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Number Intelligence

Create a contact

The method allows adding new contacts to your Contact Book.

Please note that in the TEST account mode there is a restriction for performing this method: it is possible to create a contact only for a verified phone number (number verification is performed in the personal account of the BSG platform).

To create a contact list, make a request to this URL:

POST http://one-api.bsg.world/api/contacts

Request parameters

Parameter Required Type Description
phone yes integer Contact’s phone number.
groups Lists IDs array
id no integer List ID (generated automatically when creating a contact list)
fields array the contact details for custom fields
id no integer Custom field ID
value no string Custom field data

If request is successful, you will receive a response


{
  "phone": 85267202829,
  "groups": [
    56147
  ],
  "fields": [
    {
      "id": 25964,
      "value": "TARAS SHEVCHENKO"
    }
  ]
}

Response parameters

Parameter Type Description
id integer Contact ID in the BSG personal account, which is generated automatically when a contact is added to the Contact Book.
phone integer Contact’s phone number.
fields array Contains embedded custom fields data
id integer Custom field ID.
value string Custom field data.
created_at datetime Date when the contact was created in the system ― set by the system automatically when a contact is added to the Contact Book. Display format ― Y-m-d H:i:s
groups array Contains embedded data of the list where the contact is added.
id string ID of the list (generated automatically when creating a contact list) where the contact is added
name string Name of the list where the contact is added
description string Description of the list where the contact is added
default bool Specifies whether the contact list is a default one
created_at datetime Creation date of the list where the contact is added. Display format ― Y-m-d H:i:s
hlr_status string Status of the contact phone number verification against the HLR database. Possible values: sent, absent, active, unknown, failed.
hlr_last_check datetime The date and time when the contact’s phone number was last checked against the HLR. Display format ― Y-m-d H:i:s

If request is successful, you will receive a response:


{
  "data": {
    "id": 1,
    "phone": 33601148802,
    "fields": {
      "additionalProp1": "string",
      "additionalProp2": "string",
      "additionalProp3": "string"
    },
    "created_at": "2022-04-28 14:21:16",
    "groups": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "name": "string",
        "description": "string",
        "default": 0,
        "created_at": "2022-04-28 14:21:16"
      }
    ],
    "hlr_status": "string",
    "hlr_last_check": "2022-04-28 14:21:16"
  }
}

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