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# Get contact

GET https://app.askelephant.ai/api/v2/contacts/{contact_id}

Returns a single workspace contact. Requires the `contacts:read` scope.

Reference: https://docs.askelephant.ai/api-reference/contacts/get-contact-by-id

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: AskElephant Public API
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /v2/contacts/{contact_id}:
    get:
      operationId: get-contact-by-id
      summary: Get contact
      description: Returns a single workspace contact. Requires the `contacts:read` scope.
      tags:
        - contacts
      parameters:
        - name: contact_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: Authorization
          in: header
          description: Bearer authentication
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Contact response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/contact'
        '401':
          description: Authentication is missing or invalid.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
        '403':
          description: Authenticated but missing required scope.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
        '404':
          description: The requested resource does not exist.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
        '429':
          description: Too many requests.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
        '500':
          description: Unexpected server error.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
servers:
  - url: https://app.askelephant.ai/api
    description: Production
  - url: https://app-staging.askelephant.ai/api
    description: Staging
components:
  schemas:
    ContactObject:
      type: string
      enum:
        - contact
      description: Resource discriminator for contact payloads.
      title: ContactObject
    resource_ref:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        object:
          type: string
      required:
        - id
        - object
      title: resource_ref
    ContactEmailsItems:
      type: object
      properties:
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
          description: Contact email address.
        is_primary:
          type: boolean
          description: Indicates whether this is the primary email address.
      required:
        - email
        - is_primary
      title: ContactEmailsItems
    ContactPhoneNumbersItems:
      type: object
      properties:
        phone_number:
          type: string
          description: Contact phone number in the source-system format.
        is_primary:
          type: boolean
          description: Indicates whether this is the primary phone number.
      required:
        - phone_number
        - is_primary
      title: ContactPhoneNumbersItems
    crm_association:
      type: object
      properties:
        object_type:
          type: string
          description: CRM object type.
        crm_object_id:
          type: string
          description: The record ID in the source CRM system.
        source:
          type: string
          description: CRM source system.
      required:
        - object_type
        - crm_object_id
        - source
      title: crm_association
    contact:
      type: object
      properties:
        object:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContactObject'
          description: Resource discriminator for contact payloads.
        id:
          type: string
          description: Stable AskElephant contact identifier.
        first_name:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Contact given name.
        last_name:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Contact family name.
        description:
          type: string
          description: Free-form contact summary or notes visible through the public API.
        company:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/resource_ref'
          description: >-
            Lightweight reference to the contact's associated company when one
            exists.
        emails:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContactEmailsItems'
          description: Email addresses associated with the contact.
        phone_numbers:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContactPhoneNumbersItems'
          description: Phone numbers associated with the contact.
        crm_association:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/crm_association'
          description: >-
            CRM record linked to this contact. Present when the contact has been
            matched to a CRM record via integration or API.
        time_zone:
          type: string
          description: IANA time zone identifier for the contact.
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the contact was first created in AskElephant.
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the contact was most recently updated in AskElephant.
      required:
        - object
        - id
        - created_at
        - updated_at
      description: Public representation of a workspace contact.
      title: contact
    error_item:
      type: object
      properties:
        field:
          type: string
          description: Request field or parameter associated with the error.
        code:
          type: string
          description: Stable machine-readable error code.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable explanation of the error.
      required:
        - code
        - message
      description: Structured validation or field-level error detail.
      title: error_item
    error:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Stable URI identifying the error category.
        title:
          type: string
          description: Short human-readable summary of the error.
        status:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP status code for this error response.
        detail:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable explanation specific to this request.
        request_id:
          type: string
          description: Correlation identifier for support and debugging.
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/error_item'
          description: Optional field-level validation errors.
      required:
        - type
        - title
        - status
        - detail
        - request_id
      description: RFC 9457 problem details response returned for client-visible failures.
      title: error
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

```

## Examples



**Response**

```json
{
  "object": "contact",
  "id": "cnt_01HQY3JMS2QAXJGX6X7CH7CM6X",
  "created_at": "2026-03-01T12:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-03-04T18:25:00Z",
  "first_name": "Ada",
  "last_name": "Lovelace",
  "description": "Primary customer contact for analytical projects.",
  "company": {
    "id": "cmp_01HQXVB4Y9Y0Q6P0QH5GX2CT7T",
    "object": "company"
  },
  "emails": [
    {
      "email": "ada@analytical.engine",
      "is_primary": true
    }
  ],
  "phone_numbers": [
    {
      "phone_number": "+1-555-0100",
      "is_primary": true
    }
  ],
  "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python Contact detail response
import requests

url = "https://app.askelephant.ai/api/v2/contacts/contact_id"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript Contact detail response
const url = 'https://app.askelephant.ai/api/v2/contacts/contact_id';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go Contact detail response
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://app.askelephant.ai/api/v2/contacts/contact_id"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby Contact detail response
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://app.askelephant.ai/api/v2/contacts/contact_id")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java Contact detail response
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://app.askelephant.ai/api/v2/contacts/contact_id")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php Contact detail response
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://app.askelephant.ai/api/v2/contacts/contact_id', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp Contact detail response
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://app.askelephant.ai/api/v2/contacts/contact_id");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift Contact detail response
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://app.askelephant.ai/api/v2/contacts/contact_id")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```