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# Update

## Overview

Updates the account and returns a status

### Syntax

Update(1)

### Function Properties

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| Ordinal | Type   |     | Description                  |
| ------- | ------ | --- | ---------------------------- |
| **1**   | string |     | Account attributes to change |

If the passed attributes include TimeZoneID, the call uses that value to update the account time zone.

## Example

This sample code changes the FromName attribute of the account to the specified value:

```
var myAccount = Account.Init("MyCustomerKey");
var status = myAccount.Update({ "FromName" : "Demo From Name" });
```