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# Get contact

> Retrieve complete profile, segmentation, and CRM details for a specific contact

Retrieve comprehensive profile information, segmentation tags, custom metadata, and current CRM attributes (lifecycle stage, lead score, assigned owner, AI handling status) for an individual contact by UUID.

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### Authentication

This endpoint requires Bearer token authentication.

```http theme={null}
Authorization: Bearer <token>
```

| Header | Type | Required | Description | Format |
| :- | :- | :- | :- | :- |
| `Authorization` | `string` | **Yes** | Scoped organization API key or Bearer JWT token | `Bearer <token>` |

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### Input parameters

<ParamField path="contact_id" type="string" required>
  Unique UUID identifier of the contact. Example: `7b8f9e2a-4c1d-48ef-9123-bcde456789ab`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="Authorization" type="string" required>
  Bearer token for authentication. Format: `Bearer <token>`.
</ParamField>

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### Response Fields

<ResponseField name="id" type="string">
  Unique UUID identifier of the contact.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="organization_id" type="string">
  Owning organization UUID.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="phone_number" type="string">
  Customer telephone number.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="name" type="string">
  Full name of the contact.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="tags" type="string[]">
  Array of assigned classification tags.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="notes" type="string">
  Internal context or notes.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="custom_fields" type="object">
  Key-value dictionary containing arbitrary custom metadata.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="lifecycle_stage" type="string">
  Current CRM lifecycle stage: `new`, `engaged`, `qualified`, `customer`, or `lost`.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="lead_score" type="integer">
  Numerical lead qualification score between `0` and `100`.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="owner_id" type="string">
  UUID of the assigned team member, or `null`.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="ai_handling" type="boolean">
  Whether automated AI voice/chat systems handle interactions (`true`) or human agents (`false`).
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="last_activity_at" type="string">
  ISO 8601 timestamp of the most recent interaction or timeline activity event.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="source" type="string">
  Origin channel of the contact (e.g. `manual`, `bulk_upload`, `inbound_call`).
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="created_at" type="string">
  ISO 8601 creation timestamp.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="updated_at" type="string">
  ISO 8601 modification timestamp.
</ResponseField>

***

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X GET "https://api.sayvy.ai/api/v1/contacts/7b8f9e2a-4c1d-48ef-9123-bcde456789ab" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>"
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  url = "https://api.sayvy.ai/api/v1/contacts/7b8f9e2a-4c1d-48ef-9123-bcde456789ab"

  headers = {
      "Authorization": "Bearer <token>"
  }

  response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
  print(response.status_code)
  print(response.json())
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  const response = await fetch("https://api.sayvy.ai/api/v1/contacts/7b8f9e2a-4c1d-48ef-9123-bcde456789ab", {
    method: "GET",
    headers: {
      "Authorization": "Bearer <token>"
    }
  });

  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
  ```

  ```java Java theme={null}
  import java.net.URI;
  import java.net.http.HttpClient;
  import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
  import java.net.http.HttpResponse;

  HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
      .uri(URI.create("https://api.sayvy.ai/api/v1/contacts/7b8f9e2a-4c1d-48ef-9123-bcde456789ab"))
      .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
      .GET()
      .build();

  HttpResponse<String> response =
      HttpClient.newHttpClient().send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
  System.out.println(response.body());
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 OK theme={null}
  {
    "id": "7b8f9e2a-4c1d-48ef-9123-bcde456789ab",
    "organization_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001",
    "phone_number": "+14155550199",
    "name": "Jane Doe",
    "tags": [
      "vip",
      "enterprise"
    ],
    "notes": "Met at SaaS Summit 2026",
    "custom_fields": {
      "company": "Acme Corp",
      "deal_size": 25000
    },
    "lifecycle_stage": "qualified",
    "lead_score": 85,
    "owner_id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-4a5b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d",
    "ai_handling": true,
    "last_activity_at": "2026-10-07T14:30:00Z",
    "source": "manual",
    "created_at": "2026-10-07T11:00:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-10-07T14:30:00Z"
  }
  ```

  ```json 404 Not Found theme={null}
  {
    "detail": "Contact not found"
  }
  ```

  ```json 401 Unauthorized theme={null}
  {
    "detail": "Unauthorized"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

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