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Contacts

List, create, update, and delete contacts in your workspace

Manage contacts in your graph8 workspace — your first-party CRM data.

Contacts get into your workspace through several paths: saving results from the Search endpoints, importing from a CSV or CRM, creating manually via the API, or automatically during enrichment. Once a contact is in your workspace, these endpoints give you full read/write access at no credit cost.

List Contacts

GET /contacts

Returns a paginated list of contacts.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`page`	integer	`1`	Page number (1-indexed)
`limit`	integer	`50`	Items per page (1-200)
`email`	string	—	Filter by work email (exact match)
`list_id`	integer	—	Filter by list membership
`name`	string	—	Filter by first or last name (partial match, case-insensitive)
`job_title`	string	—	Filter by job title (partial match, case-insensitive)
`seniority_level`	string	—	Filter by seniority level (exact match)
`company_name`	string	—	Filter by company name (partial match, case-insensitive)
`company_id`	integer	—	Filter by company ID
`country`	string	—	Filter by country (exact match)
`state`	string	—	Filter by state (exact match)
`city`	string	—	Filter by city (partial match, case-insensitive)
`job_department`	string	—	Filter by job department (partial match, case-insensitive)
`industry`	string	—	Filter by company industry (partial match, case-insensitive)
`include_custom_fields`	boolean	`false`	When `true`, each contact gains a `custom_fields` object of its custom column values keyed by column slug (`name` from `GET /fields`). Default `false` keeps the legacy shape and adds no extra query.

All filters are optional and can be combined. When multiple filters are provided, results must match all of them (AND logic).

Example

cURL

# Basic pagination
curl "https://be.graph8.com/api/v1/contacts?limit=10&page=1" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY"

# Search by name and company
curl "https://be.graph8.com/api/v1/contacts?name=jane&company_name=acme" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY"

# Filter by seniority and country
curl "https://be.graph8.com/api/v1/contacts?seniority_level=VP&country=US" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY"

# Filter by department and industry
curl "https://be.graph8.com/api/v1/contacts?job_department=Engineering&industry=SaaS" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY"

Python

# Basic pagination
response = requests.get(
    f"{BASE_URL}/contacts",
    headers=HEADERS,
    params={"limit": 10, "page": 1}
)
contacts = response.json()

# Search by name and company
response = requests.get(
    f"{BASE_URL}/contacts",
    headers=HEADERS,
    params={"name": "jane", "company_name": "acme"}
)

# Filter by department and industry
response = requests.get(
    f"{BASE_URL}/contacts",
    headers=HEADERS,
    params={"job_department": "Engineering", "industry": "SaaS"}
)

TypeScript

// Basic pagination
const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/contacts?limit=10&page=1`, {
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${API_KEY}` }
});
const contacts = await response.json();

// Search by name and company
const filtered = await fetch(
  `${BASE_URL}/contacts?name=jane&company_name=acme`,
  { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${API_KEY}` } }
);

// Filter by department and industry
const deptFiltered = await fetch(
  `${BASE_URL}/contacts?job_department=Engineering&industry=SaaS`,
  { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${API_KEY}` } }
);

Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": 101,
      "first_name": "Jane",
      "last_name": "Doe",
      "work_email": "[email protected]",
      "direct_phone": "+1...",
      "mobile_phone": "+1...",
      "job_title": "VP Sales",
      "job_department": "Sales",
      "seniority_level": "VP",
      "linkedin_url": "https://...",
      "city": "Berlin",
      "state": "BE",
      "country": "DE",
      "company_id": 1,
      "owner_id": "user_x",
      "owner_name": "John",
      "custom_fields": null
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "page": 1,
    "limit": 50,
    "total": 1,
    "has_next": false
  }
}

When called with ?include_custom_fields=true, custom_fields is an object like {"udo_lead_score_1712000000": "92", "udo_persona_1712000111": "Champion"} (only set values appear; keys are the column slug). Rows with no custom values return {}.

