how to update profile using api

[dhirendra]

I have created custom profile in civicrm.
i am able to get the value stored in the profile using api

Can any one tell me how to update profile  using api ?  if i want to update a particular field in that profile using civi api .

[xavier]

It's the UFField entity (I know, not the most obvious name for a field in a profile

[dhirendra]

i want to update the value of the profile field

can you please write the api code

[Coleman Watts]

i am able to get the value stored in the profile using api

I think you are confused. Profiles do not store any data. Contacts, contributions, participants, etc. store data. Profiles simply present forms to facilitate that.

can you please write the api code

No one is here to do your work for you. We can provide guidance if it looks like you have made a genuine effort to:

• Read the instructions
• Explore the api
• Write some code yourself

If you've done all that and have a specific question about something you've tried that isn't working, please post a complete description of what you've researched, what you've tried, and where exactly you are stuck.

[dhirendra]

thanks for reply

I had created custom field. I want to update that custom field data. now i am using db query to update the custom table value. and that custom filed is used in the one of the profile .so i am retrieving the value using api(profile, get) method. But there isn't way to update that custom filed data using api, if you have contact id.

[xavier]

Forget about the profile, it has nothing to do with the custom field you are trying to change.

As Coleman suggested, use the api explorer and, well, explore. The entity to manage custom data is CustomValue, you'll probably have to use CustomGroup and CustomField to find out what is the id of the custom field you are trying to update.

Don't use the profile either to get the data, it's confusing you and makes the system more fragile and slow

X+

[dhirendra]

thank you very much sir.