Editable attributes of a contact
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Overview

This section contains the optional attributes that the logged in contact person can edit. At least one of the below optional attributes must present in request body.

### Optional elements allowed in request body

| Name | Description |
|  --- | --- |
| firstName | First name of the contact. |
| salutation | Salutation of the contact. |
| middleName | Middle name of the contact. |
| lastName | Last name of the contact. |
| gender.value | Gender of the contact. |
| suffix.value | Suffix to use for the contact. |
| initials | Initials of the contact. |
| secretQuestion | Secret question which should be asked to the contact if he forgets his password. |
| secretAnswer | Secret answer to secret question asked to the contact if he forgets his password. |
| hasDirectMailingConsent | Field to convey if direct mailing consent is given by the contact. |
| hasDirectCallingConsent | Field to convey if direct calling consent is given by the contact. |
| hasHoldingDataConsent | Field to convey if holding data consent is given by the contact. |
| jobTitle | Job Title of the contact. |
| employmentStatus.value | Employment status of the contact. |
| priority | Priority of the contact. |
| dateOfBirth | Date of birth of the contact. |
| maritalStatus.value | Marital status of the contact. |
| type.value | Contact's type (e.g. billing, legal, shipping etc.). Must be one of the values configured in application. |
| firstNameFurigana | String to specify how the first name of the contact should be pronounced. |
| middleNameFurigana | String to specify how the middle name of the contact should be pronounced. |
| lastNameFurigana | String to specify how the last name of the contact should be pronounced. |
| spouseName | Name of spouse of the contact. |
| emergencyContact | Emergency Contact information of the contact. |
| occupation | Occupation of the contact. |
| incomeLevel | Income level of the contact. |
| educationLevel.value | Education level of the contact. |
| race | Race of the contact. |
| dependents | Dependents of the contact. |
| smoker | Field to convey if the contact is a smoker. |
| hobbies | Hobbies of the contact. |
| interests | Interests of the contact. |
| contactOrder | Number specifying the order in which this contact should be contacted if there are more than one contacts for the same customer. |
| email | Email contact points. Contact can have multiple email contact points.* For required and optional elements to create a new email contact point, refer [here](/developer-portal/createcontactpointcontext#email).* For required and optional elements to edit an existing email contact point, refer [here](/developer-portal/editcontactpointcontext#email). |
| postal | Postal contact points. Contact can have multiple postal contact points.* For required and optional elements to create a new postal contact point, refer [here](/developer-portal/createcontactpointcontext#postal).* For required and optional elements to edit an existing postal contact point, refer [here](/developer-portal/editcontactpointcontext#postal). |
| phone | Phone contact points. Contact can have multiple phone contact points.* For required and optional elements to create a new phone contact point, refer [here](/developer-portal/createcontactpointcontext#phone).* For required and optional elements to edit an existing phone contact point, refer [here](/developer-portal/editcontactpointcontext#phone). |
| social | Social contact points. Contact can have multiple social Contact points.* For required and optional elements to create a new social contact point, refer [here](/developer-portal/createcontactpointcontext#social).* For required and optional elements to edit an existing social contact point, refer [here](/developer-portal/editcontactpointcontext#social). |
| web | Web contact points. Contact can have multiple web Contact points.* For required and optional elements to create a new web contact point, refer [here](/developer-portal/createcontactpointcontext#web).* For required and optional elements to edit an existing web contact point, refer [here](/developer-portal/editcontactpointcontext#web). |