Get Contact

GET /contacts/{contact_id}

Returns detailed information about a single contact, including associated company data.

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`contact_id`	integer	Contact ID

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`include_custom_fields`	boolean	`false`	When `true`, the response gains a `custom_fields` object (same shape as the list endpoint). Default omits it (`custom_fields: null`).

Example

cURL

curl "https://be.graph8.com/api/v1/contacts/1" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY"

Python

response = requests.get(f"{BASE_URL}/contacts/1", headers=HEADERS)
contact = response.json()["data"]

TypeScript

const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/contacts/1`, {
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${API_KEY}` }
});
const { data: contact } = await response.json();

Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1,
    "first_name": "Jane",
    "last_name": "Smith",
    "full_name": "Jane Smith",
    "work_email": "[email protected]",
    "personal_emails": null,
    "direct_phone": "+1-555-0100",
    "mobile_phone": null,
    "job_title": "VP of Engineering",
    "job_department": "Engineering",
    "seniority_level": "VP",
    "linkedin_url": "https://linkedin.com/in/janesmith",
    "twitter_url": null,
    "facebook_url": null,
    "city": "San Francisco",
    "state": "CA",
    "country": "US",
    "about": null,
    "confidence_score": 0.95,
    "company": {
      "id": 42,
      "name": "Acme Inc",
      "domain": "acme.com",
      "website": "https://acme.com",
      "industry": "Technology",
      "employee_count": "500",
      "city": "San Francisco",
      "state": "CA",
      "country": "US",
      "linkedin_url": "https://linkedin.com/company/acme",
      "logo_url": "https://logo.clearbit.com/acme.com"
    },
    "meta_data": {},
    "custom_fields": null,
    "created_at": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-02-01T14:20:00Z"
  }
}

Errors

Status	Meaning
`404`	Contact not found

Create Contact

POST /contacts

Create a new contact and add it to a list.

Request Body

Field	Type	Required	Description
`list_id`	integer	Yes	Target list to add the contact to
`first_name`	string	No	First name
`last_name`	string	No	Last name
`work_email`	string	No	Work email address
`personal_emails`	string	No	Personal email addresses
`direct_phone`	string	No	Direct phone number
`mobile_phone`	string	No	Mobile phone number
`job_title`	string	No	Job title
`job_department`	string	No	Department
`seniority_level`	string	No	Seniority level
`linkedin_url`	string	No	LinkedIn profile URL
`city`	string	No	City
`state`	string	No	State or province
`country`	string	No	Country
`company_domain`	string	No	Company domain for matching

Example

cURL

curl -X POST "https://be.graph8.com/api/v1/contacts" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "list_id": 5,
    "first_name": "John",
    "last_name": "Doe",
    "work_email": "[email protected]",
    "job_title": "CTO",
    "company_domain": "techcorp.io"
  }'

Python

response = requests.post(
    f"{BASE_URL}/contacts",
    headers=HEADERS,
    json={
        "list_id": 5,
        "first_name": "John",
        "last_name": "Doe",
        "work_email": "[email protected]",
        "job_title": "CTO",
        "company_domain": "techcorp.io"
    }
)
result = response.json()["data"]

TypeScript

const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/contacts`, {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    list_id: 5,
    first_name: "John",
    last_name: "Doe",
    work_email: "[email protected]",
    job_title: "CTO",
    company_domain: "techcorp.io"
  })
});
const { data: result } = await response.json();

Response `201 Created`

{
  "data": {
    "status": "ok",
    "count": 1,
    "validation_errors": []
  }
}

Update Contact

PATCH /contacts/{contact_id}

Update one or more fields on a contact. Only include the fields you want to change.

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`contact_id`	integer	Contact ID

Request Body

All fields are optional. Include only the fields to update.

