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GET
/
instances
/
{instanceId}
/
token
/
{token}
/
contacts
/
{phone}
Contact metadata
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.z-api.io/instances/{instanceId}/token/{token}/contacts/{phone} \
  --header 'Client-Token: <api-key>'
{
  "name": "<string>",
  "phone": "<string>",
  "notify": "<string>",
  "short": "<string>",
  "imgUrl": "<string>",
  "about": "<string>"
}

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Overview

This method is responsible for returning the contact’s metadata information.
If you intend to store your contact’s image, note that we always return the imgUrl attribute in get-contacts, however it’s important to remember that it’s only available for 48 hours per WhatsApp’s policy.

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Attributes

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instanceId
string
required
Your instance ID. Available in the Z-API panel under Instances.
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token
string
required
Your Z-API instance token.

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Path

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phone
string
required
Contact phone number in DDI DDD NUMBER format. E.g.: 551199999999

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Response

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200

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name
string
Contact’s full name
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phone
string
Contact number
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notify
string
Contact’s WhatsApp name
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short
string
Contact’s short name
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imgUrl
string
Contact’s profile photo URL (expires in 48 hours)
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about
string
Contact’s profile status
{
  "name": "Contact full name",
  "phone": "551199999999",
  "notify": "WhatsApp name",
  "short": "Contact name",
  "imgUrl": "https://...",
  "about": "Profile status"
}

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405

Make sure you are correctly sending the method specification, that is, verify that you sent POST or GET as specified at the beginning of this topic.

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415

If you receive a 415 error, make sure to add the “Content-Type” header to your request, which in most cases is “application/json”.