---
title: "Create Contact"
method: POST
path: "/contacts/create"
tags: ["contacts"]
---

# Create Contact

`POST /contacts/create`

This endpoint creates a new contact.

## Headers

- `x-phone` string

## Request body

- object
  - `contact_name` string, required — - Name of the new contact
  - `contact_id` string, required — - The unique identifier of the contact Must be formatted as country_code + number (e.g., 919537851844). - Do not include special characters
  - `labels` string — - A comma-separated list of labels to be assigned to the chats. All labels are case-insensitive. - If any label currently does not exist, it will be created
  - `is_internal` boolean — - Indicates if the member is an internal user of the organization.

## Response `200`

200 OK

- object — The response is a contact object. Refer to [the contact object here](/api-reference/objects/the-contact-object)

---

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