Field	Type	Description
`first_name`	string	First name
`last_name`	string	Last name
`work_email`	string	Work email address
`direct_phone`	string	Direct phone number
`mobile_phone`	string	Mobile phone number
`job_title`	string	Job title
`job_department`	string	Department
`seniority_level`	string	Seniority level
`linkedin_url`	string	LinkedIn profile URL
`city`	string	City
`state`	string	State or province
`country`	string	Country

Example

cURL

curl -X PATCH "https://be.graph8.com/api/v1/contacts/1" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"job_title": "CTO", "city": "New York"}'

Python

response = requests.patch(
    f"{BASE_URL}/contacts/1",
    headers=HEADERS,
    json={"job_title": "CTO", "city": "New York"}
)

TypeScript

const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/contacts/1`, {
  method: "PATCH",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({ job_title: "CTO", city: "New York" })
});

Response

{
  "data": {
    "updated": 1
  }
}

Errors

Status	Meaning
`400`	No fields provided to update
`404`	Contact not found

Delete Contact

DELETE /contacts/{contact_id}

Soft-delete a contact. The contact is marked as deleted but not permanently removed.

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`contact_id`	integer	Contact ID

Example

cURL

curl -X DELETE "https://be.graph8.com/api/v1/contacts/1" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY"

Python

response = requests.delete(f"{BASE_URL}/contacts/1", headers=HEADERS)

TypeScript

const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/contacts/1`, {
  method: "DELETE",
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${API_KEY}` }
});

Response

{
  "data": {
    "deleted": true
  }
}

Errors

Status	Meaning
`404`	Contact not found

Upsert Contact

PUT /contacts/assert

Single contact upsert. Matches an existing contact by work_email first, then by linkedin_url. Creates a new contact if no match is found.

Request Body

Field	Type	Required	Description
`list_id`	integer	Yes	Target list
`work_email`	string	Conditional	Work email — at least one of `work_email` or `linkedin_url` is required
`linkedin_url`	string	Conditional	LinkedIn profile URL — at least one of `work_email` or `linkedin_url` is required
`first_name`	string	No	First name
`last_name`	string	No	Last name
`personal_emails`	string	No	Personal email addresses
`direct_phone`	string	No	Direct phone number
`mobile_phone`	string	No	Mobile phone number
`job_title`	string	No	Job title
`job_department`	string	No	Department
`seniority_level`	string	No	Seniority level
`city`	string	No	City
`state`	string	No	State or province
`country`	string	No	Country
`company_domain`	string	No	Company domain for matching

Example

cURL

curl -X PUT "https://be.graph8.com/api/v1/contacts/assert" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "list_id": 12345,
    "work_email": "[email protected]",
    "first_name": "Jane",
    "last_name": "Doe",
    "job_title": "VP Sales",
    "company_domain": "acme.com"
  }'

Response

{ "data": { "action": "created", "count": 1 } }

The action field is either "created" or "updated".

Bulk Upsert Contacts

PUT /contacts/assert/batch

Bulk upsert of up to 100 contacts. Uses the same match keys as the single upsert (work_email then linkedin_url).

Request Body

Field	Type	Required	Description
`list_id`	integer	Yes	Target list for all contacts in this batch
`contacts`	array	Yes	List of contact objects (1–100 items). Each item follows the same field set as `PUT /contacts/assert`, with at least one of `work_email` or `linkedin_url` per row.

Example

cURL

curl -X PUT "https://be.graph8.com/api/v1/contacts/assert/batch" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "list_id": 12345,
    "contacts": [
      {
        "work_email": "[email protected]",
        "first_name": "Alice",
        "last_name": "Smith",
        "job_title": "CEO",
        "company_domain": "acme.com"
      },
      {
        "linkedin_url": "https://linkedin.com/in/bobdoe",
        "first_name": "Bob",
        "last_name": "Doe"
      }
    ]
  }'

Response

{ "data": { "total": 100, "created": 87, "updated": 13, "errors": [] } }

List Contact Columns

GET /contacts/columns

List custom contact columns defined in your workspace.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`list_id`	integer	—	Filter columns by list. Omit to return all (including global) columns.

