*REST API › Endpoint reference › CRM › Contacts*

# Get a contact

> Returns the detail of a contact by its identifier.

`GET /api/v1/contacts/{contactId}` — scope `contacts:read`

Scope: `contacts:read` · 120/min · Inherited tenancy · If-None-Match · MCP: `filmo_contacts_get`

## Authorizations

Bearer API key with the scope below. `contacts:read`

## Headers

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `If-None-Match` | string | No | Conditional read: the `ETag` of the copy you already have. If the resource has not changed, the response is `304` with no body. |

## Path parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `contactId` | string | Yes | Contact identifier. |

## Request examples

*Get a contact*

**cURL**

```bash
curl https://app.filmo.io/api/v1/contacts/cont_8f2a1c \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $FILMO_API_KEY"
```

**Node.js**

```javascript
fetch('https://app.filmo.io/api/v1/contacts/cont_8f2a1c', {
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Bearer YOUR_FILMO_API_KEY'
  }
})
```

**Python**

```python
import requests

requests.get(
    "https://app.filmo.io/api/v1/contacts/cont_8f2a1c",
    headers={
      "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_FILMO_API_KEY"
    }
)
```

## Response

Response schema: `ContactDetailDto`

| Status | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 200 | Successful response. |
| 304 | Not modified: the `If-None-Match` sent matches the current `ETag`. No body; the copy you have is current. |
| 401 | Authentication failed (unauthorized, api_key_invalid, api_key_revoked, api_key_expired, api_key_owner_inactive, api_key_owner_not_admin). |
| 403 | Not allowed (insufficient_scope: the API key does not have the required scope, named in `requiredScope`; forbidden: the owner of the key lacks the permission the operation requires). `insufficient_scope` is answered before the request counts against the rate limit, so it carries no `RateLimit-*` headers; `forbidden` does. |
| 404 | Resource not found (not_found): it does not exist or is outside the scope of the API key. |
| 429 | Rate limit exceeded (rate_limited): retry after `Retry-After` seconds; `RateLimit-*` says which quota ran out. |
| 500 | Internal error (internal_error). |

**200**

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `data` | object | The contact in full, as returned by the API. |
| `data.id` | string | Unique identifier of the contact. |
| `data.name` | string | Contact name (person or company). |
| `data.contactType` | string | Contact type: person (individual) or company (business). `person`, `company` |
| `data.role` | string | Contact role: client, provider, lead, debtor, creditor, student, teacher or unspecified. `client`, `provider`, `lead`, `debtor`, `creditor`, `student`, `teacher`, `unspecified` |
| `data.status` | string | Contact status: active (operational), inactive (deactivated) or archived (closed, kept for historical records). `active`, `inactive`, `archived` |
| `data.nif` | string | NIF/CIF or tax identification number; null if not recorded. |
| `data.commercialName` | string | Trade name; null if it matches the name or is not recorded. |
| `data.position` | string | Job title or position of the contact person; null if not recorded. |
| `data.contactNumber` | string | Contact number assigned by the account (internal reference); null if not recorded. |
| `data.emails` | object[] | List of email addresses of the contact. |
| `data.emails.id` | string | Internal identifier of the email within the contact. |
| `data.emails.label` | string | Descriptive label of the email; null if it has none. |
| `data.emails.email` | string | Email address. |
| `data.emails.isPrimary` | boolean | Whether this is the primary email of the contact. |
| `data.billingEmail` | string | Dedicated billing email; null means the primary email is used. |
| `data.phoneNumbers` | object[] | List of phone numbers of the contact. |
| `data.phoneNumbers.id` | string | Internal identifier of the phone number within the contact. |
| `data.phoneNumbers.label` | string | Descriptive label of the phone number; null if it has none. |
| `data.phoneNumbers.number` | string | Phone number. |
| `data.phoneNumbers.countryCode` | string | International country calling code (e.g. "+34"); null if not recorded. |
| `data.phoneNumbers.isPrimary` | boolean | Whether this is the primary phone number of the contact. |
| `data.websites` | object[] | List of websites of the contact. |
| `data.websites.id` | string | Internal identifier of the website within the contact. |
| `data.websites.label` | string | Descriptive label of the website; null if it has none. |
| `data.websites.url` | string | Website URL. |
| `data.addresses` | object[] | List of addresses of the contact. |
| `data.addresses.id` | string | Internal identifier of the address within the contact. |
| `data.addresses.label` | string | Descriptive label of the address; null if it has none. |
| `data.addresses.addressLine1` | string | First line of the address; null if not recorded. |
| `data.addresses.addressLine2` | string | Second line of the address; null if not recorded. |
| `data.addresses.city` | string | City; null if not recorded. |
| `data.addresses.province` | string | Province or region; null if not recorded. |
| `data.addresses.postcode` | string | Postcode; null if not recorded. |
| `data.addresses.country` | string | Country; null if not recorded. |
| `data.addresses.isMain` | boolean | Whether this is the main address of the contact. |
| `data.folder` | string | Folder or organizational grouping; null if the contact is not classified. |
| `data.discountPercentage` | number | General discount percentage of the contact (0-100); null if no discount is configured. |
| `data.preferredLanguage` | string | Preferred language of the contact; null if not recorded. |
| `data.currency` | string | Default currency of the contact as an ISO 4217 code; null if not recorded. |
| `data.paymentMethod` | object | Preferred payment method of the contact; null if not configured. |
| `data.paymentMethod.type` | string | Payment method type: bank_transfer, card, cash, sepa_direct_debit or other. `bank_transfer`, `card`, `cash`, `other`, `sepa_direct_debit` |
| `data.paymentMethod.customValue` | string | Free-text detail when the type is "other" (for example a method recorded before it was configured); null otherwise. |
| `data.paymentDays` | integer[] | Days of the month on which the contact makes payments; null if not configured. |
| `data.expirationDays` | integer | Default due days for the invoices of the contact; null if not configured. |
| `data.subscribedToMarketing` | boolean | Whether the contact is subscribed to marketing communications. |
| `data.isAppUser` | boolean | Whether the contact has access to the app. |
| `data.customFields` | object<string, any> | Custom field values by custom field identifier; the definitions are in `/api/v1/custom-fields`. |
| `data.createdAt` | string<date-time> | Creation date in ISO 8601 with offset. |
| `data.updatedAt` | string<date-time> | Last update date in ISO 8601 with offset. |
| `data.relatedContacts` | object[] | Contacts related to this contact (e.g. people of a company). |
| `data.relatedContacts.id` | string | Unique identifier of the related contact. |
| `data.relatedContacts.name` | string | Name of the related contact. |
| `data.relatedContacts.commercialName` | string | Trade name of the related contact; null if not recorded. |
| `data.relatedContacts.contactType` | string | Type of the related contact: person or company. `person`, `company` |
| `data.relatedContacts.role` | string | Role of the related contact. `client`, `provider`, `lead`, `debtor`, `creditor`, `student`, `teacher`, `unspecified` |
| `data.relatedContacts.status` | string | Status of the related contact: active, inactive or archived. `active`, `inactive`, `archived` |
| `data.relatedContacts.relationRole` | string | Role of the relationship between the two contacts (e.g. "employee of"); null if not recorded. |
| `meta` | object | Additional information about the response. |
| `meta.warnings` | object[] | Lifecycle warnings; present only when the operation is deprecated. |
| `meta.warnings.code` | string | Stable warning code. `deprecated` |
| `meta.warnings.message` | string | For people: what is deprecated, until when, and what to use. |
| `meta.warnings.sunset` | string | Day (YYYY-MM-DD) the operation stops being served. |
| `meta.warnings.replacement` | string | `operationId` of the operation to use instead, or null if there is none. |
| `meta.warnings.link` | string | Where the deprecation is documented (the changelog). |

