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# Create contact

> This endpoint allows you to create a new **Contact**. A contact represents a person with whom you can interact via a phone call or other communication.



## OpenAPI

````yaml post /contact/create
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Thoughtly API
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Thoughtly Support
    email: support@thoughtly.com
    url: https://thoughtly.com
servers:
  - url: https://api.thoughtly.com
    description: Production server
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
    TeamIdAuth: []
paths:
  /contact/create:
    post:
      tags:
        - contact
      summary: Create contact
      description: >-
        This endpoint allows you to create a new **Contact**. A contact
        represents a person with whom you can interact via a phone call or other
        communication.
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                phone_number:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    The phone number of the **Contact**. This is required to
                    initiate calls.
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: The name of the **Contact**.
                email:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    The email address associated with the **Contact**
                    (optional).
                country_code:
                  type: string
                  description: The country code for the **Contact**'s phone number.
                tags:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: >-
                    Tags associated with the **Contact** to help categorize or
                    segment them.
                attributes:
                  type: object
                  additionalProperties: true
                  description: >-
                    Custom attributes you can assign to the **Contact**. These
                    can be referenced in the **Agent** script.
              required:
                - phone_number
              additionalProperties: false
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    GenericResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          nullable: true
          description: >-
            An object containing error details, if any. This field will be
            populated if the API request fails or encounters an error. If the
            request is successful, this field will be null or omitted.
        data:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
          description: >-
            Contains the response data for the successful request. This field
            will vary based on the specific API endpoint being called and
            contains the main data returned from the API. For example, it may
            include information about a created contact, agent, or webhook
            subscription.
      required:
        - data
      description: >-
        The generic response format for all API requests. This structure ensures
        consistency in how success and error information is returned to the
        caller.
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-token
      description: >-
        API key for the user making the request. This can be found via the
        [Developer Settings](https://app.thoughtly.com/settings/developer) page
        in the dashboard.
    TeamIdAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: team_id
      description: >-
        Team identifier, used to scope requests to a specific team. This can be
        found via the [Developer
        Settings](https://app.thoughtly.com/settings/developer) page in the
        dashboard.

````