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# Create Contact

> Create a new contact

## Request

```bash theme={null}
curl -X POST https://app.orova.ai/api/contacts \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "contactName": "John Doe",
    "phoneNumber": "+1234567890",
    "region": "US East",
    "workspaceId": "WORKSPACE_ID",
    "externalFields": {
      "accountNumber": "ACC-001",
      "company": "Acme Corp"
    }
  }'
```

## Parameters

| Field            | Type   | Required | Description                                                         |
| ---------------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `contactName`    | string | Yes      | Contact name                                                        |
| `phoneNumber`    | string | Yes      | Phone number (E.164)                                                |
| `region`         | string | No       | Geographic region (auto-detected from phone number if not provided) |
| `workspaceId`    | string | Yes      | Workspace ID                                                        |
| `externalFields` | object | No       | Custom key-value fields                                             |

## Response

```json theme={null}
{
  "_id": "contact_id",
  "contactName": "John Doe",
  "phoneNumber": "+1234567890",
  "region": "US East",
  "workspaceId": "WORKSPACE_ID",
  "externalFields": {
    "accountNumber": "ACC-001",
    "company": "Acme Corp"
  },
  "createdAt": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
}
```