> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://resend.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Retrieve Contact

> Retrieve a single contact.

export const ResendParamField = ({children, body, path, ...props}) => {
  const [lang, setLang] = useState(() => {
    return localStorage.getItem('code') || '"Node.js"';
  });
  useEffect(() => {
    const onStorage = event => {
      const key = event.detail.key;
      if (key === 'code') {
        setLang(event.detail.value);
      }
    };
    document.addEventListener('mintlify-localstorage', onStorage);
    return () => {
      document.removeEventListener('mintlify-localstorage', onStorage);
    };
  }, []);
  const toCamelCase = str => typeof str === 'string' ? str.replace(/[_-](\w)/g, (_, c) => c.toUpperCase()) : str;
  const resolvedBody = useMemo(() => {
    const value = JSON.parse(lang);
    return value === 'Node.js' ? toCamelCase(body) : body;
  }, [body, lang]);
  const resolvedPath = useMemo(() => {
    const value = JSON.parse(lang);
    return value === 'Node.js' ? toCamelCase(path) : path;
  }, [path, lang]);
  return <ParamField body={resolvedBody} path={resolvedPath} {...props}>
      {children}
    </ParamField>;
};

## Path Parameters

Either `id` or `email` must be provided.

<ParamField path="id" type="string">
  The Contact ID.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="email" type="string">
  The Contact Email.
</ParamField>

<RequestExample>
  ```ts Node.js theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  import { Resend } from 'resend';

  const resend = new Resend('re_xxxxxxxxx');

  // Get by contact id
  const { data, error } = await resend.contacts.get({
    id: 'e169aa45-1ecf-4183-9955-b1499d5701d3',
  });

  // Get by contact email
  const { data, error } = await resend.contacts.get({
    email: 'steve.wozniak@gmail.com',
  });
  ```

  ```php PHP theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  $resend = Resend::client('re_xxxxxxxxx');

  // Get by contact id
  $resend->contacts->get(
    id: 'e169aa45-1ecf-4183-9955-b1499d5701d3'
  );

  // Get by contact email
  $resend->contacts->get(
    email: 'steve.wozniak@gmail.com'
  );
  ```

  ```python Python theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  import resend

  resend.api_key = "re_xxxxxxxxx"

  # Get by contact id
  resend.Contacts.get(
    id="e169aa45-1ecf-4183-9955-b1499d5701d3",
  )

  # Get by contact email
  resend.Contacts.get(
    email="steve.wozniak@gmail.com",
  )
  ```

  ```ruby Ruby theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  require "resend"

  Resend.api_key = "re_xxxxxxxxx"

  # Get by contact id
  params = {
    "id": "e169aa45-1ecf-4183-9955-b1499d5701d3",
  }

  Resend::Contacts.get(params)

  # Get by contact email
  params = {
    "email": "steve.wozniak@gmail.com",
  }

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

  ```go Go theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  package main

  import "github.com/resend/resend-go/v3"

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

  	// Get by contact id
  	client.Contacts.Get("e169aa45-1ecf-4183-9955-b1499d5701d3")

  	// Get by contact email
  	client.Contacts.Get("steve.wozniak@gmail.com")
  }
  ```

  ```rust Rust theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  use resend_rs::{Resend, Result};

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

    // Get by contact id
    let _contact = resend
      .contacts
      .get("e169aa45-1ecf-4183-9955-b1499d5701d3")
      .await?;

    // Get by contact email
    let _contact = resend
      .contacts
      .get("steve.wozniak@gmail.com")
      .await?;

    Ok(())
  }
  ```

  ```java Java theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  import com.resend.*;

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

          // Get by contact id
          GetContactOptions params = GetContactOptions.builder()
                  .id("e169aa45-1ecf-4183-9955-b1499d5701d3")
                  .build();

          // Get by contact email
          GetContactOptions params = GetContactOptions.builder()
                  .email("steve.wozniak@gmail.com")
                  .build();

          GetContactResponseSuccess data = resend.contacts().get(params);
      }
  }
  ```

  ```csharp .NET theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  using Resend;

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

  // Get by contact id
  var resp1 = await resend.ContactRetrieveAsync(
      contactId: new Guid( "e169aa45-1ecf-4183-9955-b1499d5701d3" )
  );

  // Get by contact email
  var resp2 = await resend.ContactRetrieveByEmailAsync(
      email: "steve.wozniak@gmail.com"
  );

  Console.WriteLine( "Contact Email={0}", resp2.Content.Email );
  ```

  ```bash cURL theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  # Get by contact id
  curl -X GET 'https://api.resend.com/contacts/e169aa45-1ecf-4183-9955-b1499d5701d3' \
       -H 'Authorization: Bearer re_xxxxxxxxx'

  # Get by contact email
  curl -X GET 'https://api.resend.com/contacts/steve.wozniak@gmail.com' \
       -H 'Authorization: Bearer re_xxxxxxxxx'
  ```

  ```bash CLI theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  # Get by contact id
  resend contacts get e169aa45-1ecf-4183-9955-b1499d5701d3

  # Get by contact email
  resend contacts get steve.wozniak@gmail.com
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  {
    "object": "contact",
    "id": "e169aa45-1ecf-4183-9955-b1499d5701d3",
    "email": "steve.wozniak@gmail.com",
    "first_name": "Steve",
    "last_name": "Wozniak",
    "created_at": "2026-10-06 23:47:56.678+00",
    "unsubscribed": false,
    "properties": {
      "company_name": "Acme Corp",
      "department": "Engineering"
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>