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# Get Contacts (Batch)

> Gets multiple contacts in a single request. Limited to 1000 contacts per request.

<Warning>
  This endpoint is deprecated. Use [List Contacts](/v2/endpoint/list-contacts) for paginated retrieval instead. See the [Migration Guide](/v2-migration-guide) for details.
</Warning>


## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi.json POST /v1/get-contacts-batch
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: telli API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: API documentation for telli's V1 endpoints
servers:
  - url: https://api.telli.com
security:
  - apiKey: []
paths:
  /v1/get-contacts-batch:
    post:
      summary: Get Contacts Batch
      description: >-
        Gets multiple contacts in a single request. Limited to 1000 contacts per
        request.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - contact_ids
              properties:
                contact_ids:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
                  description: >-
                    Array of telli contact IDs to retrieve. Maximum 1000
                    contacts per request.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of contacts retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    status:
                      type: string
                      enum:
                        - success
                        - error
                      description: Status of the contact retrieval
                    contact:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        contact_id:
                          type: string
                          format: uuid
                          description: The telli contact ID
                        external_contact_id:
                          type: string
                          description: Your unique internal identifier for the contact
                        external_url:
                          type: string
                          format: uri
                          description: >-
                            External URL linking to the contact in your CRM or
                            external system
                        first_name:
                          type: string
                        last_name:
                          type: string
                        phone_number:
                          type: string
                          description: Contact's phone number in E.164 format
                        email:
                          type: string
                          format: email
                        salutation:
                          type: string
                          description: >-
                            Formal title or greeting (e.g. 'Mr.', 'Ms.', 'Herr',
                            'Frau')
                        contact_details:
                          type: object
                          description: Custom variables passed to the AI agent
                        created_at:
                          type: string
                          format: date-time
                          description: When the contact was created
                        in_call_since:
                          type: string
                          format: date-time
                          description: >-
                            Timestamp of when current call started, null if not
                            in call
                        reached_at:
                          type: string
                          format: date-time
                          description: When the contact was last successfully reached
                        call_attempts:
                          type: integer
                          description: Number of call attempts made to this contact
                        next_call_at:
                          type: string
                          format: date-time
                          description: >-
                            When the next call is scheduled, null if no call
                            scheduled
                    error:
                      type: string
                      description: Error message (only present for failed retrievals)
                    contactId:
                      type: string
                      format: uuid
                      description: >-
                        The contact ID that was attempted to be retrieved (only
                        present for failed retrievals)
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - Invalid API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: 'API key must be provided as: Bearer <api_key>'
      x-bearer-format: Bearer

````