# Upsert option for batch contact creation?

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/upsert-option-for-batch-contact-creation/68831>\
**Category:** APIs & Integrations\
**Created:** [November 8, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/upsert-option-for-batch-contact-creation/68831 "2022-11-08T18:31:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![oa\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c5a1d2/32.png) [@oa\_1](https://community.hubspot.com/u/oa_1)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/upsert-option-for-batch-contact-creation/68831/1 "2022-11-08T18:31:23Z")

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I’m getting HTTP 409 responses when trying to create contacts with an email that already exists. Is there an upsert option?

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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:** [November 9, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/upsert-option-for-batch-contact-creation/68831/2 "2022-11-09T19:28:57Z")

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Hey, [@öä](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/474068) 👋 This one has come up before — [Upsert Contacts](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/APIs-Integrations/Upsert-Contacts/m-p/441887#M43756), is one. The PATCH method will be what is available from those endpoints. [CRM API — Contacts](https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/api/crm/contacts).

Best,

Jaycee