Example

cURL

curl "https://be.graph8.com/api/v1/contacts/columns" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY"

# Filter by list
curl "https://be.graph8.com/api/v1/contacts/columns?list_id=12345" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY"

Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "title": "Job Level",
      "name": "job_level",
      "data_type": "text",
      "is_global": true
    }
  ]
}

Create Contact Column

POST /contacts/columns/create

Create a custom contact column. Optionally provision an enrichment waterfall pipeline in the same request so the column is immediately enrichable.

Request Body

Field	Type	Required	Description
`title`	string	Yes	Display name for the column
`data_type`	string	Yes	Column data type — currently only `"text"` is supported
`list_id`	integer	No	Scope the column to a specific list. Omit (or `null`) for a global column. Required when `enrichment` is provided (waterfall pipelines are list-scoped).
`created_by`	string	No	Email of the user creating the column
`enrichment`	object	No	Enrichment waterfall config — strongly recommended for enrichable columns. When supplied, a companion waterfall pipeline is provisioned in the same request so the UI Enrich button and `POST /enrichment/waterfall/enrich` work out-of-the-box. Without it the column exists but is not enrichable until you call `POST /enrichment/waterfall/configs`.

`enrichment` object

Field	Type	Description
`type`	string	Enrichment type — use `"waterfall"`
`providers`	array	Ordered list of provider slugs. Mutually exclusive with `steps`. Allowed values: `graph8`, `hunter`, `prospeo`, `dropcontact`, `icypeas`, `leadmagic`, `emaillistverify`, `apollo`, `lusha`, `rocketreach`.
`email_verification`	object	Optional email verification config (see below)

`enrichment.email_verification` object

Field	Type	Description
`provider`	string	Verification provider (e.g. `"zerobounce"`)
`enabled`	boolean	Whether verification is active
`use_system_credentials`	boolean	Use the platform’s credentials instead of your own
`accept_catchall`	boolean	Whether to accept catch-all addresses
`valid_statuses`	array	List of statuses to accept (e.g. `["valid"]`)

Example

cURL

# Basic column (no enrichment)
curl -X POST "https://be.graph8.com/api/v1/contacts/columns/create" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Job Level",
    "data_type": "text",
    "created_by": "[email protected]"
  }'

# Column with enrichment waterfall
curl -X POST "https://be.graph8.com/api/v1/contacts/columns/create" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Job Level",
    "data_type": "text",
    "list_id": 12345,
    "created_by": "[email protected]",
    "enrichment": {
      "type": "waterfall",
      "providers": ["hunter", "prospeo"],
      "email_verification": {
        "provider": "zerobounce",
        "enabled": true,
        "use_system_credentials": true,
        "accept_catchall": false,
        "valid_statuses": ["valid"]
      }
    }
  }'

Response `201 Created`

Without enrichment:

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1,
    "title": "Job Level",
    "data_type": "text",
    "name": "job_level",
    "object_id": "12345",
    "is_global": false,
    "enrichment": null
  }
}

With enrichment:

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1,
    "title": "Job Level",
    "data_type": "text",
    "name": "job_level",
    "object_id": "12345",
    "is_global": false,
    "enrichment": {
      "column_id": "job_level",
      "config_id": "uuid",
      "name": "Job Level Enrichment",
      "type": "waterfall",
      "providers": ["hunter", "prospeo"],
      "email_verification": { "enabled": true, "provider": "zerobounce" }
    }
  }
}

List Contacts

Query Parameters

Example

Response

Get Contact

Path Parameters

Query Parameters

Example

Response

Errors

Create Contact

Request Body

Example

Response 201 Created

Update Contact

Path Parameters

Request Body

Example

Response

Errors

Delete Contact

Path Parameters

Example

Response

Errors

Upsert Contact

Request Body

Example

Response

Bulk Upsert Contacts

Request Body

Example

Response

List Contact Columns

Query Parameters

Example

Response

Create Contact Column

Request Body

enrichment object

enrichment.email_verification object

Example

Response 201 Created

Response `201 Created`

`enrichment` object

`enrichment.email_verification` object

Response `201 Created`