Search contact by identifier

Search Contacts

post

Search for contacts

Authorizations

MessageBird_userMessageBird_accessKey

AuthorizationstringRequired

An access token issued to a user.

Path parameters

workspaceIdstring · uuidRequired

Your workspace identifier.

Example: b4e02c85-c6d2-4b15-8885-e09671799c61

Body

application/json

anyOptional

or

anyOptional

Responses

200

OK

application/json

post

/workspaces/{workspaceId}/contacts/search

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

POST /workspaces/{workspaceId}/contacts/search HTTP/1.1
Host: api.bird.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 69

{
  "identifier": {
    "key": "text",
    "value": "text"
  },
  "platformAddress": "text"
}

200

OK

{
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
      "computedDisplayName": "John Doe",
      "createdAt": "2025-12-15T23:09:34.303Z",
      "updatedAt": "2025-12-15T23:09:34.303Z",
      "workspaceId": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
      "featuredIdentifiers": [
        {
          "key": "emailaddress",
          "value": "[email protected]"
        }
      ],
      "attributes": {
        "firstName": "John",
        "lastName": "Smith",
        "rating": 9.6,
        "cookiesAccepted": false,
        "labels": [
          "A",
          "B",
          "C"
        ]
      },
      "identifierCount": 2,
      "accountIds": [
        "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"
      ],
      "listIds": [
        "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"
      ],
      "companyRefs": [
        "text"
      ],
      "isAnonymous": true
    }
  ]
}

Examples

Request

curl -X GET "https://api.bird.com/workspaces/7d73f762-e08f-4e1f-a6fd-4d69d8cf119f/contacts/search" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: AccessKey abcde" \
-d '{
  "identifier": {
    "key": "emailaddress",
    "value": "[email protected]"
  }
}'

Response (200 OK)