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# Get contact

> Retrieve a single **Contact** by their unique ID. Returns the full contact record including name, phone number, email, tags, and any custom attributes associated with the contact.



## OpenAPI

````yaml get /contact/{id}
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/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - contact
      summary: Get contact
      description: >-
        Retrieve a single **Contact** by their unique ID. Returns the full
        contact record including name, phone number, email, tags, and any custom
        attributes associated with the contact.
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: The unique identifier of the **Contact** to retrieve.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericResponse'
        '404':
          description: Contact not found
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.

````