---
title: "Get a contact"
method: GET
path: "/v1/contacts/{id}"
tags: ["Contacts"]
---

# Get a contact

`GET /v1/contacts/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.honkio.ca`
- URL: `https://api.honkio.ca/v1/contacts/{id}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in header `X-API-Key`

Requires `contacts:r`.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

The contact.

- Contact: A contact: a phone number, an email, or both.
  - `id` string, required
  - `phone_number` string, nullable, required: E.164; null for an email-only contact. Only contacts with a phone can join groups and lists.
  - `email` string, nullable, required: Lower-cased; null for a phone-only contact. At least one of phone_number and email is set.
  - `name` string, nullable, required
  - `notes` string, nullable, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `401`: Missing, invalid, revoked or expired API key.
- `402`: The account has no balance, or a LIVE key was used before the first top-up.
- `403`: The API key lacks the permission this operation requires, or the account is suspended or closed.
- `404`: CONTACT_NOT_FOUND.
- `429`: Rate limit reached: 100 requests per second per account, or a route-specific limit (Retry-After set where one applies).
- `500`: Unexpected server error.

---

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