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Summary

Update an existing contact with selected fields and attributes.

Inputs

• accountId (required) — Select the account to use.
• contactId (required) — Select the contact to use
• name — Name of the contact
• phoneNumber — Phone number of the contact in E.164 format (e.g., +5511999999999)
• email — Email of the contact
• specifyCustomAttributesUpdate — Specify how to update custom attributes
• customAttributesDefinitionUpdate — Select custom attribute definitions to modify
• customAttributesParametersUpdate — Select custom attribute parameters to modify
• customAttributesJsonUpdate — Custom attributes in JSON format
• additionalFields — Additional fields for the contact
• identifier — A unique identifier for the contact in an external system
• socialProfiles — Social media profiles of the contact

Output shape

a single updated contact record

Returns the updated contact object; behavior may include optional fields or error envelope depending on implementation.

Examples

Example 1: Update a contact's name and phone number

accountId selected, contactId selected, name set to "John Doe", phoneNumber set to "+5511999999999", other fields left unchanged

Example 2: Update custom attributes using keypair

accountId selected, contactId selected, specifyCustomAttributesUpdate set to "keypair", customAttributesParametersUpdate added key "department" with value "Sales", customAttributesJsonUpdate left default

Example 3: Update additional fields and social profiles

accountId selected, contactId selected, additionalFields set to avatarUrl "https://example.com/avatar.jpg" and blocked true, socialProfiles added LinkedIn URL

Links

• n8n community nodes installation guide