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# Update a record

> Change fields of one record, for example Status, Sales Stage or Next Step. Input schema, a tools/call example and an example result.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/suitecrm/update_record

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Change fields of one record, for example Status, Sales Stage or Next Step.

SuiteCRM MCP tools: https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/suitecrm.md

MCP tool: `suitecrm_write → update_record`

Access: write.

Changes only the fields you pass and returns the record afterwards. It does not message anyone itself, but workflows your admin set up in SuiteCRM still run on the change. It is undone by changing the field back, so it does not wait for your OK.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `module` | string | yes | Module: Leads, Contacts, Accounts, Opportunities, Cases, Tasks, Calls, Meetings or Notes. |
| `record_id` | string | yes | Record ID from list_records. |
| `fields` | object | yes | Field names and new values as in the record's Edit View, for example {"status": "Dead"}. |

## tools/call

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "suitecrm_write",
    "arguments": {
      "operation": "update_record",
      "arguments": {
        "module": "module",
        "record_id": "record_8c41d2",
        "fields": "fields"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
    }
  ],
  "structuredContent": {
    "module": "Leads",
    "record_id": "e91d3a77-0c5b-4d28-b6f1-7a2c8e4d9013",
    "changed": {
      "status": "Dead"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-10-23T09:12:00"
  },
  "isError": false
}
```

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