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# Update

PUT https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/employers/{employer_id}
Content-Type: application/json

Updates an existing employer. All fields are optional — only provided fields are updated. PO Box addresses are rejected.

Reference: https://developer.vitablehealth.com/api/employers/update

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — API Key or Access Token authentication using Bearer token in Authorization header. API keys use the vit_apk_ prefix, access tokens use the vit_at_ prefix.

## Servers

- `https://api.vitablehealth.com` (Production, default)
- `https://api.uat.vitablehealth.com` (UAT)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `employer_id` (string, required) — Unique employer identifier (empr_*)

### Headers

- `X-Vitable-Organization` (string, optional) — Organization to act as for this request (e.g. `org_SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ`). Optional when your credentials reach a single organization. Required when they reach several — omitting it then returns 400 `organization_required`. A malformed value returns 400 `invalid_organization_header`, and naming an organization you do not have access to returns 403 `organization_access_denied`.

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an UpdateEmployerRequest.

- `name` (string, optional, nullable) — Employer display name
- `legal_name` (string, optional, nullable) — Legal business name
- `address` (UpdateEmployerAddressInput, optional, nullable) — Employer address
- `active` (boolean, optional, nullable) — Whether the employer is active

## Response

### 200

- `data` (Employer, required) — The employer record.

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Bad Request - Invalid input or validation error

- `timestamp` (datetime, required) — ISO 8601 timestamp when the error occurred
- `message` (string, required) — Human-readable error message
- `error` (string, required) — Error message (same as message, for backwards compatibility)
- `trace_id` (string, required) — Unique trace ID for debugging and support requests
- `app_error_code` (string, optional, nullable) — Application-specific error code for programmatic handling

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key

- `timestamp` (datetime, required) — ISO 8601 timestamp when the error occurred
- `message` (string, required) — Human-readable error message
- `error` (string, required) — Error message (same as message, for backwards compatibility)
- `trace_id` (string, required) — Unique trace ID for debugging and support requests
- `app_error_code` (string, optional, nullable) — Application-specific error code for programmatic handling

### 403 Forbidden Error

Forbidden - Insufficient permissions for this resource

- `timestamp` (datetime, required) — ISO 8601 timestamp when the error occurred
- `message` (string, required) — Human-readable error message
- `error` (string, required) — Error message (same as message, for backwards compatibility)
- `trace_id` (string, required) — Unique trace ID for debugging and support requests
- `app_error_code` (string, optional, nullable) — Application-specific error code for programmatic handling

### 404 Not Found Error

Not Found - The requested resource does not exist

- `timestamp` (datetime, required) — ISO 8601 timestamp when the error occurred
- `message` (string, required) — Human-readable error message
- `error` (string, required) — Error message (same as message, for backwards compatibility)
- `trace_id` (string, required) — Unique trace ID for debugging and support requests
- `app_error_code` (string, optional, nullable) — Application-specific error code for programmatic handling

### 409 Conflict Error

Conflict - Resource already exists or conflicts with current state

- `timestamp` (datetime, required) — ISO 8601 timestamp when the error occurred
- `message` (string, required) — Human-readable error message
- `error` (string, required) — Error message (same as message, for backwards compatibility)
- `trace_id` (string, required) — Unique trace ID for debugging and support requests
- `app_error_code` (string, optional, nullable) — Application-specific error code for programmatic handling

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

PO Box address submitted

- `timestamp` (datetime, required) — ISO 8601 timestamp when the error occurred
- `message` (string, required) — Human-readable error message
- `error` (string, required) — Error message (same as message, for backwards compatibility)
- `trace_id` (string, required) — Unique trace ID for debugging and support requests
- `app_error_code` (string, optional, nullable) — Application-specific error code for programmatic handling

### 429 Too Many Requests Error

Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded

- `timestamp` (datetime, required) — ISO 8601 timestamp when the error occurred
- `message` (string, required) — Human-readable error message
- `error` (string, required) — Error message (same as message, for backwards compatibility)
- `trace_id` (string, required) — Unique trace ID for debugging and support requests
- `app_error_code` (string, optional, nullable) — Application-specific error code for programmatic handling

