> ## Documentation Index
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# Update person

> Update a single person (displayName, avatarUrl, description, isVip, primaryEmail, connections). At least one field must be provided; omitted fields are left unchanged and null clears a nullable field.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json patch /people/{personId}
openapi: 3.1.1
info:
  description: >-
    The public Modem API. Authenticate with an organization API key:
    `Authorization: Bearer modem_…`.
  title: Modem API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - description: Production
    url: https://api.modem.dev/v1
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /people/{personId}:
    patch:
      tags:
        - People
      summary: Update person
      description: >-
        Update a single person (displayName, avatarUrl, description, isVip,
        primaryEmail, connections). At least one field must be provided; omitted
        fields are left unchanged and null clears a nullable field.
      operationId: people.update
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: personId
          required: true
          schema:
            pattern: ^\d+$
            type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              properties:
                avatarUrl:
                  anyOf:
                    - format: uri
                      type: string
                    - type: 'null'
                connections:
                  properties:
                    github:
                      anyOf:
                        - type: string
                        - type: 'null'
                    linkedin:
                      anyOf:
                        - type: string
                        - type: 'null'
                    phone:
                      anyOf:
                        - type: string
                        - type: 'null'
                    title:
                      anyOf:
                        - type: string
                        - type: 'null'
                    twitter:
                      anyOf:
                        - type: string
                        - type: 'null'
                    website:
                      anyOf:
                        - type: string
                        - type: 'null'
                  type: object
                description:
                  anyOf:
                    - type: string
                    - type: 'null'
                displayName:
                  minLength: 1
                  type: string
                isVip:
                  type: boolean
                primaryEmail:
                  anyOf:
                    - format: email
                      type: string
                    - type: 'null'
              required: []
              type: object
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  avatarUrl:
                    anyOf:
                      - format: uri
                        type: string
                      - type: 'null'
                    description: Avatar image URL for the person.
                    title: Avatar URL
                  connections:
                    properties:
                      github:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: 'null'
                      linkedin:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: 'null'
                      phone:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: 'null'
                      title:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: 'null'
                      twitter:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: 'null'
                      website:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: 'null'
                    required:
                      - github
                      - linkedin
                      - phone
                      - title
                      - twitter
                      - website
                    type: object
                  description:
                    anyOf:
                      - type: string
                      - type: 'null'
                  displayName:
                    description: Display name for the person.
                    title: Display Name
                    type: string
                  id:
                    pattern: ^\d+$
                    type: string
                  isVip:
                    type: boolean
                  primaryEmail:
                    anyOf:
                      - format: email
                        type: string
                      - type: 'null'
                required:
                  - avatarUrl
                  - connections
                  - description
                  - displayName
                  - id
                  - isVip
                  - primaryEmail
                type: object
          description: OK
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: Invalid request (validation failed).
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: Missing or invalid API key.
        '403':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: The API key does not have access to this resource.
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: The requested resource was not found.
        '429':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: Rate limit exceeded.
        '500':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: Internal server error.
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      properties:
        code:
          description: Machine-readable error code, e.g. `NOT_FOUND`.
          examples:
            - NOT_FOUND
          type: string
        data:
          description: Optional structured error details.
        defined:
          description: True if the error was declared in the procedure contract.
          type: boolean
        message:
          description: Human-readable error message.
          type: string
        status:
          description: HTTP status code.
          examples:
            - 404
          type: integer
      required:
        - code
        - defined
        - message
        - status
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      description: Organization API key (`modem_…`).
      scheme: bearer
      type: http

````