Update an address

How to update an existing address via API

To update an existing address, send a PATCH request to the /api/addresses/:id endpoint, where id is the ID of the resource that you want to update.

Here below the list of all the possible arguments that you can pass with the request body.

Request

PATCH https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/addresses/:id

Arguments

Body Parameter	Type	Required
type	string	Required
id	string	Required
attributes.business	boolean	Optional
attributes.first_name	string	Optional
attributes.last_name	string	Optional
attributes.company	string	Optional
attributes.line_1	string	Optional
attributes.line_2	string	Optional
attributes.city	string	Optional
attributes.zip_code	string	Optional
attributes.state_code	string	Optional
attributes.country_code	string	Optional
attributes.phone	string	Optional
attributes.email	string	Optional
attributes.notes	string	Optional
attributes.lat	float	Optional
attributes.lng	float	Optional
attributes.billing_info	string	Optional
attributes._add_tags	string	Optional
attributes._remove_tags	string	Optional
attributes.reference	string	Optional
attributes.reference_origin	string	Optional
attributes.metadata	object	Optional
relationships.geocoder	object	Optional
relationships.tags	array	Optional

Example

Request

The following request updates the address identified by the ID "xYZkjABcde":

curl -g -X PATCH \
  'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/addresses/xYZkjABcde' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -d '{
  "data": {
    "type": "addresses",
    "id": "xYZkjABcde",
    "attributes": {
      "line_2": "Apt.23"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "geocoder": {
        "data": {
          "type": "geocoders",
          "id": "ABCRtyUpBa"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}'

Response

On success, the API responds with a 200 OK status code, returning the updated resource object:

{
  "data": {
    "id": "xYZkjABcde",
    "type": "addresses",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/addresses/xYZkjABcde"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "business": false,
      "first_name": "John",
      "last_name": "Smith",
      "company": "The Red Brand Inc.",
      "full_name": "John Smith",
      "line_1": "2883 Geraldine Lane",
      "line_2": "Apt.23",
      "city": "New York",
      "zip_code": "10013",
      "state_code": "NY",
      "country_code": "US",
      "phone": "(212) 646-338-1228",
      "full_address": "2883 Geraldine Lane Apt.23, 10013 New York NY (US) (212) 646-338-1228",
      "name": "John Smith, 2883 Geraldine Lane Apt.23, 10013 New York NY (US) (212) 646-338-1228",
      "email": "[e-mail]",
      "notes": "Please ring the bell twice",
      "lat": 40.6971494,
      "lng": -74.2598672,
      "is_localized": true,
      "is_geocoded": true,
      "provider_name": "google",
      "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=40.6971494,-74.2598672",
      "static_map_url": "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=40.6971494,-74.2598672&size=640x320&zoom=15",
      "billing_info": "VAT ID IT02382940977",
      "created_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "updated_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "reference": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE",
      "reference_origin": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE-ORIGIN",
      "metadata": {
        "foo": "bar"
      }
    },
    "relationships": {
      "geocoder": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/addresses/xYZkjABcde/relationships/geocoder",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/addresses/xYZkjABcde/geocoder"
        }
      },
      "events": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/addresses/xYZkjABcde/relationships/events",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/addresses/xYZkjABcde/events"
        }
      },
      "tags": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/addresses/xYZkjABcde/relationships/tags",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/addresses/xYZkjABcde/tags"
        }
      },
      "versions": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/addresses/xYZkjABcde/relationships/versions",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/addresses/xYZkjABcde/versions"
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "mode": "test",
      "organization_id": "xRRkjDFafe",
      "trace_id": "69abaa3545913c78132e5578bd26208d44aa9043647d78698fd0021f3958cd74"
    }
  }
}