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PATCH
/
api
/
external
/
companies
/
{companyId}
/
payees
/
{payeeId}
curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://app.aiinsurance.io/api/external/companies/{companyId}/payees/{payeeId} \
  --header 'Authorization: <api-key>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "Smith & Partners Law Firm"
}
'
{
  "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440001",
  "companyId": "660e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "name": "Smith & Partners Law Firm",
  "payeeType": "lawFirm",
  "email": "newcontact@smithlaw.com",
  "alternateEmails": [
    "billing@smithlaw.com",
    "legal@smithlaw.com"
  ],
  "phoneNumber": "+1-555-999-8888",
  "description": "Defense law firm specializing in insurance litigation",
  "address": "123 Legal Plaza, Suite 500, New York, NY 10001",
  "addressStructured": {
    "streetNumber": "123",
    "streetName": "Legal Plaza",
    "city": "New York",
    "state": {
      "short": "NY",
      "long": "New York"
    },
    "postalCode": "10001",
    "country": "US"
  },
  "lawFirmType": "defense",
  "bankInfo": {
    "bankAccountNumber": "****4321",
    "bankRoutingNumber": "****6789"
  },
  "taxIdNumber": "12-3456789",
  "externalPayee": null,
  "createdAt": "2025-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
  "createdBy": "880e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "updatedAt": "2025-01-20T09:00:00.000Z",
  "updatedBy": "880e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
}

Documentation Index

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Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

API key authentication. Include your API key in the Authorization header.

Path Parameters

​
companyId
string<uuid>
required

Company identifier

​
payeeId
string<uuid>
required

Payee identifier

Body

application/json

Request body for updating a payee. Only include fields you want to change.

​
name
string

Update payee name

​
payeeType
enum<string>

Type of payee

Available options:
lawFirm,
expert,
vendor,
other,
financingCompany
​
email
string<email> | null

Update email (send null to clear)

​
alternateEmails
string<email>[]

Update alternate emails

​
phoneNumber
string

Update phone number

​
description
string

Update description

​
address
string

Update unstructured address

​
addressStructured
object

Structured address with parsed components (payee-specific format)

​
lawFirmType
enum<string>

Type of law firm (only applicable when payeeType is lawFirm)

Available options:
defense,
plaintiff
​
bankInfo
object

Bank account information for payments

​
taxIdNumber
string

Update tax ID number

​
externalPayee
object

Reference to an external payee in another system

​
createdAt
string<date-time>

Update creation timestamp (ISO 8601)

Response

Payee updated successfully

A payee entity (law firm, expert, vendor, etc.)

​
id
string<uuid>

Payee identifier

​
companyId
string<uuid> | null

Company identifier

​
name
string

Payee name

​
payeeType
enum<string>

Type of payee

Available options:
lawFirm,
expert,
vendor,
other,
financingCompany
​
email
string<email> | null

Primary email address

​
alternateEmails
string<email>[] | null

Additional email addresses

​
phoneNumber
string | null

Phone number

​
description
string | null

Description of the payee

​
address
string | null

Unstructured address string

​
addressStructured
object

Structured address with parsed components

​
lawFirmType
enum<string>

Type of law firm (only for payeeType lawFirm)

Available options:
defense,
plaintiff
​
bankInfo
object

Bank account information

​
taxIdNumber
string | null

Tax identification number

​
externalPayee
object

Reference to payee in external system

​
createdAt
string<date-time> | null

When the payee was created (ISO 8601)

​
createdBy
string<uuid> | null

User ID who created the payee

​
updatedAt
string<date-time> | null

When the payee was last updated (ISO 8601)

​
updatedBy
string<uuid> | null

User ID who last updated the payee