# CRUD: Retrieve a contact

Retrieves detailed information about a specific contact.

Endpoint: GET /v1/object/contact/{id}
Version: 2025-12-17

## Header parameters:

  - `Accept-Encoding` (string)
    Include the Accept-Encoding: gzip header to compress responses as a gzipped file. It can significantly reduce the bandwidth required for a response. 

If specified, Zuora automatically compresses responses that contain over 1000 bytes of data, and the response contains a Content-Encoding header with the compression algorithm so that your client can decompress it.

  - `Content-Encoding` (string)
    Include the Content-Encoding: gzip header to compress a request. With this header specified, you should upload a gzipped file for the request payload instead of sending the JSON payload.

  - `Authorization` (string)
    The value is in the Bearer {token} format where {token} is a valid OAuth token generated by calling Create an OAuth token.

  - `Zuora-Entity-Ids` (string)
    An entity ID. If you have Zuora Multi-entity enabled and the OAuth token is valid for more than one entity, you must use this header to specify which entity to perform the operation in. If the OAuth token is only valid for a single entity, or you do not have Zuora Multi-entity enabled, you do not need to set this header.

  - `Zuora-Track-Id` (string)
    A custom identifier for tracing the API call. If you set a value for this header, Zuora returns the same value in the response headers. This header enables you to associate your system process identifiers with Zuora API calls, to assist with troubleshooting in the event of an issue.

The value of this field must use the US-ASCII character set and must not include any of the following characters: colon (:), semicolon (;), double quote ("), and quote (').

## Query parameters:

  - `fields` (string)
    Object fields to return

## Path parameters:

  - `id` (string, required)
    Object id

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `Id` (string)
    Object identifier.

  - `AccountId` (string)
    The Zuora account ID associated with this contact. This field is not required when you use the Subscribe call. This field is required for all other calls.
Character limit: 32 Values: a valid account ID

  - `Address1` (string)
    The first line of the contact's address, which is often a street address or business name.
Character limit: 255 Values: a string of 255 characters or fewer

  - `Address2` (string)
    The second line of the contact's address.
Character limit: 255 Values: a string of 255 characters or fewer

  - `City` (string)
    The city of the contact's address.
Character limit: 40 Values: a string of 40 characters or fewer

  - `Country` (string)
    The country of the contact's address.

  - `County` (string)
    The county. May optionally be used by Zuora Tax to calculate county tax.
Character limit: 32 Values: a string of 32 characters or fewer

  - `CreatedById` (string)
    The ID of the Zuora user who created the contact. Character limit: 32 Values: automatically generated

  - `CreatedDate` (string)
    The date when the contact was created. Character limit: 29 Values: automatically generated

  - `Description` (string)
    A description for the contact.
Character limit: 100 Values: a string of 100 characters or fewer

  - `Fax` (string)
    The contact's fax number.
Character limit: 40 Values: a string of 40 characters or fewer

  - `FirstName` (string)
    The contact's first name.
Character limit: 100 Values: a string of the contact's first name

  - `HomePhone` (string)
    The contact's home phone number.
Character limit: 40 Values: a string of 40 characters or fewer

  - `LastName` (string)
    The contact's last name.
Character limit: 100 Values: a string of 100 characters or fewer

  - `MobilePhone` (string)
    The contact's mobile phone number.
Character limit: 40 Values: a string of 40 characters or fewer

  - `NickName` (string)
    A nickname for the contact.
Character limit: 100 Values: a string of 100 characters or fewer

  - `OtherPhone` (string)
    An additional phone number for the contact.
Character limit: 40 Values: a string of 40 characters or fewer

  - `OtherPhoneType` (string)
    The type of the OtherPhone. Character limit: 20 Values: Work, Mobile, Home, Other

  - `PersonalEmail` (string)
    The contact's personal email address.
Character limit: 80 Values: a string of 80 characters or fewer

  - `PostalCode` (string)
    The zip code for the contact's address.
Character limit: 20 Values: a string of 20 characters or fewer

  - `State` (string)
    The state or province of the contact's address.

  - `TaxRegion` (string)
    If using Zuora Tax rules

  - `UpdatedById` (string)
    The ID of the user who lasted updated the contact.
Character limit: 32 Values: automatically generated

  - `UpdatedDate` (string)
    The date when the contact was last updated.
Character limit: 29 Values: automatically generated

  - `WorkEmail` (string)
    The contact's business email address.
Character limit: 80 Values: a string of 80 characters or fewer

  - `WorkPhone` (string)
    The contact's business phone number.
Character limit: 40 notes: -- Values: a string of 40 characters or fewer

## Response 401 fields (application/json):

  - `message` (string)
    Error message.

If the error message is "Authentication error", ensure that the Authorization request header contains valid authentication credentials, then retry the request. See [Authentication](https://developer.zuora.com/rest-api/general-concepts/authentication/) for more information.

If the error message is "Failed to get user info", retry the request.

## Response 404 fields (application/json):

  - `done` (boolean)

  - `records` (array)

  - `size` (integer)