# Update a Visitor

## Example Request


```curl
$ curl https://api.intercom.io/visitors \
-XPUT \
-H 'Authorization:Bearer <Your access token>'  \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '
{
  "user_id": "124",
  "name": "Joe Example",
  "custom_attributes": {
    "paid_subscriber" : true,
    "monthly_spend": 155.5,
    "team_mates": 9
  }
}'
```


```curl
HTTP/1.1 200 OK

{
  "type": "visitor",
  "id": "573479f784c5acde6a000575",
  "user_id": "16e690c0-485a-4e87-ae98-a326e788a4f7",
  "email": "joe@example.com",
  "name": "Joe Example",
  ...
}
# NB: Full Visitor objects are returned
```


```ruby
visitor.name = "Joe Example"
visitor.custom_attribute[:foo] = 'bar'
intercom.visitors.save(visitor)
```

Sending a PUT request to `/visitors` and passing identifiers (user_id or id) in the body will result in an update of an existing Visitor.

It is not possible to uniquely identify a Visitor for an update with an email address. Including an email address in the PUT request will result in converting the Visitor to a Lead.