Update an entity

Updates an entity with the parameters sent.

💡 Tip: Updating an entity with more information will enable further capabilities on the Entity. See entity capabilities for more info.

⚠️ Caution: Once an entity's property has been set, that property can no longer be updated.

Parameters

`individual`

object

Individual information of the entity. See individual entity.

Optional

`corporation`

object

Corporation information of the entity. See corporation entity.

Optional

`address`

object

The entity's address. See entity address.

Optional

Returns

Returns the entity with the updated fields.

cURL
Node.js
Python

PUT /entities/:entity_id
curl https://production.methodfi.com/entities/ent_au22b1fbFJbp8 \
  -X PUT \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_WyZEWVfTcH7GqmPzUPk65Vjc" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "individual": {
      "first_name": "Kevin",
      "last_name": "Doyle",
      "email": "kevin.doyle@gmail.com",
      "dob": "1997-03-18"
    }
  }'

PUT /entities/:entity_id
const entity = await method.entities.update('ent_au22b1fbFJbp8', {
  individual: {
    first_name: 'Kevin',
    last_name: 'Doyle',
    email: 'kevin.doyle@gmail.com',
    dob: '1997-03-18',
  },
});

PUT /entities/:entity_id
entity = method.entities.update('ent_au22b1fbFJbp8', {
  'individual': {
    'first_name': 'Kevin',
    'last_name': 'Doyle',
    'email': 'kevin.doyle@gmail.com',
    'dob': '1997-03-18',
  }
})

RESPONSE
{
  "id": "ent_au22b1fbFJbp8",
  "type": "individual",
  "individual": {
    "first_name": "Kevin",
    "last_name": "Doyle",
    "phone": "+16505555555",
    "email": "kevin.doyle@gmail.com",
    "dob": "1997-03-18"
  },
  "corporation": null,
  "receive_only": null,
  "address": {
    "line1": "3300 N Interstate 35",
    "line2": null,
    "city": "Austin",
    "state": "TX",
    "zip": "78705"
  },
  "capabilities": [
    "payments:send",
    "payments:receive",
    "data:sync"
  ],
  "available_capabilities": [
    "data:retrieve"
  ],
  "pending_capabilities": [],
  "error": null,
  "status": "active",
  "metadata": null,
  "created_at": "2020-12-09T00:40:51.107Z",
  "updated_at": "2020-12-09T00:40:51.107Z"
}