# Pull Request Template
## Description
This keeps the public inbox contact update response on the public
contact inbox serializer shape after applying the contact identify
update.
## Type of change
- [x] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
- [ ] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
- [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing
functionality to not work as expected)
- [ ] This change requires a documentation update
## How Has This Been Tested?
- `bundle exec rspec
spec/controllers/public/api/v1/inbox/contacts_controller_spec.rb`
## Checklist:
- [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project
- [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code
- [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
- [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
- [x] My changes generate no new warnings
- [x] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my
feature works
- [x] New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes
- [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream
modules
Fixes
[https://linear.app/chatwoot/issue/CW-6937](https://linear.app/chatwoot/issue/CW-6937)
Fixes
[https://linear.app/chatwoot/issue/CW-7464](https://linear.app/chatwoot/issue/CW-7464)
Fixes
[https://linear.app/chatwoot/issue/CW-7457](https://linear.app/chatwoot/issue/CW-7457)
- Fixes the identifier not being used to identify the contact, this results in having a new contact created every time the email or phone is not supplied.
Fixes: #5704
