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Create a Contact

POST
/v1/contacts

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Use this endpoint to create a new contact.

  • A new contact is created if any combination of the following details is unique: name, email, contact, type and reference_id.
  • If all the above details match the details of an existing contact, the API returns details of the existing contact.

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Curl

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curl -u <YOUR_KEY>:<YOUR_SECRET> \
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-X POST https://api.razorpay.com/v1/contacts \
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-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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-d '{
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  "name":"Gaurav Kumar",
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  "email":"gaurav.kumar@example.com",
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  "contact":"9000090000",
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  "type":"employee",
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  "reference_id":"Acme Contact ID 12345",
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  "notes":{
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    "notes_key_1":"Tea, Earl Grey, Hot",
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    "notes_key_2":"Tea, Earl Grey… decaf."
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  }
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}'

Success

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{
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  "id": "cont_00000000000001",
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  "entity": "contact",
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  "name": "Gaurav Kumar",
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  "contact": "9000090000",
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  "email": "gaurav.kumar@example.com",
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  "type": "employee",
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  "reference_id": "Acme Contact ID 12345",
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  "batch_id": null,
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  "active": true,
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  "notes": {
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    "notes_key_1": "Tea, Earl Grey, Hot",
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    "notes_key_2": "Tea, Earl Grey… decaf."
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  },
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  "created_at": 1545320320
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}
Request Parameters
name

*

string

The contact's name. This field is case-sensitive. A minimum of 3 characters and a maximum of 50 characters are allowed. Name cannot end with a special character, except .. Supported characters: a-z, A-Z, 0-9, space, ’ , - , _ , / , ( , ) and , .. For example, Gaurav Kumar.

email
string

The contact's email address. For example, gaurav.kumar@example.com.

contact
string

The contact's phone number. For example, 9000090000.

type
string

Maximum 40 characters. Classification for the contact being created. For example, employee. The following classifications are available by default:

  • vendor
  • customer
  • employee
  • self

Additional classifications can be created via the

Dashboard

and then used in APIs. It is not possible to create new classifications via API.

reference_id
string

Maximum 40 characters. A user-entered reference for the contact. For example, Acme Contact ID 12345.

notes
object

Key-value pair that can be used to store additional information about the entity. Maximum 15 key-value pairs, 256 characters (maximum) each. For example, "note_key": "Beam me up Scotty”.

Response Parameters
id
string

The unique identifier linked to the contact. For example, cont_00000000000001.

entity
string

The entity being created. Here, it is contact.

name
string

The contact's name. For example, Gaurav Kumar.

contact
string

The contact's phone number. For example, 9000090000.

email
string

The contact's email address. For example, gaurav.kumar@example.com.

type
string

A classification for the contact being created. For example, employee.

reference_id
string

A user-entered reference for the contact. For example, Acme Contact ID 12345.

batch_id
string

This value is returned if the contact was created as part of a bulk upload. For example, batch_00000000000001.

active
boolean

Possible values:

  • true (default) : active
  • false : inactive

notes
object

Key-value pair that can be used to store additional information about the entity. Maximum 15 key-value pairs, 256 characters (maximum) each. For example, "note_key": "Beam me up Scotty”.

created_at
integer

Timestamp, in Unix, when the contact was created. For example, 1545320320.

Create a Contact

POST
/v1/contacts

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Use this endpoint to create a new contact.

  • A new contact is created if any combination of the following details is unique: name, email, contact, type and reference_id.
  • If all the above details match the details of an existing contact, the API returns details of the existing contact.

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Request Parameters
name

*

string

The contact's name. This field is case-sensitive. A minimum of 3 characters and a maximum of 50 characters are allowed. Name cannot end with a special character, except .. Supported characters: a-z, A-Z, 0-9, space, ’ , - , _ , / , ( , ) and , .. For example, Gaurav Kumar.

email
string

The contact's email address. For example, gaurav.kumar@example.com.

contact
string

The contact's phone number. For example, 9000090000.

type
string

Maximum 40 characters. Classification for the contact being created. For example, employee. The following classifications are available by default:

  • vendor
  • customer
  • employee
  • self

Additional classifications can be created via the

Dashboard

and then used in APIs. It is not possible to create new classifications via API.

reference_id
string

Maximum 40 characters. A user-entered reference for the contact. For example, Acme Contact ID 12345.

notes
object

Key-value pair that can be used to store additional information about the entity. Maximum 15 key-value pairs, 256 characters (maximum) each. For example, "note_key": "Beam me up Scotty”.

Response Parameters
id
string

The unique identifier linked to the contact. For example, cont_00000000000001.

entity
string

The entity being created. Here, it is contact.

name
string

The contact's name. For example, Gaurav Kumar.

contact
string

The contact's phone number. For example, 9000090000.

email
string

The contact's email address. For example, gaurav.kumar@example.com.

type
string

A classification for the contact being created. For example, employee.

reference_id
string

A user-entered reference for the contact. For example, Acme Contact ID 12345.

batch_id
string

This value is returned if the contact was created as part of a bulk upload. For example, batch_00000000000001.

active
boolean

Possible values:

  • true (default) : active
  • false : inactive

notes
object

Key-value pair that can be used to store additional information about the entity. Maximum 15 key-value pairs, 256 characters (maximum) each. For example, "note_key": "Beam me up Scotty”.

created_at
integer

Timestamp, in Unix, when the contact was created. For example, 1545320320.

Curl

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curl -u <YOUR_KEY>:<YOUR_SECRET> \
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-X POST https://api.razorpay.com/v1/contacts \
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-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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-d '{
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  "name":"Gaurav Kumar",
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  "email":"gaurav.kumar@example.com",
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  "contact":"9000090000",
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  "type":"employee",
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  "reference_id":"Acme Contact ID 12345",
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  "notes":{
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    "notes_key_1":"Tea, Earl Grey, Hot",
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    "notes_key_2":"Tea, Earl Grey… decaf."
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  }
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}'

Success

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{
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  "id": "cont_00000000000001",
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  "entity": "contact",
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  "name": "Gaurav Kumar",
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  "contact": "9000090000",
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  "email": "gaurav.kumar@example.com",
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  "type": "employee",
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  "reference_id": "Acme Contact ID 12345",
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  "batch_id": null,
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  "active": true,
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  "notes": {
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    "notes_key_1": "Tea, Earl Grey, Hot",
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    "notes_key_2": "Tea, Earl Grey… decaf."
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  },
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  "created_at": 1545320320
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}