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# /contacts/meta/post

GET https://api.merge.dev/api/crm/v1/contacts/meta/post

Returns metadata for `CRMContact` POSTs.

Reference: https://docs.merge.dev/merge-unified/crm/common-models/contacts/meta-post-retrieve

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Token-based authentication with required prefix "Bearer"

## Servers

- `https://api.merge.dev/api` (Production, default)
- `https://api-eu.merge.dev/api` (ProductionEU)
- `https://api-ap.merge.dev/api` (ProductionAPSE1)

## Request

### Headers

- `X-Account-Token` (string, required) — Token identifying the end user.

## Response

### 200

- `request_schema` (map from string to any, required)
- `has_conditional_params` (boolean, required)
- `has_required_linked_account_params` (boolean, required)
- `status` (LinkedAccountStatus, optional)
- `remote_fields` (list of string, optional) — Remote field values to populate

## Types

### LinkedAccountStatus

- `linked_account_status` (string, required)
- `can_make_request` (boolean, required)

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "request_schema": {
    "properties": {
      "model": {
        "properties": {
          "attachments": {
            "description": "Array of attachments objects ",
            "items": {
              "properties": {
                "attachment_type": {
                  "title": "attachment_type",
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "file_name": {
                  "title": "file_name",
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "file_url": {
                  "title": "file_url",
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "id": {
                  "title": "id",
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "integration_params": {
                  "properties": {},
                  "title": "integration_params",
                  "type": "object"
                },
                "linked_account_params": {
                  "properties": {},
                  "title": "linked_account_params",
                  "type": "object"
                }
              },
              "type": "object"
            },
            "title": "attachments",
            "type": "array"
          },
          "email_addresses": {
            "description": "Array of email_addresses objects",
            "items": {
              "properties": {
                "email_address_type": {
                  "title": "email_address_type",
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "integration_params": {
                  "properties": {},
                  "title": "integration_params",
                  "type": "object"
                },
                "linked_account_params": {
                  "properties": {},
                  "title": "linked_account_params",
                  "type": "object"
                },
                "value": {
                  "title": "value",
                  "type": "string"
                }
              },
              "type": "object"
            },
            "title": "email_addresses",
            "type": "array"
          },
          "favorite_tv_shows": {
            "description": "Array of TV Show objects on merge.tv_shows",
            "items": {
              "format": "uuid",
              "type": "string"
            },
            "title": "Favorite TV Shows",
            "type": "array"
          },
          "favorite_watch": {
            "description": "Favorite watch of all time",
            "title": "Favorite Watch",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "first_name": {
            "description": "The first name.",
            "title": "first_name",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "last_name": {
            "description": "The last name.",
            "title": "last_name",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "merge_categories": {
            "categories": {
              "enum": [
                "HRIS",
                "ATS",
                "Accounting",
                "Ticketing",
                "File Storage",
                "CRM",
                "Marketing Automation"
              ],
              "enum_information": [
                {
                  "description": "Merge HRIS Category",
                  "value": "HRIS"
                },
                {
                  "description": "Merge ATS Category",
                  "value": "ATS"
                },
                {
                  "description": "Merge Accounting Category",
                  "value": "Accounting"
                },
                {
                  "description": "Merge Ticketing Category",
                  "value": "Ticketing"
                },
                {
                  "description": "Merge File Storage Category",
                  "value": "File Storage"
                },
                {
                  "description": "Merge CRM Category",
                  "value": "CRM"
                },
                {
                  "description": "Merge Marketing Automation Category",
                  "value": "Marketing Automation"
                }
              ],
              "type": "string"
            },
            "description": "Array of Merge's Unified API Categories",
            "title": "Merge Categories",
            "type": "array"
          },
          "new_york_city_neighborhood": {
            "description": "One of the 5 Boroughs of New York City",
            "title": "Borough",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "phone_numbers": {
            "description": "Array of phone_numbers objects",
            "items": {
              "properties": {
                "integration_params": {
                  "properties": {},
                  "title": "integration_params",
                  "type": "object"
                },
                "linked_account_params": {
                  "properties": {},
                  "title": "linked_account_params",
                  "type": "object"
                },
                "phone_number_type": {
                  "title": "phone_number_type",
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "value": {
                  "title": "value",
                  "type": "string"
                }
              },
              "type": "object"
            },
            "title": "phone_numbers",
            "type": "array"
          },
          "tags": {
            "description": "Array of tags names",
            "items": {
              "format": "uuid",
              "type": "string"
            },
            "title": "tags",
            "type": "array"
          },
          "urls": {
            "description": "Array of urls objects",
            "items": {
              "properties": {
                "integration_params": {
                  "properties": {},
                  "title": "integration_params",
                  "type": "object"
                },
                "linked_account_params": {
                  "properties": {},
                  "title": "linked_account_params",
                  "type": "object"
                },
                "url_type": {
                  "title": "url_type",
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "value": {
                  "title": "value",
                  "type": "string"
                }
              },
              "type": "object"
            },
            "title": "urls",
            "type": "array"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "last_name",
          "first_name",
          "merge_categories",
          "new_york_city_neighborhood",
          "favorite_tv_shows",
          "favorite_watch"
        ],
        "type": "object"
      }
    },
    "type": "object"
  },
  "has_conditional_params": true,
  "has_required_linked_account_params": true,
  "status": {
    "linked_account_status": "COMPLETE",
    "can_make_request": true
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.merge.dev/api/crm/v1/contacts/meta/post"

headers = {
    "X-Account-Token": "X-Account-Token",
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>"
}

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.merge.dev/api/crm/v1/contacts/meta/post';
const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {'X-Account-Token': 'X-Account-Token', Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

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

func main() {

	url := "https://api.merge.dev/api/crm/v1/contacts/meta/post"

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

	req.Header.Add("X-Account-Token", "X-Account-Token")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

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

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

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.merge.dev/api/crm/v1/contacts/meta/post")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["X-Account-Token"] = 'X-Account-Token'
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.merge.dev/api/crm/v1/contacts/meta/post")
  .header("X-Account-Token", "X-Account-Token")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.merge.dev/api/crm/v1/contacts/meta/post', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'X-Account-Token' => 'X-Account-Token',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.merge.dev/api/crm/v1/contacts/meta/post");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("X-Account-Token", "X-Account-Token");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "X-Account-Token": "X-Account-Token",
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>"
]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.merge.dev/api/crm/v1/contacts/meta/post")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```