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# Get Contact

> Retrieve a single contact by ID

## Query

```graphql theme={null}
query {
  contactItem(
    apiKey: String!
    id: String!
  ): ContactItem
}
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="apiKey" type="string" required>
  Your Tellscope API key
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="id" type="string" required>
  The unique identifier of the contact
</ParamField>

## Response

Returns a single `ContactItem` or `null` if not found.

<ResponseField name="id" type="string">Unique identifier</ResponseField>
<ResponseField name="name" type="string">Full name of the contact</ResponseField>
<ResponseField name="email" type="string">Email address</ResponseField>
<ResponseField name="phone" type="string">Phone number</ResponseField>
<ResponseField name="company" type="string">Company or organization name</ResponseField>
<ResponseField name="title" type="string">Job title or role</ResponseField>
<ResponseField name="location" type="string">Geographic location</ResponseField>
<ResponseField name="tags" type="array">Tags assigned to this contact</ResponseField>
<ResponseField name="totalFeedbacks" type="integer">Total number of feedback items from this contact</ResponseField>
<ResponseField name="lastInteraction" type="datetime">Date of most recent interaction</ResponseField>
<ResponseField name="createdAt" type="datetime">When the contact was added</ResponseField>

## Example

<CodeGroup>
  ```graphql Query theme={null}
  query {
    contactItem(
      apiKey: "tellscp_sk_YOUR_API_KEY"
      id: "cnt_abc123"
    ) {
      id
      name
      email
      phone
      company
      title
      location
      tags
      totalFeedbacks
      lastInteraction
      createdAt
    }
  }
  ```

  ```json Response theme={null}
  {
    "data": {
      "contactItem": {
        "id": "cnt_abc123",
        "name": "John Smith",
        "email": "john@acme.com",
        "phone": "+1 (555) 123-4567",
        "company": "Acme Corp",
        "title": "Product Manager",
        "location": "San Francisco, CA",
        "tags": ["enterprise", "active", "champion"],
        "totalFeedbacks": 12,
        "lastInteraction": "2024-01-18T15:30:00Z",
        "createdAt": "2023-06-15T10:00:00Z"
      }
    }
  }
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Error Responses

### Contact Not Found

```json theme={null}
{
  "data": {
    "contactItem": null
  }
}
```

### Not Authorized

If trying to access a contact from another organization:

```json theme={null}
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "message": "Not authorized to access this contact",
      "extensions": {
        "code": "FORBIDDEN"
      }
    }
  ]
}
```