PUT Contact/id

Update a contact.

Request Information

URI Parameters

Name	Description	Type	Additional information
WsAccessKey	The Web Service access key for this user and file which allows access to the API for the associated file (found in File - Settings). Using OAuth authentication mechanism is the preferred method to allow API access.	string	Optional. Legacy authentication method and only required if not using OAuth. OAuth is preferred.
FileId	Specifies the file id of the file to perform the operation upon.	integer	Required
id	Contact Id.	integer	Required

Body Parameters

Contact details.

Contact

Name	Description	Type	Additional information
Id	Contact's Id in Saasu system.	integer	None.
CreatedDateUtc	UTC date/time that contact was created in Saasu system.	date	None.
LastModifiedDateUtc	UTC date/time that contact was last modified in Saasu system.	date	None.
LastUpdatedId	Identifier used for concurrency checking. Required for update.	string	None.
Salutation	The salutation or title of the contact. Valid values: Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., Prof.	string	None.
GivenName	The first or given name of the contact.	string	None.
MiddleInitials	The middle initials of the contact.	string	None.
FamilyName	The last name or surname of the contact.	string	None.
IsActive	Indicates whether the contact is active. Default: true.	boolean	None.
IsOcrSender	Indicates whether the OCR Inbox Whitelist is enabled for this contact. Default: false.	boolean	None.
OcrRecipientAlias	The alias email address the contact needs to send their invoices to. This is used for the OCR Inbox.	string	None.
CompanyId	Id in Saasu of the Organisation or Company that employs the Contact.	integer	None.
PositionTitle	Contact's position or role.	string	None.
WebsiteUrl	Url of a website owned by the contact.	string	None.
PrimaryPhone	Primary contact number for the contact.	string	None.
HomePhone	Home contact number for the contact.	string	None.
OtherPhone	The contacts alternate or other phone number.	string	None.
MobilePhone	The contact's mobile phone number.	string	None.
Fax	The contacts fax number.	string	None.
EmailAddress	The contact's email address.	string	None.
AdditionalEmails	The additional email addresses for contact. Used to also send to those for invoices.	string	None.
ContactId	Is used as an Account or Contact reference for this person if they are a supplier or customer. This is your reference or their reference depending on how you prefer to use this field.	string	None.
ContactManagerId	This is another Contact record in Saasu and is used to represent the Account Manager, Salesperson or similar for this Contact record.	integer	None.
DirectDepositDetails	Direct deposit details for the contact.	DirectDepositDetails	None.
ChequeDetails	Cheque details for the contact.	ChequeDetails	None.
CustomField1	Can be used to manage extra, customer specific information.	string	None.
CustomField2	A second field that can be used to manage extra, customer specific information.	string	None.
TwitterId	Twitter handle/id for this contact. This information is for your reference and is not used in Saasu at present.	string	None.
SkypeId	Skype name for this contact. This information is for your reference and is not used in Saasu at present.	string	None.
LinkedInProfile	LinkedIn profile name for this contact. This information is for your reference and is not used in Saasu at present.	string	None.
AutoSendStatement	Determines whether statements will be automatically sent to this contact if they have any outstanding receivables.	boolean	None.
IsPartner	Indicates if the contact is a partner.	boolean	None.
IsCustomer	Indicates if the contact is a customer.	boolean	None.
IsSupplier	Indicates if the contact is a supplier.	boolean	None.
IsContractor	Indicates if the contact is a contractor. This is important if you need to use the taxable payment reporting feature.	boolean	None.
Tags	Indicates the list of tags associated with this contact.	Collection of string	None.
DefaultSaleDiscount	Default discount to be applied when creating a sale for this particular contact.	decimal number	None.
DefaultPurchaseDiscount	Default discount to be applied when creating a purchase for this particular contact.	decimal number	None.
LastModifiedByUserId	The user id of the last person to modify this contact record.	integer	None.
BpayDetails	Bpay details for the contact.	BpayDetails	None.
PostalAddress	The postal or mailing address for the contact.	Address	None.
OtherAddress	E.g. "Shipping Address".	Address	None.
SaleTradingTerms	Used for setting the due date/expiry date when creating sales invoices, orders and quotes for contacts.	TradingTerms	None.
PurchaseTradingTerms	Used for setting the due date/expiry date when creating purchase invoices, orders and quotes for contacts.	TradingTerms	None.
_links	Hypermedia links. Contains contextual links to possible next actions related to this resource. Only present in responses. This data is not to be sent to the server.	Collection of Link	None.

