> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.bland.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Update Conversation Summary

> Overwrite the conversation summary for a contact memory. The summary is a plain-text overview of past interactions that the agent uses for context at the start of each conversation.

### Headers

**authorization** `string` *required*

Your API key for authentication.

### Path Parameters

**memory\_id** `string` *required*

The unique identifier of the contact memory record.

### Body Parameters

**summary** `string` *required*

The new summary text. This replaces the existing summary.

### Response

**data** `object`

The updated contact memory object.

**data.id** `string`

Unique identifier for the contact memory.

**data.summary** `string`

The updated summary.

**data.summary\_updated\_at** `string`

ISO timestamp when the summary was last updated.

**errors** `null`

Error array (null on success).

```json Response theme={null}
{
  "data": {
    "id": "mem-aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
    "org_id": "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555",
    "contact_id": "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
    "persona_id": "persona-12345678",
    "agent_number": null,
    "summary": "Customer is a premium plan subscriber. Recently inquired about order #12345 which is in transit. Preferred contact method is phone. Located in EST timezone.",
    "summary_updated_at": "2025-07-22T16:00:00.000Z",
    "facts": {
      "name": "John Doe"
    },
    "recent_messages": [...],
    "created_at": "2025-07-20T10:30:00.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2025-07-22T16:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "errors": null
}
```

```json Error Response theme={null}
{
  "data": null,
  "errors": [
    {
      "error": "BAD_REQUEST",
      "message": "summary is required"
    }
  ]
}
```

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Docs for agents: [llms.txt](https://docs.bland.ai/llms.txt)


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