All contact commands: (check) (create) (delete) (info) (modify)
Updating a contact means changing the information that is currently set within the contact. That is why the contact:update command only allows the <contact:chg> element.
To update a contact you use the contact:update command. Please refer to the XSD files to see which elements are allowed where.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0" xmlns:contact="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:contact-1.0">
<command>
<update>
<contact:update>
<contact:id>RP01mGXpAB6Ph8hmArSu6P9a</contact:id>
<contact:chg>
<contact:postalInfo type="int">
<contact:name>Contact name</contact:name>
<contact:org>Contact organization</contact:org>
<contact:addr>
<contact:street>Street 1</contact:street>
<contact:city>City</contact:city>
<contact:sp>PR</contact:sp>
<contact:pc>10000</contact:pc>
<contact:cc>US</contact:cc>
</contact:addr>
</contact:postalInfo>
<contact:voice>+31.612345678</contact:voice>
<contact:email>test@test.com</contact:email>
<contact:authInfo>
<contact:pw>X4XIE8VZAX</contact:pw>
</contact:authInfo>
</contact:chg>
</contact:update>
</update>
<clTRID>57c42c1ddc6b8</clTRID>
</command>
</epp>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0" xmlns:contact="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:contact-1.0">
<response>
<result code="1000">
<msg>Command completed successfully</msg>
</result>
<trID>
<svTRID>MTR_cb63f63157239b333f13116592a1c1c2ae4b2d0a</svTRID>
<clTRID>57c42c1ddc6b8</clTRID>
</trID>
</response>
</epp>
With the same update command you can add or update extra properties of a contact. Some registries need these extra properties to be able to register or update domain names. An example of a property update command can be found below. There is no difference between add or update - the system determines for itself if the properties are already there or not. There is no command to delete the properties that are existing. Please refer to the Metaregistrar back-end which properties must be set for which registry
<command>
<update>
<contact:update>
<contact:id>RP01mGXpAB6Ph8hmArSu6P9a</contact:id>
</contact:update>
</update>
<extension>
<command-ext:command-ext>
<command-ext-contact:contact>
<command-ext-contact:update>
<command-ext-contact:property>
<command-ext-contact:registry>Dnsbe</command-ext-contact:registry>
<command-ext-contact:name>vat</command-ext-contact:name>
<command-ext-contact:value>1219884</command-ext-contact:value>
</command-ext-contact:property>
<command-ext-contact:property>
<command-ext-contact:registry>Dnsbe</command-ext-contact:registry>
<command-ext-contact:name>lang</command-ext-contact:name>
<command-ext-contact:value>nl</command-ext-contact:value>
</command-ext-contact:property>
</command-ext-contact:update>
</command-ext-contact:contact>
</command-ext:command-ext>
</extension>
<clTRID>5ac77af78738a</clTRID>
</command>