# Batch Contact Update with association objects

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/batch-contact-update-with-association-objects/114579>\
**Category:** APIs & Integrations\
**Tags:** contacts\
**Created:** [August 15, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/batch-contact-update-with-association-objects/114579 "2024-08-15T17:11:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![DNguyen02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@DNguyen02](https://community.hubspot.com/u/DNguyen02)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/batch-contact-update-with-association-objects/114579/1 "2024-08-15T17:11:38Z")

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Hello, we currently are using batch creates for contacts. Along with the contact properties we also send a association object. This is working fine.

We are also batch updating contacts and sending a association object. However, the associations are never saved.

Does bactch contact update support sending the association object along with the contact like it does when you use batch create?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Jaycee\_Lewis](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/jaycee_lewis/32/61352_2.png) [@Jaycee\_Lewis](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Jaycee_Lewis)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/batch-contact-update-with-association-objects/114579/2 "2024-08-16T17:50:40Z")

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Hey, @DNguyen02 👋 Can you share an example of your failed call along with the response and any errors you get back, please?

Thanks! — Jaycee

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**Author:** ![FinnianAnderson](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/finniananderson/32/204231_2.png) [@FinnianAnderson](https://community.hubspot.com/u/FinnianAnderson)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/batch-contact-update-with-association-objects/114579/3 "2024-10-22T19:48:14Z")

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I’m having the same issue. The API docs don’t mention the associations field being supported, and it appears to be ignored. The endpoint in question is **POST /crm/v3/objects/contacts/batch/update**.

It would be really helpful if there was continuity across update and create, rather than getting involved with the associations API.

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**Author:** ![cwng](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cwng](https://community.hubspot.com/u/cwng)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2025, 12:20am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/batch-contact-update-with-association-objects/114579/4 "2025-03-19T00:20:44Z")

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Did you get an answer on this? the same seems to be true for upsert, the association fields are just ignored. this is problematic because if i upsert a new contact, hubspot by default will create a company with the domain, which could be not the company’s actual domain. if i don’t let hubspot create a company automatically, if someone were to create a contact in the UI, it will not have a company. love your experience.