---
title: "Create a contact"
method: POST
path: "/contacts"
tags: ["Contacts"]
---

# Create a contact

`POST /contacts`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.automessage.app/v1`
- URL: `https://api.automessage.app/v1/contacts`
- Auth: API key in header `X-API-KEY`

## Request body

- ContactInput
  - `displayName` string, required
  - `phone` string: E.164; normalized on write.
  - `email` string, email
  - `notes` string
  - `tags` string[]

## Response `201`

Contact created.

- Contact
  - `displayName` string, required
  - `phone` string: E.164; normalized on write.
  - `email` string, email
  - `notes` string
  - `tags` string[]
  - `id` string, required
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/automessage/apis/automessage-rest-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/automessage/apis/automessage-rest-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/automessage/apis/automessage-rest-api/revisions/129f369dee8b?raw)