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GET
/
v1
/
contacts
/
{contact_id}
Get Contact
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.bland.ai/v1/contacts/{contact_id} \
  --header 'authorization: <authorization>'
import requests

url = "https://api.bland.ai/v1/contacts/{contact_id}"

headers = {"authorization": "<authorization>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {authorization: '<authorization>'}};

fetch('https://api.bland.ai/v1/contacts/{contact_id}', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.bland.ai/v1/contacts/{contact_id}",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "authorization: <authorization>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.bland.ai/v1/contacts/{contact_id}"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("authorization", "<authorization>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.bland.ai/v1/contacts/{contact_id}")
  .header("authorization", "<authorization>")
  .asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.bland.ai/v1/contacts/{contact_id}")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["authorization"] = '<authorization>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "data": {
    "id": "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
    "org_id": "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555",
    "name": "Sarah Chen",
    "metadata": {
      "source": "inbound_call"
    },
    "created_at": "2025-07-20T10:30:00.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2025-07-23T09:15:00.000Z",
    "identifiers": [
      {
        "id": "ident-aaaaaaaa-1111-2222-3333-bbbbbbbbbbbb",
        "contact_id": "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
        "identifier_type": "phone_number",
        "identifier_value": "+14155550192",
        "is_primary": true
      }
    ],
    "memories": [
      {
        "id": "mem-aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
        "contact_id": "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
        "persona_id": "persona-12345678",
        "agent_number": null,
        "summary": "Customer called about order #8821 which was delayed. Follow-up SMS confirmed the order shipped and is now in transit. Expected delivery July 25.",
        "facts": {
          "name": "Sarah Chen",
          "phone": "+14155550192",
          "preferred_contact": "sms",
          "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles"
        },
        "recent_messages": [
          {
            "role": "user",
            "content": "Has my order shipped yet?",
            "channel": "sms",
            "timestamp": "2025-07-23T09:10:00.000Z"
          },
          {
            "role": "assistant",
            "content": "Yes, order #8821 shipped this morning. Expected delivery is Friday July 25.",
            "channel": "sms",
            "timestamp": "2025-07-23T09:10:05.000Z"
          }
        ],
        "open_items": [
          {
            "type": "follow_up",
            "description": "Confirm delivery of order #8821 on July 25",
            "created_at": "2025-07-23T09:10:00.000Z",
            "priority": "medium",
            "related_to": {
              "entity_type": "order",
              "entity_id": "order-8821"
            }
          }
        ],
        "entities": [
          {
            "entity_type": "order",
            "entity_id": "order-8821",
            "facts": {
              "order_number": "#8821",
              "status": "in_transit",
              "carrier": "UPS",
              "expected_delivery": "2025-07-25"
            },
            "status": "in_transit",
            "last_discussed_at": "2025-07-23T09:10:00.000Z",
            "notes": null
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "errors": null
}

{
  "data": null,
  "errors": [
    {
      "error": "NOT_FOUND",
      "message": "Contact not found"
    }
  ]
}

​
Headers

​
authorization
string
required
Your API key for authentication.

​
Path Parameters

​
contact_id
string
required
The unique identifier of the contact.

​
Response

​
data
object
The contact object with identifiers, memories, and entities.
​
data.id
string
Unique identifier for the contact.
​
data.org_id
string
Organization ID the contact belongs to.
​
data.name
string
Contact’s name (if set).
​
data.metadata
object
Custom metadata associated with the contact.
​
data.identifiers
array
Contact identifiers (phone_number, email, external_id) for this contact.
​
data.memories
array
Contact memory objects, one per persona or agent. Each includes summary, facts, recent_messages, open_items, and entities (memory_entity records).
​
data.memories[].entities
array
Entity-scoped facts (e.g. bookings, orders) for that memory.
​
errors
null
Error array (null on success).
{
  "data": {
    "id": "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
    "org_id": "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555",
    "name": "Sarah Chen",
    "metadata": {
      "source": "inbound_call"
    },
    "created_at": "2025-07-20T10:30:00.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2025-07-23T09:15:00.000Z",
    "identifiers": [
      {
        "id": "ident-aaaaaaaa-1111-2222-3333-bbbbbbbbbbbb",
        "contact_id": "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
        "identifier_type": "phone_number",
        "identifier_value": "+14155550192",
        "is_primary": true
      }
    ],
    "memories": [
      {
        "id": "mem-aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
        "contact_id": "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
        "persona_id": "persona-12345678",
        "agent_number": null,
        "summary": "Customer called about order #8821 which was delayed. Follow-up SMS confirmed the order shipped and is now in transit. Expected delivery July 25.",
        "facts": {
          "name": "Sarah Chen",
          "phone": "+14155550192",
          "preferred_contact": "sms",
          "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles"
        },
        "recent_messages": [
          {
            "role": "user",
            "content": "Has my order shipped yet?",
            "channel": "sms",
            "timestamp": "2025-07-23T09:10:00.000Z"
          },
          {
            "role": "assistant",
            "content": "Yes, order #8821 shipped this morning. Expected delivery is Friday July 25.",
            "channel": "sms",
            "timestamp": "2025-07-23T09:10:05.000Z"
          }
        ],
        "open_items": [
          {
            "type": "follow_up",
            "description": "Confirm delivery of order #8821 on July 25",
            "created_at": "2025-07-23T09:10:00.000Z",
            "priority": "medium",
            "related_to": {
              "entity_type": "order",
              "entity_id": "order-8821"
            }
          }
        ],
        "entities": [
          {
            "entity_type": "order",
            "entity_id": "order-8821",
            "facts": {
              "order_number": "#8821",
              "status": "in_transit",
              "carrier": "UPS",
              "expected_delivery": "2025-07-25"
            },
            "status": "in_transit",
            "last_discussed_at": "2025-07-23T09:10:00.000Z",
            "notes": null
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "errors": null
}

{
  "data": null,
  "errors": [
    {
      "error": "NOT_FOUND",
      "message": "Contact not found"
    }
  ]
}
Docs for agents: llms.txt