Update or rename a contact group

posthttps://api.expiryedge.com/v1/updateContactGroup

editor or admin60/minAny method

Request

curl -X POST 'https://api.expiryedge.com/v1/updateContactGroup?id=grp_7Qw2' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EXPIRYEDGE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "name": "Suppliers",
  "sortOrder": 1
}'

Response

{
  "message": "Group updated",
  "group": {
    "id": "grp_7Qw2",
    "organization_id": "org_northwind",
    "name": "Suppliers",
    "color": "#2e7d32",
    "sortOrder": 1,
    "createdAt": "2026-09-27T14:05:00.000Z",
    "updatedAt": "2026-09-28T09:12:00.000Z"
  },
  "membersUpdated": 3
}

Id from the id query parameter (or body id). Renaming checks uniqueness (409 GROUP_EXISTS) and moves every member contact to the new name; membersUpdated reports how many.

Query parameters

idstring
Group id (alternative to body id).

Body parameters

application/json

namestring
Required on create. Unique per organization (case-insensitive).
colorstring
Hex color; empty derives one from the name.
sortOrdernumber
idstring
Group id (used when id is not in the query).

Returns

200

Group updated.

messagestringrequired
groupobjectrequired
An organization-wide contact group.
membersUpdatedinteger
Contacts moved to the new name (0 when not renamed).

Errors

`400`	The request is missing required fields or contains invalid values.
`401`	Missing, expired or invalid bearer token.
`403`	Authenticated, but your role or organization does not allow this action.
`404`	The record does not exist or is not in your organization.
`409`	A group with that name already exists.
`429`	Too many requests for this endpoint from your IP. Wait `Retry-After` seconds.