# 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.      


## CRUD: Create a contact

 - [POST /v1/object/contact](https://developer.zuora.com/v1-api-reference/older-api/contacts/object_postcontact.md): Creates a contact for a specified account.

## CRUD: Retrieve a contact

 - [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.

## CRUD: Update a 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.

## CRUD: Delete a contact

 - [DELETE /v1/object/contact/{id}](https://developer.zuora.com/v1-api-reference/older-api/contacts/object_deletecontact.md): Deletes a contact.