---
title: "Retrieve a contact by ID or email"
method: GET
path: "/contacts/{id}"
tags: ["Campaigns"]
---

# Retrieve a contact by ID or email

`GET /contacts/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://sendhq.cc/api/v1`
- URL: `https://sendhq.cc/api/v1/contacts/{id}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/sendhq/apis/sendhq-api/docs/contacts/:id/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Retrieve a contact by ID or email

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `id` string, required
  - `email` string, email, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `fields` object, required
    - `plan` string, required
  - `status` string, required
  - `consent` object, required
    - `source` string, required
    - `basis` string, required
    - `importId` unknown, required
    - `optedInAt` string, date-time, required
    - `confirmedAt` unknown, required
    - `ip` unknown, required
    - `userAgent` unknown, required
  - `unsubscribedAt` unknown, required
  - `dormant` boolean, required
  - `dormantAt` unknown, required
  - `engagement` object, required
    - `sent` integer, required
    - `opens` integer, required
    - `clicks` integer, required
    - `lastSentAt` string, date-time, required
    - `lastOpenedAt` string, date-time, required
    - `lastClickedAt` string, date-time, required
    - `sendsSinceEngaged` integer, required
  - `country` string, required
  - `tags` string[], required
  - `lists` string[], required
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
  - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request
- `401`: Missing or invalid authentication
- `402`: A paid entitlement is required for this recipient or feature
- `403`: The workspace, domain, policy, or suppression state forbids the operation
- `404`: Tenant-scoped resource not found
- `409`: Resource state or idempotency conflict
- `413`: Attachment count or bytes exceed the accepted limit
- `422`: Request validation or suppression check failed
- `423`: Sending is paused for this sender identity or workspace; the message gives the reason and how to appeal
- `429`: A monthly, daily, or trial usage limit was reached
- `500`: Unexpected server error
- `502`: An upstream provider operation failed
- `503`: A required provider or signing configuration is unavailable
- `default`: An error response using SendHQ's standard JSON envelope

---

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