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

# List contacts

> Newest first.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /contacts
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: LobbyStack API
  version: v1
  description: >-
    Read calls, contacts, appointments and messages, book appointments, and
    subscribe to webhooks. Authenticate with an API key in the Authorization
    header. Each key allows 120 requests per minute by default.
servers:
  - url: https://app.lobbystack.com/api/v1
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Business
  - name: Calls
  - name: Contacts
  - name: Appointments
  - name: Messages
  - name: Knowledge
  - name: Webhooks
paths:
  /contacts:
    get:
      tags:
        - Contacts
      summary: List contacts
      description: Newest first.
      operationId: listContacts
      parameters:
        - name: limit
          in: query
          description: Items per page, 1 to 100. Defaults to 25.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
            maximum: 100
        - name: cursor
          in: query
          description: The next_cursor value from the previous page.
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: phone
          in: query
          description: Only the contact with this E.164 phone number.
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: email
          in: query
          description: Only contacts with this email address.
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: name
          in: query
          description: Only contacts whose name contains this text. Case does not matter.
          schema:
            type: string
            maxLength: 200
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                  - data
                  - next_cursor
                  - has_more
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Contact'
                  next_cursor:
                    type:
                      - string
                      - 'null'
                    description: >-
                      Pass as cursor to get the next page. Null on the last
                      page.
                  has_more:
                    type: boolean
        '400':
          description: The request is invalid (invalid_request).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: The API key is missing, invalid, or revoked (unauthorized).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: The API key lacks the contacts:read scope (insufficient_scope).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '429':
          description: >-
            Too many requests (rate_limited). Wait for the Retry-After header's
            number of seconds.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          headers:
            Retry-After:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: Seconds to wait.
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    Contact:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          description: Stable identifier (UUID).
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
        phone:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
        email:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
        locale:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
        timezone:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
        created_at:
          description: ISO 8601 timestamp in UTC.
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          description: ISO 8601 timestamp in UTC.
          type: string
          format: date-time
      required:
        - id
        - name
        - phone
        - email
        - locale
        - timezone
        - created_at
        - updated_at
      additionalProperties: false
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              enum:
                - invalid_request
                - unauthorized
                - forbidden
                - insufficient_scope
                - not_found
                - conflict
                - idempotency_key_reused
                - idempotency_request_in_progress
                - booking_disabled
                - booking_requires_confirmation
                - slot_unavailable
                - rate_limited
                - rate_limit_unavailable
                - method_not_allowed
                - internal_error
            message:
              type: string
            details:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  path:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - path
                  - message
                additionalProperties: false
          required:
            - code
            - message
          additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - error
      additionalProperties: false
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        An API key from Settings > API keys. Scopes: business:read,
        business:write, calls:read, contacts:read, contacts:write,
        appointments:read, appointments:write, messages:read, knowledge:write,
        webhooks:manage.

````