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Contact → Update

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Summary

Update the contact entry for a specified recipient phone number, modifying the contact's display name and/or message expiration time.

Inputs

  • Recipient Phone Number (required) — The phone number of the contact to update, formatted in E.164.
  • Update Fields — Fields to update on the contact, including optional display name and message expiration time in seconds (0 disables expiration).

Output shape

a single JSON object indicating success

Returns { success: true } upon successful update. No contact details are returned. Throws an error for unknown operations.

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