---
title: "Create a contact from an identifier"
method: POST
path: "/v2/profiles/{profileId}/contacts"
tags: ["contact"]
---

# Create a contact from an identifier

`POST /v2/profiles/{profileId}/contacts`

Finds an existing **discoverable** Wise profile and adds it to your recipient list. The recipient is found by an identifier — such as a Wisetag, email, or phone number — without needing bank details. Use the `contactId` from the response to create a transfer.

## Path parameters

- `profileId` integer, required

## Query parameters

- `isDirectIdentifierCreation` boolean, required

## Headers

- `X-External-Correlation-Id` string, uuid

## Request body

- object
  - `identifier` string — A Wise profile's identifier. It can be a Wisetag, email or phone number.
  - `targetCurrency` string — 3 character currency code.

## Response `200`

Contact created successfully.

- object
  - `contactId` string, uuid — Contact ID in the format of UUID.
  - `name` string — Full name of the contact.

## Other responses

- `429` — Rate limit exceeded. Retry after the number of seconds specified in the `Retry-After` header.

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