Request Formats

application/json, text/json

Sample:

{
  "Id": 54353,
  "CreatedDateUtc": "2026-05-24T19:00:16.2918301Z",
  "LastModifiedDateUtc": "2026-06-03T19:00:16.2918301Z",
  "LastUpdatedId": "AAAAAFwWAN8=",
  "Salutation": "Mr.",
  "GivenName": "Joe",
  "MiddleInitials": null,
  "FamilyName": "Blogs",
  "IsActive": true,
  "IsOcrSender": true,
  "OcrRecipientAlias": "[email protected]",
  "CompanyId": 3,
  "PositionTitle": "BigBoss",
  "WebsiteUrl": null,
  "PrimaryPhone": "02 4444 5555",
  "HomePhone": null,
  "OtherPhone": null,
  "MobilePhone": null,
  "Fax": null,
  "EmailAddress": "[email protected]",
  "AdditionalEmails": "[email protected], [email protected], [email protected]",
  "ContactId": "1234",
  "ContactManagerId": null,
  "DirectDepositDetails": {
    "AcceptDirectDeposit": true,
    "AccountName": "Account name",
    "AccountBSB": "602456",
    "AccountNumber": "34234234"
  },
  "ChequeDetails": {
    "AcceptCheque": false,
    "ChequePayableTo": null
  },
  "CustomField1": "",
  "CustomField2": "",
  "TwitterId": "",
  "SkypeId": "",
  "LinkedInProfile": "",
  "AutoSendStatement": true,
  "IsPartner": false,
  "IsCustomer": false,
  "IsSupplier": false,
  "IsContractor": false,
  "Tags": [
    "Advisor",
    "Business"
  ],
  "DefaultSaleDiscount": null,
  "DefaultPurchaseDiscount": null,
  "LastModifiedByUserId": 567,
  "BpayDetails": {
    "BillerCode": "111222",
    "CRN": "8732993"
  },
  "PostalAddress": {
    "Street": "123 Acme Street",
    "City": "Sydney",
    "State": "NSW",
    "Postcode": "2000",
    "Country": "Australia"
  },
  "OtherAddress": {
    "Street": "123 other Street",
    "City": "Melbourne",
    "State": "VIC",
    "Postcode": "3000",
    "Country": "Australia"
  },
  "SaleTradingTerms": {
    "TradingTermsType": 1,
    "TradingTermsInterval": 2,
    "TradingTermsIntervalType": 1
  },
  "PurchaseTradingTerms": {
    "TradingTermsType": 1,
    "TradingTermsInterval": 3,
    "TradingTermsIntervalType": 2
  },
  "_links": []
}

application/xml, text/xml

Sample:

