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

# Retrieve a contact

`GET /v1/contacts/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://smtpfa.st/api`
- URL: `https://smtpfa.st/api/v1/contacts/{id}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Retrieve a contact by ID or URL-encoded email address.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

Contact details

- Contact
  - `id` string, required
  - `email` string, email, required
  - `first_name` string, nullable
  - `last_name` string, nullable
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `unsubscribed` boolean, required
  - `disposable` boolean, required: The address is on a known throwaway-mailbox domain (set when the contact is created).
  - `suppressed` boolean, required: The address is on the suppression list
  - `segments` object[]: The manual segments the contact is in. Lists and GET /v1/contacts/{id} return it.
    - `id` string, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `color` string, nullable, required
  - `object` string
  - `properties` object
  - `suppression` ContactSuppression
    - `id` string, required
    - `reason` string, required
    - `source` string, required
    - `scope` 'all' | 'marketing', required: all: every send to the address is blocked. marketing: only marketing email is blocked, and email labelled transactional still goes out. A recipient's own unsubscribe is marketing. Hard bounces, complaints and unsubscribes recorded before marketing-only unsubscribes existed are all. A manual suppression is all unless it was created with scope marketing.
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `401`: Invalid or missing API key
- `403`: Forbidden - domain not verified or insufficient permissions
- `404`: Resource not found
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded - retry after the period indicated in the Retry-After header
- `500`: Internal server error

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