import { PeriskopeApi } from '@periskope/periskope-client';

const client = new PeriskopeApi({
  authToken: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
  phone: 'YOUR_PHONE_NUMBER', // e.g., '919876543210'
});

async function createContact() {
  const response = await client.contact.create({
    contact_name: 'BK Local1',
    contact_id: '919537851844'
});

  console.log(response);
}

createContact();
{
  "chat_ids": [
    "120363231636311517@g.us",
    "120363298090795525@g.us",
    "120363300395249001@g.us",
    "120363329861739657@g.us",
    "120363331984403446@g.us",
    "120363346994879209@g.us",
    "120363348209472631@g.us",
    "120363352652386702@g.us",
    "120363363215130488@g.us",
    "120363367240230358@g.us",
    "120363370646127343@g.us",
    "120363371655584481@g.us",
    "120363372525172897@g.us",
    "120363373761356282@g.us",
    "120363378751945209@g.us",
    "120363387379991154@g.us",
    "120363387670530253@g.us",
    "120363388696354849@g.us",
    "120363389171465741@g.us",
    "120363391093262494@g.us",
    "120363392706769636@g.us",
    "919537851844@c.us"
  ],
  "contact_color": "#FA6533",
  "contact_id": "919537851844@c.us",
  "contact_image": "https://storage.googleapis.com/periskope-images/2997dd64-89bf-48d3-9a22-b314fca017e5%2F919537851844%40c.us.jpg?timestamp=1737445692504",
  "contact_name": "BK Local1",
  "contact_type": "user",
  "is_imported": null,
  "is_internal": false,
  "is_my_contact": null,
  "is_wa_contact": false,
  "label_ids": {
    "label-ukjqhqngnakncalm": true,
    "label-wwfrdqogccexahnv": true
  },
  "labels": [
    "label1",
    "label2"
  ],
  "org_id": "2997dd64-89bf-48d3-9a22-b314fca017e5",
  "updated_at": "2025-01-22T05:41:15.303874+00:00"
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Headers

​
x-phone
string

Please provide the number of the phone you want to call with this API in the header. The number must be in country code + number format without any characters or spaces, e.g. 919876543210; Alternatively, provide the phone_id (phone-xxxxxxxxxxxx) in the header

Example:

"{{orgPhone}}"

Body

application/json
​
contact_name
string
required
  • Name of the new contact
Example:

"Test New 1040"

​
contact_id
string
required
  • The unique identifier of the contact Must be formatted as country_code + number (e.g., 919537851844).
  • Do not include special characters
Example:

"919537851844"

​
labels
string
  • A comma-separated list of labels to be assigned to the chats. All labels are case-insensitive.
  • If any label currently does not exist, it will be created
Example:

"Test, Demo"

​
is_internal
boolean
default:false
  • Indicates if the member is an internal user of the organization.
Example:

true

Response

200 - application/json
200 OK

The response is a contact object. Refer to the contact object here

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