Get a contact by id
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GET/
Returns one live contact, of a customer (customer_id, send_invoice) or of a vendor (vendor_id). Use it when you have a contact id, for example from a sales order, but not its owner.
Path parameters
Your team slug, shown as Team ID next to your API key in Profile.
- Example
your-team
- Example
The contact's id: a customer or vendor contact. A hash id from an earlier answer; unique keys and document numbers (such as
PO0042) don't work here.- Example
uAu3dAKIaHyAYk
- Example
Request body
This operation takes no request body.
Response
200Successful response.
Child fields (18)
True when the contact is deleted.
customer_idstringCustomer contacts only.
default_receive_smsbooleanemailstring | nullexternal_typestring | nullfaxstring | nullfax_countrystring | nullis_externalbooleanTrue for a contact synced from Shopify; such contacts are read-only.
last_namestring | nullphonestring | nullphone_countrystring | nullsend_invoicebooleanCustomer contacts only.
vendor_idstringVendor contacts only.
Errors
401The API key is missing or wrong (
unauthenticated).403You are not allowed to do this.
api_access_not_in_plan: your team's plan doesn't include API access (Pro and above, with an active subscription or trial), so every request answers this until the team upgrades. When your role lacks the permission the operation needs, the body is only{"message": "Insufficient Permission"}. Other refusals use the error envelope, withunauthorizedoruser_is_not_authorized.404Not found.
page_not_found: the team slug is unknown, you are not a member of the team, or an id in the path is not one of this team's.code: null, with a message that starts "No query results for": there is no record with that id.
Related
- GETGet a customer contact
/v1/ api/ store/ {team_slug}/ customer/ {hash_id}/ contact/ {id} - GETGet a vendor contact
/v1/ api/ store/ {team_slug}/ vendor/ {hash_id}/ contact/ {id}
