Contacts API

The Contacts module stores all persons and companies your organization interacts with — customers, vendors, partners, and leads. Every contact belongs to your organization (organizationId) and is automatically scoped on every request.

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Endpoints

Method	Path	Description
GET	/api/contacts	List contacts (paginated)
POST	/api/contacts	Create a contact
GET	/api/contacts/:id	Get a single contact
PATCH	/api/contacts/:id	Update a contact
DELETE	/api/contacts/:id	Delete a contact
POST	/api/contacts/merge	Merge two duplicate contacts
POST	/api/contacts/import	Bulk import from CSV
GET	/api/contacts/:id/activity	Contact activity timeline

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List Contacts

GET /api/contacts?page=1&limit=20&sortBy=name&sortOrder=asc&search=acme&type=company

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
page	number	Page number (default: 1)
limit	number	Items per page (max: 100, default: 20)
sortBy	string	name, email, createdAt, updatedAt
sortOrder	asc | desc	Sort direction (default: desc)
search	string	Search name and email fields
type	person | company	Filter by contact type

Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "018e1234-abcd-7000-8000-000000000001",
      "name": "Acme Corporation",
      "email": "billing@acme.com",
      "phone": "+1-555-000-1234",
      "type": "company",
      "website": "https://acme.com",
      "address": {
        "street": "123 Main St",
        "city": "Springfield",
        "country": "US"
      },
      "tags": ["customer", "enterprise"],
      "organizationId": "018e0000-0000-7000-8000-000000000001",
      "createdAt": "2026-01-15T09:00:00Z",
      "updatedAt": "2026-03-01T14:30:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "meta": { "total": 342, "page": 1, "limit": 20, "totalPages": 18 }
}

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Create a Contact

POST /api/contacts
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eco_live_...

Request Body

{
  "name": "Globex Industries",
  "email": "hello@globex.com",
  "phone": "+1-555-999-0000",
  "type": "company",
  "website": "https://globex.com",
  "address": {
    "street": "742 Evergreen Terrace",
    "city": "Springfield",
    "state": "IL",
    "zip": "62701",
    "country": "US"
  },
  "tags": ["prospect"]
}

Required fields: name, type

Response: 201 Created with the full contact object.

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Get a Contact

GET /api/contacts/018e1234-abcd-7000-8000-000000000001

Returns a single contact with its full field set including associated metadata.

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Update a Contact

PATCH /api/contacts/018e1234-abcd-7000-8000-000000000001
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "phone": "+1-555-111-2222",
  "tags": ["customer", "enterprise", "vip"]
}

All fields are optional. Only provided fields are updated.

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Delete a Contact

DELETE /api/contacts/018e1234-abcd-7000-8000-000000000001

Response: 204 No Content

Contacts with associated orders or invoices cannot be deleted — archive them instead by setting "archived": true via PATCH.

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Merge Contacts

Merge a duplicate contact into a primary contact. The duplicate is deleted and all its related records (orders, invoices, activities) are reassigned to the primary.

POST /api/contacts/merge
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "primaryId": "018e1234-abcd-7000-8000-000000000001",
  "duplicateId": "018e1234-abcd-7000-8000-000000000099"
}

Response:

{
  "merged": true,
  "primaryId": "018e1234-abcd-7000-8000-000000000001",
  "deletedId": "018e1234-abcd-7000-8000-000000000099",
  "reassignedRecords": {
    "orders": 3,
    "invoices": 5,
    "activities": 12
  }
}

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Bulk Import

Import contacts from a CSV payload. Rows with validation errors are skipped and reported.

POST /api/contacts/import
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "contacts": [
    { "name": "Alpha Corp", "email": "alpha@example.com", "type": "company" },
    { "name": "Jane Doe", "email": "jane@example.com", "type": "person" }
  ]
}

Response:

{
  "imported": 2,
  "skipped": 0,
  "errors": []
}

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Activity Timeline

GET /api/contacts/018e1234-abcd-7000-8000-000000000001/activity?limit=20

Returns a chronological list of all events linked to this contact (orders created, invoices sent, emails, notes).

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Status Codes

Code	Scenario
200	List or get succeeded
201	Contact created
204	Contact deleted
404	Contact ID not found in your organization
409	Email already exists for another contact
422	Validation failure (e.g., invalid email format)