---
title: "Get a contact by email address"
method: GET
path: "/api/contacts.getByEmail"
---

# Get a contact by email address

`GET /api/contacts.getByEmail`

Retrieves a contact by their email address within a specific workspace.

## Query parameters

- `workspace_id` string, required
- `email` string, email, required

## Response `200`

Contact found successfully

- object
  - `contact` Contact
    - `email` string, email, required — Email address of the contact
    - `external_id` string, nullable — External identifier for the contact
    - `timezone` string, nullable — Timezone of the contact
    - `language` string, nullable — Preferred language of the contact
    - `first_name` string, nullable — First name of the contact
    - `last_name` string, nullable — Last name of the contact
    - `phone` string, nullable — Phone number of the contact
    - `address_line_1` string, nullable — First line of address
    - `address_line_2` string, nullable — Second line of address
    - `country` string, nullable — Country of the contact
    - `postcode` string, nullable — Postal code
    - `state` string, nullable — State or province
    - `job_title` string, nullable — Job title of the contact
    - `lifetime_value` number, float, nullable — Lifetime value of the contact
    - `orders_count` number, float, nullable — Number of orders placed by the contact
    - `last_order_at` string, date-time, nullable — Date and time of the contact's last order
    - `custom_string_1` string, nullable — Custom string field 1
    - `custom_string_2` string, nullable — Custom string field 2
    - `custom_string_3` string, nullable — Custom string field 3
    - `custom_string_4` string, nullable — Custom string field 4
    - `custom_string_5` string, nullable — Custom string field 5
    - `custom_number_1` number, float, nullable — Custom number field 1
    - `custom_number_2` number, float, nullable — Custom number field 2
    - `custom_number_3` number, float, nullable — Custom number field 3
    - `custom_number_4` number, float, nullable — Custom number field 4
    - `custom_number_5` number, float, nullable — Custom number field 5
    - `custom_datetime_1` string, date-time, nullable — Custom datetime field 1
    - `custom_datetime_2` string, date-time, nullable — Custom datetime field 2
    - `custom_datetime_3` string, date-time, nullable — Custom datetime field 3
    - `custom_datetime_4` string, date-time, nullable — Custom datetime field 4
    - `custom_datetime_5` string, date-time, nullable — Custom datetime field 5
    - `custom_json_1` object, nullable — Custom JSON field 1
    - `custom_json_2` object, nullable — Custom JSON field 2
    - `custom_json_3` object, nullable — Custom JSON field 3
    - `custom_json_4` object, nullable — Custom JSON field 4
    - `custom_json_5` object, nullable — Custom JSON field 5
    - `created_at` string, date-time — When the contact was created
    - `updated_at` string, date-time — When the contact was last updated

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request - missing parameters
- `401` — Unauthorized - invalid or missing authentication token
- `404` — Contact not found
- `500` — Internal server error

## Changes

- **2025-08-24** `384ae1bf1437` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/pierre-b/apis/notifuse-api/changes/api/contacts.getByEmail/get.md)

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