Retrieve a contact

get/v1/contacts/{id}

Returns one contact by ID.

Authorization

Authorization: Bearer ak_...requiredscope: read

An AveeCare API key created in Settings → API Keys. A read or read + write key can call this endpoint. About authentication

Path parameters

id
stringrequired

ID of the contact.

Response

200

The contact.

object
stringread-only

String representing the object's type. Always contact.

id
stringread-only

Unique identifier of the contact.

patientId
string | nullmax length 64

The patient this contact belongs to.

name
string | nullmax length 200

Full name.

relationship
string | nullmax length 100

Relationship to the patient.

phoneNumber
string | nullmax length 30

Phone number.

email
string · email | nullmax length 320

Email address.

preferEmail
boolean | null

Whether the contact prefers email over phone.

emergencyContact
boolean | null

Whether this person is an emergency contact.

notificationPolicy
string | null

Which updates the contact is notified about.

One ofAllEmergenciesnull
createdAt
string · date-time | nullread-only

When the contact was created.

updatedAt
string · date-time | nullread-only

When the contact was last changed.

Response headers

Request-IdstringUnique ID of this request. Quote it when contacting support.
RateLimit-LimitintegerRequests allowed in the current window.
RateLimit-RemainingintegerRequests left in the current window.
RateLimit-ResetintegerSeconds until the window resets.

Errors

StatusCodeMeaning
401
n/a
The API key is missing, malformed, expired or revoked (unauthorized).
403
n/a
The key is read-only (insufficient_scope), or its user's role cannot do this (forbidden).
404
n/a
No such object, or it is not visible to this key (not_found).
429
n/a
Too many requests (rate_limited). Wait for Retry-After seconds.
500
n/a
Something went wrong on our side (internal_error). Retry, and quote the request ID if it persists.

Every error uses the same body. See Errors for the full list of codes.