# Contacts

A contact defines the customer who holds an account or who is otherwise a person to contact about an account. An account requires a contact for the `BillToId` and `SoldToId` fields before the account can be active.

 - [POST /v1/object/contact](https://developer.zuora.com/v1-api-reference/older-api/contacts/object_postcontact.md): Creates a contact for a specified account.
 - [GET /v1/object/contact/{id}](https://developer.zuora.com/v1-api-reference/older-api/contacts/object_getcontact.md): Retrieves detailed information about a specific contact.
 - [PUT /v1/object/contact/{id}](https://developer.zuora.com/v1-api-reference/older-api/contacts/object_putcontact.md): Updates a contact for a specified account. You can update contacts for cancelled accounts.
 - [DELETE /v1/object/contact/{id}](https://developer.zuora.com/v1-api-reference/older-api/contacts/object_deletecontact.md): Deletes a contact.