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I am trying to update a contact in server using version 3 of API using the following REST/JSON API

 http://ubuntu-mt.reisys.com/drupal-7.12/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/rest.php?json=1&version=3&entity=Contact&action=create&key=b11c194dcae54c3d33bdcb56e6a2befb&api_key=da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890&id=85&id=85&contact_type=Individual&first_name=BhootNath&last_name=Sharma&contact_is_deleted=0&email=bhootNath@gmai.com

So, the entity is Contact and action is create with Id and it is not updating the mail address of the contact. I tries using update action as well. But that also was of no use.

Please help me here. I am using drupal 7.12 and civicrm 4.1.1 with version 3 of API

Thanks & Regards
Mohit Thakral

Hi,

that's expected that it doesn't update email (or address or phone). On create/update, we tend to work on only one entity (get on the other hand can fetch loads of related tables). To create an email for instance, you need to specify the location type.

You can chain the api to create/update the email (if it's an update, you probably already have the mail id).

Is this clear?