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# Update vendor

PUT https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/Vendor/{idVendor}
Content-Type: application/json

Updates a vendor's information. Send only the fields that need to be updated.

Reference: https://beta-docs.payabli.com/api-reference/vendor/update-vendor

## Authentication

- `requestToken` header (required) — API Key authentication via header

## Servers

- `https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api` (Sandbox, default)
- `https://api.payabli.com/api` (Production)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `idVendor` (integer, required) — Vendor ID.

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a VendorData.

- `vendorNumber` (string, optional) — Custom number identifying the vendor. Must be unique in paypoint.
- `AdditionalData` (map from string to map from string to any, optional) — Custom dictionary of key:value pairs. You can use this field to store any data related to the object or for your system. If you are using [custom identifiers](/developer-guides/entities-custom-identifiers), pass those in this object. Example usage: ```json { "additionalData": { "key1": "value1", "key2": "value2", "key3": "value3" } } ```
- `address1` (string, optional) — Vendor's address
- `address2` (string, optional) — Additional line for vendor's address.
- `billingData` (BillingData, optional) — Object containing vendor's bank information.
- `city` (string, optional) — Vendor's city.
- `contacts` (list of Contacts, optional) — Array of objects describing the vendor's contacts.
- `country` (string, optional) — Vendor's country.
- `customerVendorAccount` (string, optional) — Account number of paypoint in the vendor side.
- `ein` (string, optional) — EIN/Tax ID for vendor.
- `email` (string, optional) — Vendor's email address. Required for vCard.
- `internalReferenceId` (long, optional) — Internal identifier for global vendor account.
- `locationCode` (string, optional) — Additional location code used to identify the vendor.
- `mcc` (string, optional) — Business Merchant Category Code (MCC). [This resource](https://github.com/greggles/mcc-codes/blob/main/mcc_codes.csv) lists MCC codes.
- `name1` (string, optional) — Primary name for vendor. Required for new vendor.
- `name2` (string, optional) — Secondary name for vendor.
- `payeeName1` (string, optional) — Alternative name used to receive paper check.
- `payeeName2` (string, optional) — Alternative name used to receive paper check.
- `paymentMethod` (VendorPaymentMethod, optional) — Object containing details about the payment method to use for the payout.
- `phone` (string, optional) — Vendor's phone number. Phone number can't contain non-digit characters like hyphens or parentheses.
- `remitAddress1` (string, optional) — Remittance address. Used for mailing paper checks.
- `remitAddress2` (string, optional) — Remittance address additional line. Used for mailing paper checks.
- `remitCity` (string, optional) — Remittance address city. Used for mailing paper checks.
- `remitCountry` (string, optional) — Remittance address country. Used for mailing paper checks.
- `remitState` (string, optional) — Remittance address state. Used for mailing paper checks.
- `remitZip` (string, optional) — Remittance address ZIP code. Used for mailing paper checks.
- `state` (string, optional) — Vendor's state. Must be a 2 character state code.
- `vendorStatus` (integer, optional) — Vendor's status. Allowed status: - 0 Inactive - 1 Active
- `zip` (string, optional) — Vendor's zip code.

## Response

### 200

Success

- `isSuccess` (boolean, optional) — Boolean indicating whether the operation was successful. A `true` value indicates success. A `false` value indicates failure.
- `pageIdentifier` (string, optional) — Auxiliary validation used internally by payment pages and components.
- `responseCode` (integer, optional) — Code for the response. Learn more in [API Response Codes](/api-reference/api-responses).
- `responseData` (integer, optional) — If the request was successful, this field contains the identifier for the vendor.
- `responseText` (string, optional) — Response text for operation: 'Success' or 'Declined'.

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Bad request/ invalid data

- `any`

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized request.

- `any`

### 500 Internal Server Error

Internal API Error

- `any`

### 503 Service Unavailable Error

Database connection error

- `isSuccess` (boolean, optional) — Boolean indicating whether the operation was successful. A `true` value indicates success. A `false` value indicates failure.
- `responseData` (map from string to any, optional) — The object containing the response data.
- `responseText` (string, optional) — Response text for operation: 'Success' or 'Declined'.

## Types

### BillingData

- `accountNumber` (string, optional) — Account number for bank account.
- `bankAccountFunction` (integer, optional) — Describes whether the bank account is used for deposits or withdrawals in Payabli: - `0`: Deposit - `1`: Withdrawal - `2`: Deposit and withdrawal
- `bankAccountHolderName` (string, optional) — The accountholder's name.
- `bankAccountHolderType` (enum, optional) — Describes whether the bank is a personal or business account.
  - Allowed values: `Personal`, `Business`
- `bankName` (string, optional) — Name of bank for account.
- `id` (integer, optional) — The bank's ID in Payabli.
- `routingAccount` (string, optional) — Routing number of bank account.
- `typeAccount` (enum, optional) — Type of bank account: Checking or Savings.
  - Allowed values: `Checking`, `Savings`

### Contacts

- `contactEmail` (string, optional) — Contact email address.
- `contactName` (string, optional) — Contact name.
- `contactPhone` (string, optional) — Contact phone number.
- `contactTitle` (string, optional) — Contact title.

### VendorPaymentMethod

Object containing details about the payment method to use for the payout.

- `method` (enum, optional) — Payment method to use for payout. Leave empty for managed payables.
  - Allowed values: `managed`, `vcard`, `ach`, `check`

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "name1": "Theodore's Janitorial"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "isSuccess": true,
  "responseCode": 1,
  "responseData": 3890,
  "responseText": "Success"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python Update `name1` field
import requests

url = "https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/Vendor/1"

payload = { "name1": "Theodore's Janitorial" }
headers = {
    "requestToken": "<apiKey>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.put(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript Update `name1` field
const url = 'https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/Vendor/1';
const options = {
  method: 'PUT',
  headers: {requestToken: '<apiKey>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"name1":"Theodore\'s Janitorial"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go Update `name1` field
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/Vendor/1"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"name1\": \"Theodore's Janitorial\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PUT", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("requestToken", "<apiKey>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby Update `name1` field
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/Vendor/1")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Put.new(url)
request["requestToken"] = '<apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"name1\": \"Theodore's Janitorial\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java Update `name1` field
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.put("https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/Vendor/1")
  .header("requestToken", "<apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"name1\": \"Theodore's Janitorial\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php Update `name1` field
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PUT', 'https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/Vendor/1', [
  'body' => '{
  "name1": "Theodore\'s Janitorial"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    'requestToken' => '<apiKey>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp Update `name1` field
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/Vendor/1");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PUT);
request.AddHeader("requestToken", "<apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"name1\": \"Theodore's Janitorial\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift Update `name1` field
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "requestToken": "<apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["name1": "Theodore's Janitorial"] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/Vendor/1")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "PUT"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```

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