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Contact → Update
AI-generatedSummary
Update a contact on the selected WhatsApp account with a PATCH request. Provide the contact ID and any fields to change; blank fields are omitted so their current values are kept.
Inputs
- From Account Name or ID (required) — The WhatsApp account that owns the contact. Choose an account or provide its ID.
- Contact ID (required) — The contact to update, such as a ctc_… ID.
- Name — New contact name. Leave blank to keep the current name.
- Email — New contact email. Leave blank to keep the current email.
- Metadata — Free-form JSON object to set as the contact metadata. Leave as {} to keep current metadata; invalid JSON is omitted.
Output shape
A single API response item for the updated contact.
The operation sends a PATCH request to the selected account’s contact endpoint. Exact response fields depend on the API response.