---
title: "Retrieve a contact"
method: GET
path: "/crm/objects/2026-03/contacts/{contactId}"
tags: ["Basic"]
---

# Retrieve a contact

`GET /crm/objects/2026-03/contacts/{contactId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.hubapi.com`
- URL: `https://api.hubapi.com/crm/objects/2026-03/contacts/{contactId}`
- Auth: none required

Retrieve a contact by its ID (`contactId`) or by a unique property (`idProperty`). You can specify what is returned using the `properties` query parameter.

## Path parameters

- `contactId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `archived` boolean
- `associations` string[]
- `idProperty` string
- `properties` string[]
- `propertiesWithHistory` string[]

## Response `200`

successful operation

- SimplePublicObjectWithAssociations: Represents a CRM object along with its properties, timestamps, and a set of associated object IDs grouped by association type.
  - `archived` boolean, required: Whether the object is archived.
  - `archivedAt` string, date-time: The timestamp when the object was archived, in ISO 8601 format.
  - `associations` object: A map of associated object types to their associated IDs.
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required: The timestamp when the object was created, in ISO 8601 format.
  - `id` string, required: The unique ID of the object.
  - `objectWriteTraceId` string: An identifier used for tracing the creation or update request of the object.
  - `properties` object, required: Key value pairs representing the properties of the object.
  - `propertiesWithHistory` object: Key-value pairs representing the properties of the object along with their history.
  - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required: The timestamp when the object was last updated, in ISO 8601 format.
  - `url` string: The URL link to access this object.
  - `warnings` PublicObjectWarning[]
    - `category` string, required: The classification of the warning, indicating the type or nature of the issue.
    - `context` object, required: Additional information or metadata about the warning, providing context for understanding the issue.
    - `message` string, required: The text of the warning message, providing information about the issue or alert.

## Other responses

- `default`: An error occurred.

## Changes

- **2026-09-22** (2026-03) `27aa774222cc`: 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `oauth2` was removed from the API
- **2026-06-23** (2026-03) `968d92765cf8`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `warnings` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-06-15** (2026-03) `fc5e5ef2a0c0`: 1 breaking, 1 warning
  - removed the required property `associations/additionalProperties/results/items/associationSpec` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `associations/additionalProperties/results/items/toOffset` from the response with the `200` status
- **2026-06-15** (2026-03) `1f3809a60982`: 1 info
  - the response property `associations/additionalProperties/results/items/associationSpec` became required for the status `200`
- **2026-06-15** (2026-03) `39b80a92127a`: 2 info
  - added the optional property `associations/additionalProperties/results/items/associationSpec` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `associations/additionalProperties/results/items/toOffset` to the response with the `200` status

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/hubspot/apis/crm-contacts/changes/crm/objects/2026-03/contacts/:contactId/get.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/hubspot/apis/crm-contacts.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/hubspot/apis/crm-contacts/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/hubspot/apis/crm-contacts/revisions/b74503b90b68?raw)