*Workflows › Reference › Actions › Contacts*

# Update contact

> Updates a contact's data. Fields you leave blank keep their value.

## At a glance

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Domain | `contacts` |
| Group in the editor | Contacts › Contacts |
| Runs as | The owner of the workflow, with their permissions |
| Permission | Edit access to at least one of: Contacts, CRM. Administrators always pass; a module outside the plan blocks everyone. |
| Destructive | Yes: the public MCP catalogue marks it as destructive |
| Also available in | REST API, MCP (`filmo_contacts_update`) |

ACTION `contacts.update`

## Inputs

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `contactId` | string | Yes | Contact |
| `name` | string | No |  |
| `contactType` | enum<string> | No |  `person`, `company` |
| `role` | enum<string> | No | Contact's role `client`, `provider`, `lead`, `debtor`, `creditor`, `student`, `teacher`, `unspecified` |
| `status` | enum<string> | No |  `active`, `inactive`, `archived` |
| `nif` | string | No |  |
| `commercialName` | string | No |  |
| `contactNumber` | string | No |  |
| `position` | string | No | **Position at the company.** The position the person holds at their company, for example «Head of purchasing». |
| `subscribedToMarketing` | boolean | No |  |

## Outputs

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `contactId` | string |  |

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Canonical URL: https://docs.filmo.io/workflows/reference/actions/contacts-update  
Last updated: 2026-10-25