---
title: "ContactTypes.get"
method: GET
path: "/entities/ContactTypes/{id}"
tags: ["Contact"]
---

# ContactTypes.get

`GET /entities/ContactTypes/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://us-east.api.coevera.com/api/v100/rest/spaces/your_space_id`
- URL: `https://us-east.api.coevera.com/api/v100/rest/spaces/your_space_id/entities/ContactTypes/{id}`
- Auth: HTTP basic
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/coevera/apis/coevera-crm-api/docs/entities/ContactTypes/:id/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Returns the ContactType record with the given id.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, uuid, required

## Query parameters

- `expand` string

## Response `200`

The ContactType record.

- object
  - `success` boolean: True when the request succeeded; false on error.
  - `data` ContactType: Configurable category of contacts that defines the form layout and settings used for contacts of that type.
    - `has_draft` boolean, required: True when the record has unpublished draft changes, including pending translation changes, that can be published.
    - `is_delete_protected` boolean, required: True when the record is protected against deletion because it must always exist in the space. Deleting a record that is not protected can still fail on other checks. Read-only.
    - `form_edit_api` object, required: Typed, read-only view of a form layout of this type: form_edit_api mirrors the edit form (form_edit), form_lost_api the form shown when archiving as lost (form_lost).
    - `can_change_readonly` boolean: False for types whose read-only setting is fixed, such as the recurrent appointment type; true otherwise.
    - `id` string, uuid, required: Unique identifier of entity.
    - `is_deleted` boolean: Specifies if the entity is considered deleted.
    - `modified` string, date-time: Last modification time.
    - `created` string, date-time: Creation time.
    - `form_edit` object: JSON definition of the edit form layout used by the UI when creating or editing contacts of this type. Contains tabs, sections, and field placement. This payload conforms to the `Form` JSON Schema (see the linked schema).
    - `is_readonly` boolean, required: True when the contact type is system-managed and cannot be edited or deleted by users.
    - `name` string, required: Name of the entity and its default text representation.
    - `settings` string, binary, required: Per-type configuration for records of this entity type, e.g. allowed task and appointment types that may be linked to records of this type. This payload conforms to the `EntityTypeSettings` JSON Schema (see the linked schema).
    - `is_published` boolean: True when the entity configuration is published; false while it exists only as an unpublished draft.
    - `revision` integer: Revision when entity was lastly changed.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request: a bad or unknown parameter (codes 117, 118), a missing permission (code 50), conflicting data (code 2002) or any other API error. The REST API answers 400 where others answer 403 or 409; check `code`.
- `401`: Not authenticated: missing or wrong credentials, a credential of another space, or an expired token (code 401, ERROR_UNAUTHORIZED).
- `404`: No such record or entity (code 143 ERROR_NO_ENTITY, or 2006 ERROR_UNKNOWN_TYPE).
- `429`: Too many requests (code 182). Wait for the seconds in Retry-After, then retry.
- `500`: Unexpected server error (code 1000, ERROR_UNKNOWN).

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