---
title: "Contact Update"
url: "https://help.internetx.com/en/api/epp-contact-update/"
lang: "en"
section: "API reference — EPP API"
breadcrumb: "API reference > Contact"
updated: "2023-09-26"
---

# Contact Update

## Description

The contact update command updates an existing contact. If the contact is used at different registries, the respective updates are carried out asynchronously and a [system message](/en/api/epp-contact-update/) is provided when polling.

## XML example

```
<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0">
    <command>
        <update>
            <contact:update xmlns:contact="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:contact-1.0">
                <contact:id>11268444</contact:id>
                <contact:chg>
                    <contact:postalInfo type="loc">
                        <contact:addr>
                            <contact:street>124 Example Dr.</contact:street>
                            <contact:street>Suite 200</contact:street>
                            <contact:city>Dulles</contact:city>
                            <contact:sp>VA</contact:sp>
                            <contact:pc>20166-6503</contact:pc>
                            <contact:cc>US</contact:cc>
                        </contact:addr>
                    </contact:postalInfo>
                    <contact:email>jon.doe@domain.com</contact:email>
                    <contact:voice>+1.7034444444</contact:voice>
                </contact:chg>
            </contact:update>
        </update>
        <clTRID>ABC-12345</clTRID>
    </command>
</epp>
```

```
<epp xmlns:domain="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0" xmlns:domainrobot="urn:org:domainrobot:ns:ext-1.0" xmlns:contact="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:contact-1.0" xmlns:pro="urn:org:domainrobot:ns:contact:pro-1.0" xmlns:ro="urn:org:domainrobot:ns:contact:ro-1.0" xmlns:xxx="urn:org:domainrobot:ns:contact:xxx-1.0" xmlns:ca="urn:org:domainrobot:ns:contact:ca-1.0" xmlns:cat="urn:org:domainrobot:ns:contact:cat-1.0" xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0" xmlns:jobs="urn:org:domainrobot:ns:contact:jobs-1.0" xmlns:rgp="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:rgp-1.0" xmlns:aero="urn:org:domainrobot:ns:contact:aero-1.0" xmlns:host="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:host-1.0" xmlns:hk="urn:org:domainrobot:ns:contact:hk-1.0" xmlns:bank="urn:org:domainrobot:ns:contact:bank-1.0" xmlns:it="urn:org:domainrobot:ns:contact:it-1.0" xmlns:barcelona="urn:org:domainrobot:ns:contact:barcelona-1.0" xmlns:au="urn:org:domainrobot:ns:contact:au-1.0" xmlns:uk="urn:org:domainrobot:ns:contact:uk-1.0" xmlns:swiss="urn:org:domainrobot:ns:contact:swiss-1.0" xmlns:ru="urn:org:domainrobot:ns:contact:ru-1.0">
	<response>
		<result code="1000">
			<msg lang="en">Command completed successfully</msg>
		</result>
		<trID>
			<clTRID>ABC-12345</clTRID>
			<svTRID>DEF-12345</svTRID>
		</trID>
	</response>
</epp>
```

Note

-   The values **name** and **org** can not be updated.
-   The contact extension **type** can not be updated.
-   EPP add/rem of Status is not supported and will return an error.

## Updating the TLD / contact extensions

The existing TLD / contact extensions are always transmitted and merged when they are updated. Below are several examples which cover certain operations.

### Updating the TLD / Contact extensions

The extension **_website_** of the TLD .jobs is to be updated. The original value was  "[myhomepage.com](http://myhomepage.com)" and is to be updated to "[mynewhomepage.com](http://mynewhomepage.com)". It is important to always send the complete block when updating.

#### Update .jobs extension

```
<jobs:contact xmlns:jobs="urn:org:domainrobot:ns:contact:jobs-1.0">
	<jobs:adminType>0</jobs:adminType>
	<jobs:contactTitle>Herr</jobs:contactTitle>
	<jobs:hrMember>0</jobs:hrMember>
	<jobs:website>mynewhomepage.com</jobs:website>
</jobs:contact>
```

The extension **_website_** of the TLD .jobs is to be deleted. In order to achieve this, the respective extensions is left empty. It is important to always send the complete block when updating.

#### Delete .jobs extension

```
<jobs:contact xmlns:jobs="urn:org:domainrobot:ns:contact:jobs-1.0">
	<jobs:adminType>0</jobs:adminType>
	<jobs:contactTitle>JOBS_CONTACT_TITLE</jobs:contactTitle>
	<jobs:hrMember>0</jobs:hrMember>
	<jobs:website/>
</jobs:contact>
```

### Delete all contact extensions

All extensions are to be removed for the extensions of the TLD .jobs. The respective block must be left **empty**.

#### Delete .jobs extension

```
<jobs:contact xmlns:jobs="urn:org:domainrobot:ns:contact:jobs-1.0"/>
```