# Create Contact

## Body Parameters

- `email` (string, required) — The email address of the contact.

The first name of the contact.

The last name of the contact.

- `unsubscribed` (boolean) — The Contact's global subscription status. If set to `true`, the contact will be unsubscribed from all Broadcasts.

- `properties` (object) — A map of custom property keys and values to create.

  :::accordion{title="custom properties"}
  - `key` (string, required) — The property key.

  - `value` (string, required) — The property value.
  :::

- `segments` (array) — Array of objects. Each object must contain the ID of the segment that you'd like to add the contact to.

  :::accordion{title="segments"}
  - `id` (string, required) — The segment ID.
  :::

- `topics` (array) — Array of topic subscriptions for the contact.

  :::accordion{title="topics"}
  - `id` (string, required) — The topic ID.

  - `subscription` ('opt\_in' | 'opt\_out', required) — The subscription status for this topic.
  :::

:::code-group
```ts Node.js
import { Resend } from 'resend';

const resend = new Resend('re_xxxxxxxxx');

const { data, error } = await resend.contacts.create({
  email: 'steve.wozniak@gmail.com',
  firstName: 'Steve',
  lastName: 'Wozniak',
  unsubscribed: false,
});
```

```php PHP
$resend = Resend::client('re_xxxxxxxxx');

$resend->contacts->create(
  parameters: [
    'email' => 'steve.wozniak@gmail.com',
    'first_name' => 'Steve',
    'last_name' => 'Wozniak',
    'unsubscribed' => false
  ]
);
```

```python Python
import resend

resend.api_key = "re_xxxxxxxxx"

params: resend.Contacts.CreateParams = {
  "email": "steve.wozniak@gmail.com",
  "first_name": "Steve",
  "last_name": "Wozniak",
  "unsubscribed": False,
}

resend.Contacts.create(params)
```

```ruby Ruby
require "resend"

Resend.api_key = "re_xxxxxxxxx"

params = {
  "email": "steve.wozniak@gmail.com",
  "first_name": "Steve",
  "last_name": "Wozniak",
  "unsubscribed": false,
}

Resend::Contacts.create(params)
```

```go Go
package main

import "github.com/resend/resend-go/v4"

func main() {
	client := resend.NewClient("re_xxxxxxxxx")

	params := &resend.CreateContactRequest{
		Email:        "steve.wozniak@gmail.com",
		FirstName:    "Steve",
		LastName:     "Wozniak",
		Unsubscribed: false,
	}

	client.Contacts.Create(params)
}
```

```rust Rust
use resend_rs::{types::CreateContactOptions, Resend, Result};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<()> {
  let resend = Resend::new("re_xxxxxxxxx");

  let contact = CreateContactOptions::new("steve.wozniak@gmail.com")
    .with_first_name("Steve")
    .with_last_name("Wozniak")
    .with_unsubscribed(false);

  let _contact = resend.contacts.create(contact).await?;

  Ok(())
}
```

```java Java
import com.resend.Resend;
import com.resend.core.exception.ResendException;
import com.resend.services.contacts.model.CreateContactOptions;
import com.resend.services.contacts.model.CreateContactResponseSuccess;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws ResendException {
        Resend resend = new Resend("re_xxxxxxxxx");

        CreateContactOptions params = CreateContactOptions.builder()
                .email("steve.wozniak@gmail.com")
                .firstName("Steve")
                .lastName("Wozniak")
                .unsubscribed(false)
                .build();

        CreateContactResponseSuccess data = resend.contacts().create(params);
    }
}
```

```csharp .NET
using Resend;

IResend resend = ResendClient.Create( "re_xxxxxxxxx" ); // Or from DI

var resp = await resend.ContactAddAsync(
    new ContactData()
    {
        Email = "steve.wozniak@gmail.com",
        FirstName = "Steve",
        LastName = "Wozniak",
        IsUnsubscribed = false,
    }
);
Console.WriteLine( "Contact Id={0}", resp.Content );
```

```bash cURL
curl -X POST 'https://api.resend.com/contacts' \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer re_xxxxxxxxx' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d $'{
  "email": "steve.wozniak@gmail.com",
  "first_name": "Steve",
  "last_name": "Wozniak",
  "unsubscribed": false
}'
```

```bash CLI
resend contacts create \
  --email steve.wozniak@gmail.com \
  --first-name Steve \
  --last-name Wozniak
```
:::

:::code-group
```json Response
{
  "object": "contact",
  "id": "479e3145-dd38-476b-932c-529ceb705947"
}
```
:::

## Related pages

- [Account Management](./account-management-index.md)
- [API Keys](./api-keys-2-index.md)
- [API Keys](./api-keys-index.md)
- [API Reference](./api-reference-index.md)
- [AudiencesDEPRECATED](./audiencesdeprecated-index.md)
- [Authorized Apps](./authorized-apps-index.md)
- [Automations](./automations-index.md)
- [Broadcasts](./broadcasts-index.md)
- [Build with AI](./build-with-ai-index.md)
- [Changelog](../changelog.md)

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