Request Syntax Request Parameters Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

CreateContact

Creates a contact with the specified details.

Request Syntax


{
   "ClientRequestToken": "string",
   "DisplayName": "string",
   "FirstName": "string",
   "LastName": "string",
   "PhoneNumber": "string",
   "PhoneNumbers": [ 
      { 
         "Number": "string",
         "Type": "string"
      }
   ],
   "SipAddresses": [ 
      { 
         "Type": "string",
         "Uri": "string"
      }
   ],
   "Tags": [ 
      { 
         "Key": "string",
         "Value": "string"
      }
   ]
}

Request Parameters

For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

ClientRequestToken

A unique, user-specified identifier for this request that ensures idempotency.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 10. Maximum length of 150.

Pattern: [a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_-]*

Required: No

DisplayName

The name of the contact to display on the console.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 100.

Pattern: [\u0009\u000A\u000D\u0020-\u007E\u0085\u00A0-\uD7FF\uE000-\uFFFD\u10000-\u10FFFF]*

Required: No

FirstName

The first name of the contact that is used to call the contact on the device.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 100.

Pattern: [\u0009\u000A\u000D\u0020-\u007E\u0085\u00A0-\uD7FF\uE000-\uFFFD\u10000-\u10FFFF]*

Required: Yes

LastName

The last name of the contact that is used to call the contact on the device.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 100.

Pattern: [\u0009\u000A\u000D\u0020-\u007E\u0085\u00A0-\uD7FF\uE000-\uFFFD\u10000-\u10FFFF]*

Required: No

PhoneNumber

The phone number of the contact in E.164 format. The phone number type defaults to WORK. You can specify PhoneNumber or PhoneNumbers. We recommend that you use PhoneNumbers, which lets you specify the phone number type and multiple numbers.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 50.

Pattern: ^[\+0-9\#\,$][\+0-9\-\.\/\($\,\#\s]+$

Required: No

PhoneNumbers

The list of phone numbers for the contact.

Type: Array of PhoneNumber objects

Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 3 items.

Required: No

SipAddresses

The list of SIP addresses for the contact.

Type: Array of SipAddress objects

Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 1 item.

Required: No

Tags

The tags to be added to the specified resource. Do not provide system tags.

Type: Array of Tag objects

Required: No

Response Syntax


{
   "ContactArn": "string"
}

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

ContactArn

The ARN of the newly created address book.

Type: String

Pattern: arn:[a-z0-9-\.]{1,63}:[a-z0-9-\.]{0,63}:[a-z0-9-\.]{0,63}:[a-z0-9-\.]{0,63}:[^/].{0,1023}

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

AlreadyExistsException

The resource being created already exists.

HTTP Status Code: 400

LimitExceededException

You are performing an action that would put you beyond your account's limits.

HTTP Status Code: 400