---
title: "Send a contact request"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/me/contacts/requests"
tags: ["humanApiContacts"]
---

# Send a contact request

`POST /api/v1/me/contacts/requests`

Sends a contact request to another user.

You can include an optional message (max 500 characters).
The recipient will be able to approve or reject the request.

**Constraints:**
- Cannot send a request to yourself
- Cannot send a request if you're already contacts
- Only one pending request per recipient at a time

## Headers

- `X-API-Key` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `contact_request` ApiV1MeContactsRequestsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaContactRequest, required
    - `message` string, nullable — Optional message to include with the request
    - `recipient_handle` string, required — Handle of the user to add (with or without @ prefix)

## Response `201`

Created contact request

- ContactsCreateContactRequestResponse201 — unresolved $ref

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request - invalid handle format
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `404` — Recipient not found
- `409` — Already contacts or pending request exists
- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-08-22** `d4b03725c5d7` — 1 breaking, 2 warning
  - the `contact_request/recipient_handle` request property's minLength was increased from `0` to `1`
  - the `contact_request/message` request property's maxLength was set to `500`
  - the `contact_request/recipient_handle` request property's maxLength was set to `51`

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

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