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Xero Error Message: The specified contact details matched an archived contact. Archived contacts cannot currently be edited via the API.

Issue:

  • Xero issue: The specified contact details matched an archived contact. Archived contacts cannot currently be edited via the API.

Environment:

  • Clio Manage
  • Xero

Additional Information:

n/a

Cause:

This is likely due to incorrect merging from the error message "The Contact name X is already assigned to another Contact. The contact name must be unique across all active contacts.". 

Resolution:

In this case, attempt to merge the Contacts in the opposite way (to merge contacts in xero, please see: here)

  1. Un-archive archived Contact (Contact A)
  2. Merge existing Contact (Contact B) into Contact A
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