Retrieve a Contact by an Identifier

Retrieves a contact from Dotdigital by a specified identifier.

GET

Query

Arguments

stringrequired

Use contactId, email, mobileNumber, or a custom identifier.

stringrequired

The value for the selected identifier.

Field selectionChoose which fields should be included in the response. Learn more

string

Comma-separated response fields to include.

Try this request

Request

curl --request GET \
  --url "https://connect.mindcloud.co/v1/universal/dotdigital/0.0.8/actions/retrieve-a-contact-by-an-identifier" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $MINDCLOUD_API_TOKEN" \
  --get \
  --data-urlencode 'connectionId=$CONNECTION_ID' \
  --data-urlencode 'identifier=' \
  --data-urlencode 'value='

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "channelProperties": {
        "email": {
          "emailType": "[email protected]",
          "optInType": "[email protected]",
          "status": "[email protected]"
        }
      },
      "contactId": 1,
      "created": "2026-05-07T12:00:00.000Z",
      "dataFields": {},
      "identifiers": {
        "email": "[email protected]",
        "mobileNumber": "string"
      },
      "lists[]": {
        "id": 1,
        "name": "Ava Chen",
        "status": "string"
      },
      "status": "string",
      "updated": "2026-05-07T12:00:00.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {}
}

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