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GET
/
api
/
contacts.getByExternalID
Get a contact by external ID
curl --request GET \
  --url https://{notifuseDomain}/api/contacts.getByExternalID \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
{
"contact": {
"email": "[email protected]",
"external_id": "user_12345",
"timezone": "America/New_York",
"language": "en-US",
"first_name": "John",
"last_name": "Doe",
"full_name": "John Doe",
"phone": "+15551234567",
"address_line_1": "123 Main St",
"address_line_2": "Apt 4B",
"country": "US",
"postcode": "10001",
"state": "NY",
"job_title": "Software Engineer",
"custom_string_1": "Premium tier",
"custom_string_2": "<string>",
"custom_string_3": "<string>",
"custom_string_4": "<string>",
"custom_string_5": "<string>",
"custom_number_1": 42,
"custom_number_2": 123,
"custom_number_3": 123,
"custom_number_4": 123,
"custom_number_5": 123,
"custom_datetime_1": "2023-06-01T09:00:00Z",
"custom_datetime_2": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"custom_datetime_3": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"custom_datetime_4": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"custom_datetime_5": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"custom_json_1": {
"preferences": {
"theme": "dark",
"notifications": true
}
},
"custom_json_2": {},
"custom_json_3": {},
"custom_json_4": {},
"custom_json_5": {},
"created_at": "2023-01-15T10:30:00Z",
"updated_at": "2023-04-22T15:45:00Z",
"contact_lists": [
{
"email": "[email protected]",
"list_id": "newsletter",
"list_name": "Newsletter",
"status": "active",
"created_at": "2023-01-15T10:30:00Z",
"updated_at": "2023-01-15T10:30:00Z",
"deleted_at": null
}
],
"contact_segments": [
{
"email": "[email protected]",
"segment_id": "premium_users",
"version": 1,
"matched_at": "2023-01-15T10:30:00Z",
"computed_at": "2023-01-15T10:30:00Z"
}
]
}
}

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

API token for authentication

Query Parameters

workspace_id
string
required

The ID of the workspace

external_id
string
required

The external ID of the contact

Response

Contact found successfully

contact
object