Get contact by ID

Retrieves a specific contact by their unique identifier. Returns detailed contact information including phone formats, available channels, and opt-out status.

GET
/v3/contacts/{id}

Path Parameters

id*string

Contact ID from route parameter

Formatuuid

Header Parameters

x-profile-id?string

Profile UUID to scope the request to a child profile. Only organization API keys can use this header. The profile must belong to the calling organization.

Formatuuid

Response Body

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

curl -X GET "https://api.sent.dm/v3/contacts/6ba7b810-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8"
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "6ba7b810-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8",
    "phone_number": "+1234567890",
    "format_e164": "+1234567890",
    "format_international": "+1 234-567-890",
    "format_national": "(234) 567-890",
    "format_rfc": "tel:+1-234-567-890",
    "country_code": "1",
    "region_code": "US",
    "available_channels": "sms,whatsapp",
    "default_channel": "sms",
    "opt_out": false,
    "is_inherited": false,
    "created_at": "2026-03-11T21:50:50.1872025+00:00",
    "updated_at": null
  },
  "error": null,
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_7X9zKp2jDw",
    "timestamp": "2026-03-11T21:50:50.1872027+00:00",
    "version": "v3"
  }
}
{
  "success": false,
  "data": null,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_003",
    "message": "Invalid ID format.",
    "details": null,
    "doc_url": "https://docs.sent.dm/errors/VALIDATION_003"
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_7X9zKp2jDw",
    "timestamp": "2026-03-11T21:50:50.1872041+00:00",
    "version": "v3"
  }
}
Empty
Empty
{
  "success": false,
  "data": null,
  "error": {
    "code": "RESOURCE_001",
    "message": "Contact not found",
    "details": null,
    "doc_url": "https://docs.sent.dm/errors/RESOURCE_001"
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_7X9zKp2jDw",
    "timestamp": "2026-03-11T21:50:50.1872044+00:00",
    "version": "v3"
  }
}
{
  "success": false,
  "data": null,
  "error": {
    "code": "INTERNAL_001",
    "message": "An unexpected error occurred. Please contact support with request ID: req_7X9zKp2jDw",
    "details": null,
    "doc_url": "https://docs.sent.dm/errors/INTERNAL_001"
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_7X9zKp2jDw",
    "timestamp": "2026-03-11T21:50:50.1872047+00:00",
    "version": "v3"
  }
}