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/contacts/{id}

Returns a Contact object with the given id.

Authentication

AuthorizationBearer

Token-based authentication with required prefix “Bearer”

Path parameters

idstringRequiredformat: "uuid"

Headers

X-Account-TokenstringRequired
Token identifying the end user.

Query parameters

expandlist of enumsOptional
Which relations should be returned in expanded form. Multiple relation names should be comma separated without spaces.
Allowed values:
include_remote_databooleanOptional

Whether to include the original data Merge fetched from the third-party to produce these models.

include_remote_fieldsbooleanOptional
Whether to include all remote fields, including fields that Merge did not map to common models, in a normalized format.
include_shell_databooleanOptional

Whether to include shell records. Shell records are empty records (they may contain some metadata but all other fields are null).

remote_fieldsenumOptional

Deprecated. Use show_enum_origins.

Allowed values:
show_enum_originsenumOptional

A comma separated list of enum field names for which you’d like the original values to be returned, instead of Merge’s normalized enum values. Learn more

Allowed values:

Response

idstringOptionalRead-onlyformat: "uuid"
remote_idstring or nullOptional

The third-party API ID of the matching object.

created_atdatetimeOptionalRead-only
The datetime that this object was created by Merge.
modified_atdatetimeOptionalRead-only
The datetime that this object was modified by Merge.
namestring or nullOptional
The contact's name.
is_supplierboolean or nullOptional
Whether the contact is a supplier.
is_customerboolean or nullOptional
Whether the contact is a customer.
email_addressstring or nullOptional
The contact's email address.
tax_numberstring or nullOptional
The contact's tax number.
statusenum or nullOptional

The contact’s status. This field is an open enum: Merge can return a value outside this list when an integration provides one it does not map. Pass show_enum_origins=status to receive the integration’s own value instead.

Allowed values:
currencystring or nullOptional
The currency the contact's transactions are in.
remote_updated_atdatetime or nullOptional
When the third party's contact was updated.
companystring or nullOptionalformat: "uuid"
The company the contact belongs to.
addresseslist of objectsOptional

Address object IDs for the given Contacts object.

phone_numberslist of objectsOptional

AccountingPhoneNumber object for the given Contacts object.

contact_urlstring or nullOptionalformat: "uri"<=2000 characters
The 3rd party URL of the contact.
remote_was_deletedbooleanOptionalRead-only

Indicates whether or not this object has been deleted in the third party platform. Full coverage deletion detection is a premium add-on. Native deletion detection is offered for free with limited coverage. Learn more.

field_mappingsobject or nullOptionalRead-only
remote_datalist of objects or nullOptionalRead-only
remote_fieldslist of objectsOptionalRead-only

Field support by integration

See all supported fields

Use the /linked-accounts endpoint to pull platform support information