---
title: "Send Contact"
method: POST
path: "/message/sendContact/{instance}"
tags: ["Message Controller"]
---

# Send Contact

`POST /message/sendContact/{instance}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://evolution-example`
- URL: `https://evolution-example/message/sendContact/{instance}`
- Auth: API key in header `apikey`

Send Contact

## Path parameters

- `instance` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `number` string, required: Number to receive the message (with country code)
  - `contact` object[], required
    - `fullName` string: Contact full name
    - `wuid` string, required: Phone number non-stylized with country code (553198296801)
    - `phoneNumber` string, required: Phone number stylized (+55 31 9 9999-9999)
    - `organization` string, required: Organization name for the contact
    - `email` string, required: Contact email address
    - `url` string, required: Page URL

## Response `201`

Created

- object
  - `key` object: The key of the message, which identifies the message in the chat.
    - `remoteJid` string: The remote Jid.
    - `fromMe` boolean: Indicates whether the message was sent by the user.
    - `id` string: The ID of the message.
  - `message` object: The message content, which may include various types of messages like text, images, contact, etc.
    - `contactMessage` object: Details of the contact message.
      - `displayName` string: The display name of the contact.
      - `vcard` string: The vCard format contact information.
      - `contextInfo` object: Additional context information.
  - `messageTimestamp` string: The timestamp of the message, represented as a string.
  - `status` string: The status of the message, such as sent, received, or pending.

## Changes

- **2024-11-25** (v2) `3da4e104d42b`: 1 breaking, 2 warning
  - added the new required request property `contact`
  - removed the request property `contactMessage`
  - removed the request property `options`
- **2024-11-25** (v2) `c153448703e5`: 3 breaking, 6 info
  - added the new required request property `contactMessage`
  - added the new required request property `number`
  - removed the success response with the status `200`
  - api operation id `sendContact` was added
  - …5 more
- **2024-09-09** (v2) `0c4620ca5ed5`: 1 breaking, 2 warning, 5 info
  - removed the success response with the status `201`
  - removed the request property `contact`
  - removed the request property `number`
  - api operation id `sendContact` removed and replaced with ``
  - …4 more
- **2024-08-09** (v2) `996acfdb07ce`: 1 breaking, 2 warning
  - added the new required request property `contact`
  - removed the request property `contactMessage`
  - removed the request property `options`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/evolution-foundation/apis/evolution-api-3/changes/message/sendContact/:instance/post.md)

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