> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://getprescience.com/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Update or terminate a member > Updates member fields. Terminate with `{ "status": "terminated", "terminationDate": "...", "cobra": true }`. After enrollment, changes propagate to the live company census; `cobra: true` keeps the member covered under COBRA continuation. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json patch /groups/{groupId}/members/{memberId} openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Prescience Partner API version: 1.1.0 description: >- Create employer groups, submit census records, generate indicative quotes, create enrollments, and read aggregate account data. Money is always integer cents. Dates are `YYYY-MM-DD`; timestamps are ISO 8601 UTC. Quotes are indicative pending underwriting confirmation. A BAA and data processing agreement are executed before live mode is enabled. contact: name: Prescience partner engineering email: partners@getprescience.com servers: - url: https://www.getprescience.com/api/partner/v1 description: >- Production. Test and live traffic share this host; mode comes from your API key. security: - bearerAuth: [] tags: - name: Health description: Connectivity and key checks. - name: Plans description: Static plan metadata. - name: Groups description: 'Employer groups: the root resource of every integration.' - name: Census description: Pre-enrollment census intake and ongoing member sync. - name: Quotes description: Deterministic, synchronous quotes. Indicative pending underwriting. - name: Enrollments description: Plan selection and employer provisioning. - name: Account description: Aggregate, de-identified employer account data. - name: Webhooks description: Signed event delivery (standard-webhooks scheme). paths: /groups/{groupId}/members/{memberId}: patch: tags: - Census summary: Update or terminate a member description: >- Updates member fields. Terminate with `{ "status": "terminated", "terminationDate": "...", "cobra": true }`. After enrollment, changes propagate to the live company census; `cobra: true` keeps the member covered under COBRA continuation. operationId: updateMember parameters: - $ref: '#/components/parameters/GroupId' - $ref: '#/components/parameters/MemberId' requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CensusMemberUpdate' example: status: terminated terminationDate: '2026-11-15' cobra: true responses: '200': description: Updated member. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/StoredCensusMember' example: memberId: mem_92e4b7a1d0c6 externalId: emp_0009 firstName: Tom lastName: Becker email: tom@acme.com dob: '1974-02-27' zip: '94110' employmentType: full_time hireDate: '2022-01-10' status: terminated terminationDate: '2026-11-15' cobra: true dependents: - relationship: spouse dob: '1976-05-19' name: Anja Becker '400': description: Validation failed. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: error: invalid_request message: terminationDate must be YYYY-MM-DD. details: - field: terminationDate message: terminationDate must be YYYY-MM-DD '401': $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized' '404': $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound' '429': $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited' '500': $ref: '#/components/responses/ServerError' components: parameters: GroupId: name: groupId in: path required: true description: Group ID, e.g. `grp_8c2f41d09a3e`. schema: type: string pattern: ^grp_[0-9a-f]{12}$ example: grp_8c2f41d09a3e MemberId: name: memberId in: path required: true description: Census member ID, e.g. `mem_92e4b7a1d0c6`. schema: type: string pattern: ^mem_[0-9a-f]{12}$ example: mem_92e4b7a1d0c6 schemas: CensusMemberUpdate: type: object description: >- Partial update: send only the fields you are changing. Terminate with `status: "terminated"` plus optional `terminationDate` and `cobra`. properties: externalId: type: string description: Your employee ID. Used as the upsert key when `email` is absent. example: emp_0001 firstName: type: string example: Jordan lastName: type: string example: Reyes email: type: string format: email description: Upsert key when present. example: jordan@acme.com dob: type: string format: date example: '1992-03-14' age: type: integer description: Alternative to `dob`. One of the two is required. example: 34 zip: type: string pattern: ^[0-9]{5}$ description: 5-digit home ZIP. Drives the area factor in rating. example: '94110' sexAtBirth: type: string enum: - male - female - other employmentType: type: string enum: - full_time - part_time - contractor hireDate: type: string format: date example: '2024-03-01' status: type: string enum: - active - terminated default: active dependents: type: array maxItems: 6 items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dependent' terminationDate: type: string format: date example: '2026-11-15' cobra: type: boolean description: Offer COBRA continuation on termination. StoredCensusMember: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CensusMemberInput' - type: object required: - memberId properties: memberId: type: string description: >- Server-assigned ID. Use it for `PATCH /groups/{groupId}/members/{memberId}`. example: mem_c4a91f27e83d Error: type: object required: - error - message properties: error: type: string enum: - unauthorized - live_mode_disabled - forbidden - not_found - invalid_request - conflict - quote_expired - census_required - rate_limited - server_error - not_configured description: Stable machine-readable error code. message: type: string description: >- Human-readable explanation. Wording may change; branch on `error`, not `message`. details: type: array description: Present on `invalid_request`. One entry per failed field. items: type: object required: - field - message properties: field: type: string example: zip message: type: string example: zip must be a 5-digit ZIP code index: type: integer description: >- For array payloads (census rows), the zero-based index of the failing row. example: 7 Dependent: type: object required: - relationship properties: relationship: type: string enum: - spouse - domestic_partner - child - other dob: type: string format: date example: '2019-10-02' name: type: string example: Mia Fischer CensusMemberInput: type: object required: - zip anyOf: - required: - dob - required: - age description: >- One employee. `zip` plus one of `dob` | `age` is enough to quote. `firstName`, `lastName`, and `email` are additionally required (per active member) at enrollment time. properties: externalId: type: string description: Your employee ID. Used as the upsert key when `email` is absent. example: emp_0001 firstName: type: string example: Jordan lastName: type: string example: Reyes email: type: string format: email description: Upsert key when present. example: jordan@acme.com dob: type: string format: date example: '1992-03-14' age: type: integer description: Alternative to `dob`. One of the two is required. example: 34 zip: type: string pattern: ^[0-9]{5}$ description: 5-digit home ZIP. Drives the area factor in rating. example: '94110' sexAtBirth: type: string enum: - male - female - other employmentType: type: string enum: - full_time - part_time - contractor hireDate: type: string format: date example: '2024-03-01' status: type: string enum: - active - terminated default: active dependents: type: array maxItems: 6 items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dependent' responses: Unauthorized: description: Missing, malformed, or revoked API key. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: error: unauthorized message: >- Provide a valid partner API key as `Authorization: Bearer psk_...`. NotFound: description: >- No such resource in this mode. Test keys only see test resources; live keys only see live resources. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: error: not_found message: No group grp_8c2f41d09a3e found. RateLimited: description: Rate limit exceeded. Honor `Retry-After`. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: error: rate_limited message: Rate limit exceeded. Retry after 12 seconds. headers: Retry-After: description: Seconds to wait before retrying. schema: type: integer example: 12 ServerError: description: >- Something failed on our side. Safe to retry with the same `Idempotency-Key`. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: error: server_error message: Internal error. The request was not applied. securitySchemes: bearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer description: >- Partner API key. `psk_test_<32 hex>` for test mode, `psk_live_<32 hex>` for live mode. Keys are stored hashed and cannot be recovered; store them in your secrets manager on issue. ````