<Contact xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <_links />
  <Id>54353</Id>
  <CreatedDateUtc>2026-05-24T19:00:16.2918301Z</CreatedDateUtc>
  <LastModifiedDateUtc>2026-06-03T19:00:16.2918301Z</LastModifiedDateUtc>
  <LastUpdatedId>AAAAAFwWAN8=</LastUpdatedId>
  <Salutation>Mr.</Salutation>
  <GivenName>Joe</GivenName>
  <MiddleInitials xsi:nil="true" />
  <FamilyName>Blogs</FamilyName>
  <IsActive>true</IsActive>
  <IsOcrSender>true</IsOcrSender>
  <OcrRecipientAlias>[email protected]</OcrRecipientAlias>
  <CompanyId>3</CompanyId>
  <PositionTitle>BigBoss</PositionTitle>
  <WebsiteUrl xsi:nil="true" />
  <PrimaryPhone>02 4444 5555</PrimaryPhone>
  <HomePhone xsi:nil="true" />
  <OtherPhone xsi:nil="true" />
  <MobilePhone xsi:nil="true" />
  <Fax xsi:nil="true" />
  <EmailAddress>[email protected]</EmailAddress>
  <AdditionalEmails>[email protected], [email protected], [email protected]</AdditionalEmails>
  <ContactId>1234</ContactId>
  <ContactManagerId xsi:nil="true" />
  <DirectDepositDetails>
    <AcceptDirectDeposit>true</AcceptDirectDeposit>
    <AccountName>Account name</AccountName>
    <AccountBSB>602456</AccountBSB>
    <AccountNumber>34234234</AccountNumber>
  </DirectDepositDetails>
  <ChequeDetails>
    <AcceptCheque>false</AcceptCheque>
    <ChequePayableTo xsi:nil="true" />
  </ChequeDetails>
  <CustomField1 />
  <CustomField2 />
  <TwitterId />
  <SkypeId />
  <LinkedInProfile />
  <AutoSendStatement>true</AutoSendStatement>
  <IsPartner>false</IsPartner>
  <IsCustomer>false</IsCustomer>
  <IsSupplier>false</IsSupplier>
  <IsContractor>false</IsContractor>
  <Tags>
    <string>Advisor</string>
    <string>Business</string>
  </Tags>
  <DefaultSaleDiscount xsi:nil="true" />
  <DefaultPurchaseDiscount xsi:nil="true" />
  <LastModifiedByUserId>567</LastModifiedByUserId>
  <BpayDetails>
    <BillerCode>111222</BillerCode>
    <CRN>8732993</CRN>
  </BpayDetails>
  <PostalAddress>
    <Street>123 Acme Street</Street>
    <City>Sydney</City>
    <State>NSW</State>
    <Postcode>2000</Postcode>
    <Country>Australia</Country>
  </PostalAddress>
  <OtherAddress>
    <Street>123 other Street</Street>
    <City>Melbourne</City>
    <State>VIC</State>
    <Postcode>3000</Postcode>
    <Country>Australia</Country>
  </OtherAddress>
  <SaleTradingTerms>
    <TradingTermsType>1</TradingTermsType>
    <TradingTermsInterval>2</TradingTermsInterval>
    <TradingTermsIntervalType>1</TradingTermsIntervalType>
  </SaleTradingTerms>
  <PurchaseTradingTerms>
    <TradingTermsType>1</TradingTermsType>
    <TradingTermsInterval>3</TradingTermsInterval>
    <TradingTermsIntervalType>2</TradingTermsIntervalType>
  </PurchaseTradingTerms>
</Contact>

Response Information

Resource Description

UpdateContactResult

Name	Description	Type	Additional information
UpdatedContactId	The id of the updated contact.	integer	None.
LastUpdatedId	The unique id associated with this update. This value is required to be passed in on subsequent updates to prevent concurrency errors.	string	None.
LastModified	The date and time this resource was modified in UTC.	date	None.
_links	Hypermedia links. Contains contextual links to possible next actions related to this resource. Only present in responses. This data is not to be sent to the server.	Collection of Link	None.

Response Formats

application/json, text/json

Sample:

{
  "UpdatedContactId": 123,
  "LastUpdatedId": "AAAAAFwWAN8=",
  "LastModified": "2026-06-03T19:00:16.3384446Z",
  "_links": [
    {
      "rel": "self",
      "href": "https://api.saasu.com/Contact/123?FileId=123",
      "method": "PUT",
      "title": null
    },
    {
      "rel": "delete",
      "href": "https://api.saasu.com/Contact/123?FileId=123",
      "method": "DELETE",
      "title": null
    },
    {
      "rel": "list",
      "href": "https://api.saasu.com/Contacts?FileId=123",
      "method": "GET",
      "title": null
    }
  ]
}

application/xml, text/xml

Sample:

<UpdateContactResult xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <_links>
    <Link>
      <rel>self</rel>
      <href>https://api.saasu.com/Contact/123?FileId=123</href>
      <method>PUT</method>
    </Link>
    <Link>
      <rel>delete</rel>
      <href>https://api.saasu.com/Contact/123?FileId=123</href>
      <method>DELETE</method>
    </Link>
    <Link>
      <rel>list</rel>
      <href>https://api.saasu.com/Contacts?FileId=123</href>
      <method>GET</method>
    </Link>
  </_links>
  <UpdatedContactId>123</UpdatedContactId>
  <LastUpdatedId>AAAAAFwWAN8=</LastUpdatedId>
  <LastModified>2026-06-03T19:00:16.3384446Z</LastModified>
</UpdateContactResult>