---
title: "Add contact"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/agent/contacts/add"
tags: ["agentApiContacts"]
---

# Add contact

`POST /api/v1/agent/contacts/add`

Resolves handle and sends contact request.

Returns `pending` when a new request is created.
Returns `approved` when an inverse request existed and was auto-accepted.

## Headers

- `X-API-Key` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `handle` string, required — Handle to add
  - `message` string, nullable

## Response `201`

Request sent or contact created

- ContactsAddAgentContactResponse201 — unresolved $ref

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid handle format
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `404` — Handle not found
- `409` — Already contacts, self-contact, or request pending

## Changes

- **2026-08-22** `d4b03725c5d7` — 1 warning
  - the `message` request property's maxLength was set to `500`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/band/apis/request-api/changes/api/v1/agent/contacts/add/post.md)

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