# Update state in contact via api leads to an incorrect result

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/update-state-in-contact-via-api-leads-to-an-incorrect-result/27820>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [April 26, 2023, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/update-state-in-contact-via-api-leads-to-an-incorrect-result/27820 "2023-04-26T12:34:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![valeriaduran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e79b87/32.png) [@valeriaduran](https://forum.mautic.org/u/valeriaduran)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/update-state-in-contact-via-api-leads-to-an-incorrect-result/27820/1 "2023-04-26T12:34:00Z")

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I want to update my contact with state “Montana” (United States) via API.  
I did PATCH request api/contacts/batch/edit

But It was updated with state “Montana” (Bulgaria).  
Is it possible to get the correct result via API (“Montana” (United States))?  
 ![Screenshot 2023-04-26 at 15.31.16](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/mautic/original/2X/4/4ff1856b4f390963766bc9dc53be05e32d172d12.png)

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**Author:** ![joeyk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/joeyk/32/11164_2.png) [@joeyk](https://forum.mautic.org/u/joeyk)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/update-state-in-contact-via-api-leads-to-an-incorrect-result/27820/2 "2023-04-26T15:06:22Z")

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Make sure you are updating the country as well, not just the state.

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**Author:** ![valeriaduran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e79b87/32.png) [@valeriaduran](https://forum.mautic.org/u/valeriaduran)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/update-state-in-contact-via-api-leads-to-an-incorrect-result/27820/3 "2023-04-26T15:09:44Z")

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first, i update state, then - country.  
Is sequence important?

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**Author:** ![joeyk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/joeyk/32/11164_2.png) [@joeyk](https://forum.mautic.org/u/joeyk)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/update-state-in-contact-via-api-leads-to-an-incorrect-result/27820/4 "2023-04-26T17:21:53Z")

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I thin its not important

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**Author:** ![valeriaduran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e79b87/32.png) [@valeriaduran](https://forum.mautic.org/u/valeriaduran)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 6:34am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/update-state-in-contact-via-api-leads-to-an-incorrect-result/27820/5 "2023-04-27T06:34:17Z")

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![Screenshot 2023-04-27 at 09.33.02](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/mautic/original/2X/9/934860bc2a97a33278ca42bd5f4e7d41fd6e6eea.png)  
Yes, not important, in the other order I got an incorrect result after update country and then state with PATCH request.

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**Author:** ![asad786](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/asad786/32/8990_2.png) [@asad786](https://forum.mautic.org/u/asad786)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/update-state-in-contact-via-api-leads-to-an-incorrect-result/27820/6 "2023-05-03T10:03:20Z")

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You can first sync the country and then state, maybe it will show correctly as you wanted.