Update an existing lead | Close | Developer API Documentation

curl -X PUT https://api.close.com/api/v1/lead/id/ \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -u "<CLOSE_API_KEY>:" \
     -d '{
  "description": "Best show ever canceled.  Sad."
}'

{
  "contact_ids": [
    "cont_qpjDKxbN3WWsuhaJjg2Qr9pkqHqe1yviZ5BS0dEyz05"
  ],
  "created_by": "user_N6KhMpzHRCYQHdn4gRNIFNN5JExnsrprKA6ekxM63XA",
  "date_created": "2013-02-20T05:30:24.854000+00:00",
  "date_updated": "2013-02-20T05:43:41.622000+00:00",
  "description": "Best show ever canceled.  Sad.",
  "html_url": "https://app.close.com/lead/lead_70jZ5hiVt5X31MZ3vJ0R0GJMqJEihkoF7TtSVFbN2ty/",
  "id": "lead_70jZ5hiVt5X31MZ3vJ0R0GJMqJEihkoF7TtSVFbN2ty",
  "name": "Bluth Company",
  "organization_id": "orga_RbREgmiiwcr1w2b4cOnCMQaQPSIFxMqAD2Dh243uxcH",
  "status_id": "stat_1ZdiZqcSIkoGVnNOyxiEY58eTGQmFNG3LPlEVQ4V7Nk",
  "updated_by": "user_N6KhMpzHRCYQHdn4gRNIFNN5JExnsrprKA6ekxM63XA",
  "url": "http://thebluthcompany.tumblr.com/",
  "addresses": [],
  "display_name": "Bluth Company",
  "status_label": "Potential",
  "tasks": [],
  "contacts": [
    {
      "created_by": "user_N6KhMpzHRCYQHdn4gRNIFNN5JExnsrprKA6ekxM63XA",
      "date_created": "2013-02-20T05:30:24.844000+00:00",
      "date_updated": "2013-02-20T05:43:41.611000+00:00",
      "display_name": "Gob",
      "id": "cont_qpjDKxbN3WWsuhaJjg2Qr9pkqHqe1yviZ5BS0dEyz05",
      "name": "Gob",
      "organization_id": "orga_RbREgmiiwcr1w2b4cOnCMQaQPSIFxMqAD2Dh243uxcH",
      "title": "sr. vice president",
      "updated_by": "user_N6KhMpzHRCYQHdn4gRNIFNN5JExnsrprKA6ekxM63XA",
      "emails": [
        {
          "email": "gob@example.com",
          "is_unsubscribed": false,
          "type": "office"
        }
      ],
      "phones": [
        {
          "phone": "+18004445555",
          "type": "office",
          "phone_formatted": "+1 800-444-5555"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "opportunities": []
}

Supports non-destructive patches. Nested contacts cannot be updated through this endpoint — use the Contacts API instead.

status: See status and status_id guidance on the create endpoint.

custom.FIELD_ID (optional): See custom.FIELD_ID guidance on the create endpoint. You can also unset a single field, e.g.:

1 { "custom.cf_v6S011I6MqcbVvB2FA5Nk8dr5MkL8sWuCiG8cUleO9c": null }

If the custom field accepts multiple values, you can specify .add or .remove as part of the field key to add/remove a single value to/from a list of values, e.g.:

1 { "custom.cf_v6S011I6MqcbVvB2FA5Nk8dr5MkL8sWuCiG8cUleO9c.add": "Wednesday" }

adds “Wednesday” to the list of values which already exist on the given lead.

Supports non-destructive patches. Nested `contacts` cannot be updated through this endpoint -- use the Contacts API instead. **status**: See `status` and `status_id` guidance on the create endpoint. **custom.FIELD_ID** (optional): See `custom.FIELD_ID` guidance on the create endpoint. You can also unset a single field, e.g.: ```json { "custom.cf_v6S011I6MqcbVvB2FA5Nk8dr5MkL8sWuCiG8cUleO9c": null } ``` If the custom field accepts multiple values, you can specify `.add` or `.remove` as part of the field key to add/remove a single value to/from a list of values, e.g.: ```json { "custom.cf_v6S011I6MqcbVvB2FA5Nk8dr5MkL8sWuCiG8cUleO9c.add": "Wednesday" } ``` adds "Wednesday" to the list of values which already exist on the given lead.

Authentication

AuthorizationBasic

Use your API key as the username and leave the password empty.

AuthorizationBearer

Bearer authentication of the form Bearer <token>, where token is your auth token.

Path parameters

idstringRequired

Request

This endpoint expects any.

Response

Successful response

contact_idslist of strings

created_bystring or null

date_createddatetime

date_updateddatetime

descriptionstring or null

html_urlstring

idstring

namestring or null

organization_idstring

status_idstring

updated_bystring or null

urlstring or null

addresseslist of objects

contacts_summarystring

created_by_namestring or null

display_namestring

integration_linkslist of objects

localtimedatetime or null

primary_address_summarystring or null

primary_emailobject or null

primary_phoneobject or null

recent_callslist of maps from strings to any

sourcestring or null

status_labelstring

summarieslist of maps from strings to any

taskslist of maps from strings to any

updated_by_namestring or null

contactslist of objectsDeprecated

opportunitieslist of objectsDeprecated

Errors

400

Bad Request Error

401

Unauthorized Error

404

Not Found Error

Supports non-destructive patches. Nested contacts cannot be updated through this endpoint — use the Contacts API instead.

status: See status and status_id guidance on the create endpoint.

custom.FIELD_ID (optional): See custom.FIELD_ID guidance on the create endpoint. You can also unset a single field, e.g.:

1 { "custom.cf_v6S011I6MqcbVvB2FA5Nk8dr5MkL8sWuCiG8cUleO9c": null }

If the custom field accepts multiple values, you can specify .add or .remove as part of the field key to add/remove a single value to/from a list of values, e.g.:

1 { "custom.cf_v6S011I6MqcbVvB2FA5Nk8dr5MkL8sWuCiG8cUleO9c.add": "Wednesday" }

adds “Wednesday” to the list of values which already exist on the given lead.