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Updates the properties of a contact object for Business Central.

HTTP request

Replace the URL prefix for Business Central depending on environment following the guideline.

PATCH businesscentralPrefix/companies({id})/contacts({id})

Request headers

Header Value
Authorization Bearer {token}. Required.
Content-Type application/json
If-Match Required. When this request header is included and the eTag provided does not match the current tag on the contact, the contact will not be updated.

Request body

In the request body, supply the values for relevant fields that should be updated. Existing properties that are not included in the request body will maintain their previous values or be recalculated based on changes to other property values. For best performance you shouldn't include existing values that haven't changed.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 200 OK response code and an updated contact object in the response body.

Example

Request

Here is an example of the request.

PATCH https://{businesscentralPrefix}/api/v2.0/companies({id})/contacts({id})
Content-type: application/json
{
    "id" : "5d115c9c-44e3-ea11-bb43-000d3a2feca1",
    "number" : "108001"
}

Response Here is an example of the response.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json
{
    "id" : "5d115c9c-44e3-ea11-bb43-000d3a2feca1",
    "number" : "108001",
    "type" : "Company",
    "displayName": "CRONUS USA, Inc.",
    "companyNumber" : "17806",
    "companyName" : "CRONUS US",
    "businessRelation" : "Vendor",
    "addressLine1": "7122 South Ashford Street",
    "addressLine2": "Westminster",
    "city": "Atlanta",
    "state": "GA",
    "country": "US",
    "postalCode": "31772",
    "phoneNumber": "+1 425 555 0100",
    "mobilePhoneNumber" : "",
    "email" : "ah@contoso.com",
    "website" : "",
    "searchName" : "",
    "privacyBlocked" : true,
    "lastInteractionDate" : "2021-06-01",
    "lastModifiedDateTime" : "2021-06-01"
}

Remarks

This resource type requires Business Central version 18.0.

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