### 500 Internal Server Error

Internal Server Error - An unexpected error occurred

- `timestamp` (datetime, required) — ISO 8601 timestamp when the error occurred
- `message` (string, required) — Human-readable error message
- `error` (string, required) — Error message (same as message, for backwards compatibility)
- `trace_id` (string, required) — Unique trace ID for debugging and support requests
- `app_error_code` (string, optional, nullable) — Application-specific error code for programmatic handling

### 502 Bad Gateway Error

Bad Gateway - External service error

- `timestamp` (datetime, required) — ISO 8601 timestamp when the error occurred
- `message` (string, required) — Human-readable error message
- `error` (string, required) — Error message (same as message, for backwards compatibility)
- `trace_id` (string, required) — Unique trace ID for debugging and support requests
- `app_error_code` (string, optional, nullable) — Application-specific error code for programmatic handling

## Types

### UpdateEmployerAddressInput

- `address_line_1` (string, required) — Primary street address
- `city` (string, required) — City name
- `state` (string, required) — Two-letter state code
- `zipcode` (string, required) — ZIP code
- `address_line_2` (string, optional, nullable) — Secondary street address

### Employer

Serializer for Employer entity in public API responses.

- `id` (string, required) — Unique employer identifier with 'empr_' prefix
- `organization_id` (string, required, nullable) — ID of the parent organization (org_*)
- `name` (string, required) — Display name of the employer
- `legal_name` (string, required) — Legal business name for compliance and tax purposes
- `ein` (string, required, nullable) — Employer Identification Number (format: XX-XXXXXXX)
- `active` (boolean, required) — Whether the employer is currently active in the system
- `address` (EmployerAddress, required) — Employer's primary address
- `contact` (EmployerContact, required, nullable) — Primary company-admin contact, or null
- `created_at` (datetime, required) — Timestamp when the employer was created
- `updated_at` (datetime, required) — Timestamp when the employer was last updated
- `reference_id` (string, optional, nullable) — Partner-assigned reference ID for the employer
- `email` (string, optional, nullable) — Email address for billing and communications
- `phone_number` (string, optional, nullable) — Employer phone number (E.164 format recommended)

### EmployerAddress

Nested address within EmployerSerializer.

- `address_line_1` (string, required) — Primary street address
- `city` (string, required) — City name
- `state` (string, required) — Two-letter state code (e.g., CA, NY)
- `zipcode` (string, required) — ZIP code (5 or 9 digit)
- `address_line_2` (string, optional, nullable) — Secondary street address (apt, suite, etc.)

### EmployerContact

Primary company-admin contact (email + phone; company admins have no person name).

- `email` (string, required, nullable) — Primary contact email
- `phone` (string, required, nullable) — Primary contact phone, or null

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "string",
    "organization_id": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "legal_name": "string",
    "ein": "string",
    "active": true,
    "address": {
      "address_line_1": "string",
      "city": "string",
      "state": "string",
      "zipcode": "string",
      "address_line_2": "string"
    },
    "contact": {
      "email": "string",
      "phone": "string"
    },
    "created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "reference_id": "string",
    "email": "string",
    "phone_number": "string"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/employers/empr_abc123def456"

payload = {}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <apiKey>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/employers/empr_abc123def456';
const options = {
  method: 'PUT',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <apiKey>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{}'
};

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

```go
package main

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

func main() {

	url := "https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/employers/empr_abc123def456"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{}")

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

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <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
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/employers/empr_abc123def456")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Put.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{}"

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

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.put("https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/employers/empr_abc123def456")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{}")
  .asString();
```

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

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PUT', 'https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/employers/empr_abc123def456', [
  'body' => '{}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <apiKey>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

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

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/employers/empr_abc123def456");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PUT);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [] as [String : Any]

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

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/employers/empr_abc123def456")! 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()
```