public function update_item( $request ) {
		// Setting context.
		$request->set_param( 'context', 'edit' );

		$field = $this->get_xprofile_field_object( $request );

		if ( empty( $field->id ) ) {
			return new WP_Error(
				'bp_rest_invalid_id',
				__( 'Invalid profile field ID.', 'buddypress' ),
				array(
					'status' => 404,
				)
			);
		}

		$args = array(
			'field_id'          => $field->id,
			'field_group_id'    => is_null( $request['group_id'] ) ? $field->group_id : $request['group_id'],
			'parent_id'         => is_null( $request['parent_id'] ) ? $field->parent_id : $request['parent_id'],
			'type'              => is_null( $request['type'] ) ? $field->type : $request['type'],
			'name'              => is_null( $request['name'] ) ? $field->name : $request['name'],
			'description'       => is_null( $request['description'] ) ? $field->description : $request['description'],
			'is_required'       => is_null( $request['required'] ) ? $field->is_required : $request['required'],
			'can_delete'        => $request['can_delete'], // Set to true by default.
			'order_by'          => is_null( $request['order_by'] ) ? $field->order_by : $request['order_by'],
			'is_default_option' => is_null( $request['is_default_option'] ) ? $field->is_default_option : $request['is_default_option'],
			'option_order'      => is_null( $request['option_order'] ) ? $field->option_order : $request['option_order'],
			'field_order'       => is_null( $request['field_order'] ) ? $field->field_order : $request['field_order'],
		);

		/**
		 * Filter the query arguments for the request.
		 *
		 * @since 5.0.0
		 *
		 * @param array           $args    Key value array of query var to query value.
		 * @param WP_REST_Request $request The request sent to the API.
		 */
		$args = apply_filters( 'bp_rest_xprofile_fields_update_item_query_args', $args, $request );

		// Specific check to make sure the Full Name xprofile field will remain undeletable.
		if ( bp_xprofile_fullname_field_id() === $field->id ) {
			$args['can_delete'] = false;
		}

		$field_id = xprofile_insert_field( $args );
		if ( ! $field_id ) {
			return new WP_Error(
				'bp_rest_user_cannot_update_xprofile_field',
				__( 'Cannot update XProfile field.', 'buddypress' ),
				array(
					'status' => 500,
				)
			);
		}

		// Define visibility and autolink field properties.
		$this->set_additional_field_properties( $field_id, $request );

		$field = $this->get_xprofile_field_object( $field_id );

		// Update Additional fields.
		$fields_update = $this->update_additional_fields_for_object( $field, $request );

		if ( is_wp_error( $fields_update ) ) {
			return $fields_update;
		}

		$retval = array(
			$this->prepare_response_for_collection(
				$this->prepare_item_for_response( $field, $request )
			),
		);

		$response = rest_ensure_response( $retval );

		/**
		 * Fires after a XProfile field is updated via the REST API.
		 *
		 * @since 5.0.0
		 *
		 * @param BP_XProfile_Field  $field      Updated field object.
		 * @param WP_REST_Response  $response  The response data.
		 * @param WP_REST_Request   $request   The request sent to the API.
		 */
		do_action( 'bp_rest_xprofile_fields_update_item', $field, $response, $request );

		return $response;
	}