---
title: "Read Policy"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/contacts/{contact_id}/communication-policy"
tags: ["Contact Communication Policies"]
---

# Read Policy

`GET /api/v1/contacts/{contact_id}/communication-policy`

## Path parameters

- `contact_id` string, uuid, required

## Query parameters

- `identity_id` string, uuid, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- ContactCommunicationPolicyResponse
  - `notices` ResponseNotice[], nullable
    - `code` string, required
    - `level` string, required
    - `message` string, required
  - `contact_id` string, uuid, required
  - `revision` integer, required
  - `identity_id` string, uuid, nullable, required
  - `addresses` ContactAddressPermission[], required
    - `kind` 'email' | 'phone', required
    - `value` string, required
    - `label` string, nullable, required
    - `action` 'inherit' | 'allow' | 'block', required
    - `allowed` boolean, required
    - `inbound_action` 'inherit' | 'allow' | 'block'
    - `outbound_action` 'inherit' | 'allow' | 'block'
    - `allowed_inbound` boolean
    - `allowed_outbound` boolean
  - `effective_visibility` ContactVisibilityResult, required
    - `profile` boolean, required
    - `memories` boolean, required
  - `visibility` ContactVisibilityPolicy, required
    - `defaults` ContactVisibilityDecisions, required
      - `profile` 'inherit' | 'allow' | 'block', required
      - `memories` 'inherit' | 'allow' | 'block', required
    - `identities` ContactIdentityVisibilityDecisions[], required
      - `profile` 'inherit' | 'allow' | 'block', required
      - `memories` 'inherit' | 'allow' | 'block', required
      - `identity_id` string, uuid, required

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error
- `4XX` — Client error with Support Agent information.
- `5XX` — Server error with Support Agent information.

## Changes

- **2026-09-22** `f3dcdb50fbaa` — 5 info
  - added the optional property `addresses/items/allowed_inbound` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `addresses/items/allowed_outbound` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `addresses/items/inbound_action` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `addresses/items/outbound_action` to the response with the `200` status
  - …1 more
- **2026-09-15** `1393694554cc` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/inkbox/apis/inkbox-api/changes/api/v1/contacts/:contact_id/communication-policy/get.md)

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