# Update Contact — Drift

> Updates a contact in Drift using ID or email. Only changed attributes will be updated. See Drift API documentation

- Key: `drift-update-contact`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.2
- App: Drift (`drift`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/drift.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/drift/actions/update-contact
- Hints: destructive · open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/drift/actions/update-contact/update-contact.mjs

## Description

Updates a contact in Drift using ID or email. Only changed attributes will be updated. [See Drift API documentation](https://devdocs.drift.com/docs/updating-a-contact)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `emailOrId` | `string` | Yes | The contact’s email address or numeric ID. |
| `email` | `string` | No | The contact’s email address |
| `name` | `string` | No | The contact’s name. |
| `phone` | `string` | No | The contact’s phone number. |
| `source` | `string` | No | The value of the 'lead_create_source' custom attribute to match (case-sensitive). |
| `customAttributes` | `object` | No | Any custom attributes to update (e.g. company, job title, etc). |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "drift",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "drift-update-contact",
  arguments: {
    emailOrId: "Email or ID",
    email: "Email",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "drift-update-contact",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    drift: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    emailOrId: "Email or ID",
    email: "Email",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "drift-update-contact",
    "configured_props": {
      "drift": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "emailOrId": "Email or ID",
      "email": "Email"
    }
  }'
```

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