---
title: "Update an identity name"
canonical: "https://bird.com/docs/api/reference/update-compliance-identity"
---

# Update an identity name

`PATCH /v1/compliance/identities/{identity_id}`

Renames the party.

Only the name is yours to set. The business details are filled in from your
registrations: each single-value answer you file about the party is written
back onto it, whatever the verdict. Documents and multi-value answers are
not kept on the party. To correct one, send the new value on a registration.

Renaming does not disturb registrations already filed with this party. A verdict
already given stands against the details it was given for.

## Code samples

**TypeScript**

```ts
await bird.complianceIdentities.update("cid_01krdgeqcxet5s7t44vh8rt9mg", { name: "Goldcrest SAS" });
```

Examples: [TypeScript](/docs/api/reference/update-compliance-identity.ts.md) · [Python](/docs/api/reference/update-compliance-identity.py.md) · [Go](/docs/api/reference/update-compliance-identity.go.md) · [PHP](/docs/api/reference/update-compliance-identity.php.md) · [cURL](/docs/api/reference/update-compliance-identity.curl.md)

## Example response `200`

```json
{
  "id": "cid_01krdgeqcxet5s7t44vh8rt9mg",
  "name": "Goldcrest Communications SAS"
}
```

## Path parameters

- `identity_id` (string): Identity ID.

## Request body

- `name` (string, required): What you call this party. Yours to choose; it is never sent to a carrier.

## Response body

- `id` (string, required)
- `name` (string, required): What you call this party. Yours to choose; it is never sent to a carrier.
- `answers` (object, required): The business details this party has supplied, keyed by requirement. Filled in for you: a single-value detail lands here the moment you file it on one of your registrations, so the next one prefills it rather than asking again. Only requirements a country marks as being about the party appear; anything about a specific sender is asked fresh each time.
- `created_at` (string, required)
- `updated_at` (string, required)

## Related resources

- [Should I use a Bird SDK or call the API directly?](/explained/platform/should-i-use-an-sdk-or-call-the-api-directly) (answer)
- [Build your first integration](/learn/paths/integration) (course)
- [Send your first email](/docs/get-started/send-your-first-email) (docs)

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