---
title: "Get a person"
method: GET
path: "/v1/persons/{personId}"
tags: ["Persons"]
---

# Get a person

`GET /v1/persons/{personId}`

Retrieve the details of a single person (required scope contacts:persons:read)

## Path parameters

- `personId` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `Customer-Id` integer, required

## Response `200`

OK

- ReadPersonModel — Read person model
  - `id` string, uuid — The unique identifier of the person
  - `createdAt` string, date-time — The UTC timestamp of when this person was created
  - `contactId` integer — The unique identifier of the contact that this person belongs to
  - `title` string — The person's title
  - `forename` string — The person's first name
  - `surname` string — The person's second name
  - `email` string — The email address of the person
  - `mobile` string — The mobile telephone number of the person
  - `landline` string — The landline telephone number of the person
  - `extension` string — The landline extension of the person
  - `position` string — The job role that the person holds within the contact
  - `department` string — The department that the person belongs to
  - `isOptedOut` boolean — A flag indicating if the contact has opted out of marketing communications
  - `isMain` boolean — A flag indicating if this person is the primary person for the contact
  - `flagIds` integer[] — The IDs of flags currently applied to this person
  - `customFields` CustomFieldReadModel[] — Custom fields associated with persons
    - `definitionId` integer — The unique identifier of the associated custom field definition
    - `value` string, nullable — The current value set for the custom field
    - `definition` CustomFieldEmbeddedDefinitionModel — Represents the definition of a custom field
      - `caption` string — The caption of a custom field
      - `type` 'boolean' | 'integer' | 'decimal' | 'text' | 'list' | 'statement' | 'date' | 'note' | 'time' | 'systemList' — The type of the custom field. New field types may be added in the future, so integrations should be resilient to this<p>Possible values:</p><ul><li><b>boolean</b>: Indicates a boolean field <i>(Example: "false")</i></li><li><b>integer</b>: Indicates an integer numeric field <i>(Example: "1001")</i></li><li><b>decimal</b>: Indicates a floating point numeric field <i>(Example: "1.42")</i></li><li><b>text</b>: Indicates an editable text field <i>(Example: "Purple")</i></li><li><b>list</b>: Indicates a field with a single value from a predefined list of options <i>(Example: "Purple")</i></li><li><b>statement</b>: Indicates a text field that cannot be edited. The value is always equal to the default value <i>(Example: "By signing this you agree to the following...")</i></li><li><b>date</b>: Indicates a date field, which will be represented as an RFC3339 formatted date string. The default value is not supported for this type and will always be null <i>(Example: "2024-01-31")</i></li><li><b>note</b>: Indicates a multiline, editable text field. Lines are seperated with a line feed character <i>(Example: "This is a note.")</i></li><li><b>time</b>: Indicates a time field, formatted as HH:mm. The default value is not supported for this type and will always be null <i>(Example: "10:30")</i></li><li><b>systemList</b>: Indicates the ID of a related resource, vehicle or web user <i>(Example: "228007")</i></li></ul>
      - `listOptions` string[], nullable — Shows the possible values for a list type custom field. Value will be null if type is not list
      - `isRequired` boolean — Indicates if the field is required in the UI. This is NOT enforced in the API
      - `isEditable` boolean — Indicates if the field is editable
      - `default` string, nullable — The default value of a custom field. Formatted in accordance with the rules of the field type
    - `systemListValueMetadata` SystemListValueMetadataModel — Represents details of custom field value of type system list
      - `label` string, nullable — A descriptive label for the specific resource, vehicle or web user that this system list value relates to
      - `entityType` 'resource' | 'vehicle' | 'webUser' — The type of entity used for custom field value of type system list<p>Possible values:</p><ul><li><b>resource</b></li><li><b>vehicle</b></li><li><b>webUser</b></li></ul>

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `500` — Internal Server Error

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