Identify and update contact
The “Identify and update contact” action allows you to locate an existing contact using a unique identifier and update its properties. If no matching record exists, the system can automatically create a new contact to keep your database accurate and complete.
Set up "Identify and update contact" action node
- Click on the Identify and update contact action node to open up its node form, which will appear on the right side of the screen

- The node form contains the following fields for you to set up the trigger:
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Setup tab
- Identify by: Select the identifier that you want to use to match a contact (e.g., phone number or email)
- Value: Enter or select a flow variable that provides the value for the chosen identifier
- Update contact property: Select the contact property you want to update and define the new value

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Create contact if none exists: Decide whether to automatically create a new contact when no existing match is found
- Yes: A new contact will be created in SleekFlow if no record matches the chosen identifier
- No: The flow will only attempt to update existing contacts. If no matching contact is found, the flow will fail and stop at this step