*Example response · 200*

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "contact_9f3a2b",
    "name": "Example contact",
    "contactType": "person",
    "role": "client",
    "status": "active",
    "nif": "B00000000",
    "commercialName": "Example commercial name",
    "position": "Example position",
    "contactNumber": "2026-0001",
    "emails": [
      {
        "id": "email_9f3a2b",
        "label": "Main",
        "email": "ana.garcia@example.com",
        "isPrimary": true
      }
    ],
    "billingEmail": "ana.garcia@example.com",
    "phoneNumbers": [
      {
        "id": "phone_number_9f3a2b",
        "label": "Main",
        "number": "+34 600 000 000",
        "countryCode": "+34",
        "isPrimary": true
      }
    ],
    "websites": [
      {
        "id": "website_9f3a2b",
        "label": "Main",
        "url": "https://example.com/resource"
      }
    ],
    "addresses": [
      {
        "id": "address_9f3a2b",
        "label": "Main",
        "addressLine1": "Calle de Ejemplo 12",
        "addressLine2": "Calle de Ejemplo 12",
        "city": "Madrid",
        "province": "Madrid",
        "postcode": "28001",
        "country": "ES",
        "isMain": true
      }
    ],
    "folder": "Example folder",
    "discountPercentage": 1,
    "preferredLanguage": "es-ES",
    "currency": "EUR",
    "paymentMethod": {
      "type": "bank_transfer",
      "customValue": "Example custom value"
    },
    "paymentDays": [
      1
    ],
    "expirationDays": 1,
    "subscribedToMarketing": true,
    "isAppUser": true,
    "customFields": {
      "example": "example"
    },
    "createdAt": "2026-09-01T08:00:00.000Z",
    "updatedAt": "2026-09-01T08:00:00.000Z",
    "relatedContacts": [
      {
        "id": "related_contact_9f3a2b",
        "name": "Example related contact",
        "commercialName": "Example commercial name",
        "contactType": "person",
        "role": "client",
        "status": "active",
        "relationRole": "Example relation role"
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

304: No body.

## Errors

| Status | Codes | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 404 | `not_found` | It does not exist or is outside the scope of the API key. |

## Deprecation

This operation is not deprecated. Deprecations are announced with a Deprecation header and a sunset date.

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Canonical URL: https://docs.filmo.io/rest-api/endpoint-reference/contacts/get-a-contact  
Last updated: 2026-10-25