20 items.
`fields`	object	No	Up to 20 string values
`notes`	string	No	At most 2000 characters. Nullable.
`first_name`	string	No	At most 80 characters. Nullable.
`last_name`	string	No	At most 80 characters. Nullable.
`email`	string	No	At most 254 characters. Nullable.
`company`	string	No	At most 120 characters. Nullable.
`state`	string	No	At most 40 characters. Nullable.
`source`	string	No	At most 60 characters. Nullable.

Responses

Status	Meaning	Body
200	The contact	`Contact`
401	Missing, malformed, or revoked API key	`Error`
402	Billable live calls only: the prepaid credit balance cannot cover the call (insufficient_credits); nothing was done or charged	`Error`
404	Not found	`Error`
409	phone_number already used by another contact	`Error`
429	Rate limit or quota exceeded	`Error`

200: `Contact` fields

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	Example: `ct_a1B2c3D4e5F6`.
`object`	`contact`
`phone_number`	string	Example: `+14155550132`.
`name`	string	Nullable.
`tags`	array of string	Free-form labels; they double as broadcast audiences
`fields`	object
`notes`	string	Nullable.
`first_name`	string	Nullable.
`last_name`	string	Nullable.
`email`	string	Nullable.
`company`	string	Nullable.
`state`	string	Nullable.
`source`	string	Nullable.
`import_id`	string	The last import that touched this contact Nullable.
`opt_in`	object	Nullable.
`opt_in.source`	string	Nullable.
`opt_in.collected_at`	string (date-time)	Nullable.
`created_at`	string (date-time)
`updated_at`	string (date-time)
`consent_status`	`opted_out`, `opted_in`, `no_record`	Only on retrieve
`topics`	array of TopicSubscription	Only on retrieve
`segments`	array of object	Only on retrieve
`segments[].id`	string
`segments[].name`	string

Errors

Status	When
401	Missing, malformed, or revoked API key
402	Billable live calls only: the prepaid credit balance cannot cover the call (insufficient_credits); nothing was done or charged
404	Not found
409	phone_number already used by another contact
429	Rate limit or quota exceeded

Every error has the same JSON shape, and request_id matches the X-Request-Id response header. Errors lists every code and what to do about it.

json

{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "message": "What went wrong, in plain words.",
    "param": "the_field",
    "request_id": "req_a1B2c3D4e5F6g7H8"
  }
}

Examples

curl

bash

curl -X PATCH "https://api.joinsimplesms.com/v1/contacts/ct_a1B2c3D4e5F6" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIMPLESMS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'

Node.js

javascript

import { SimpleSMS } from 'joinsimplesms'; // npm install joinsimplesms

const sms = new SimpleSMS(process.env.SIMPLESMS_API_KEY);

const contact = await sms.contacts.update('ct_a1B2c3D4e5F6', { name: 'Jane D.' });

Python

python

import os
from joinsimplesms import SimpleSMS  # pip install joinsimplesms

client = SimpleSMS(os.environ["SIMPLESMS_API_KEY"])

contact = client.contacts.update("ct_a1B2c3D4e5F6", name="Jane D.")