## Update an impersonation registry entry

**patch** `/accounts/{account_id}/email-security/settings/impersonation_registry/{impersonation_registry_id}`

Updates an existing impersonation registry entry. Only provided fields will be modified. Directory-synced entries can't be updated.

### Path Parameters

- `account_id: string`

  Identifier.

- `impersonation_registry_id: string`

  Impersonation registry entry identifier

### Body Parameters

- `comments: optional string`

- `directory_id: optional number`

- `directory_node_id: optional number`

- `email: optional string`

- `external_directory_node_id: optional string`

- `is_email_regex: optional boolean`

- `name: optional string`

- `provenance: optional "A1S_INTERNAL" or "SNOOPY-CASB_OFFICE_365" or "SNOOPY-OFFICE_365" or "SNOOPY-GOOGLE_DIRECTORY"`

  - `"A1S_INTERNAL"`

  - `"SNOOPY-CASB_OFFICE_365"`

  - `"SNOOPY-OFFICE_365"`

  - `"SNOOPY-GOOGLE_DIRECTORY"`

### Returns

- `errors: array of object { code, message, documentation_url, source }`

  - `code: number`

  - `message: string`

  - `documentation_url: optional string`

  - `source: optional object { pointer }`

    - `pointer: optional string`

- `messages: array of object { code, message, documentation_url, source }`

  - `code: number`

  - `message: string`

  - `documentation_url: optional string`

  - `source: optional object { pointer }`

    - `pointer: optional string`

- `success: true`

  Whether the API call was successful.

  - `true`

- `result: optional object { id, comments, created_at, 9 more }`

  An impersonation registry entry

  - `id: optional string`

    Impersonation registry entry identifier

  - `comments: optional string`

  - `created_at: optional string`

  - `directory_id: optional number`

  - `directory_node_id: optional number`

  - `email: optional string`

  - `external_directory_node_id: optional string`

  - `is_email_regex: optional boolean`

  - `last_modified: optional string`

    Deprecated, use `modified_at` instead. End of life: November 1, 2026.

  - `modified_at: optional string`

  - `name: optional string`

  - `provenance: optional "A1S_INTERNAL" or "SNOOPY-CASB_OFFICE_365" or "SNOOPY-OFFICE_365" or "SNOOPY-GOOGLE_DIRECTORY"`

    - `"A1S_INTERNAL"`

    - `"SNOOPY-CASB_OFFICE_365"`

    - `"SNOOPY-OFFICE_365"`

    - `"SNOOPY-GOOGLE_DIRECTORY"`

### Example

```http
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/email-security/settings/impersonation_registry/$IMPERSONATION_REGISTRY_ID \
    -X PATCH \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
    -d '{
          "email": "john.doe@example.com",
          "name": "John Doe"
        }'
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "id": "f174e90a-fafe-4643-bbbc-4a0ed4fc8415",
    "comments": "comments",
    "created_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "directory_id": 0,
    "directory_node_id": 0,
    "email": "john.doe@example.com",
    "external_directory_node_id": "external_directory_node_id",
    "is_email_regex": false,
    "last_modified": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "modified_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
    "name": "John Doe",
    "provenance": "A1S_INTERNAL"
  }
}
```