Update a visitor
Example Request
$ curl https://api.intercom.io/visitors \
-X PUT \
-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
}
}'HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{
"user_id": "124",
"name": "Joe Example",
"custom_attributes": {
"paid_subscriber" : true,
"monthly_spend": 155.5,
"team_mates": 9
}
# and the rest of the Visitor model
}'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.
Request Body Parameters
| Argument | Type | Required? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | String | One of | A unique identified for the visitor which is given by Intercom. |
| user_id | String | One of | A unique identified for the visitor which is given by you. |
| name | String | No | The visitor's name. |
| custom_attributes | Object | No | The custom attributes which are set for the visitor. |
Response
This will return a Visitor Model of the visitor you just updated.