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# List contacts

> Returns a paginated list of contact records. Supports cursor pagination, full-text search, structured filters (stage, owner, tags, dates), and sorting. Results respect the API key user's ownership permissions. See the [Listing & filters](/api-v2/listing-and-filters) guide for filter syntax.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.v2.json get /contacts
openapi: 3.1.1
info:
  title: Heffl API v2 (Beta)
  version: 2.0.0
  description: >-
    Heffl REST API v2 (beta) — resource-oriented endpoints with consistent
    response envelopes. Endpoints, schemas, and behavior may change until GA.
    See Agent workflows and ID prefixes guides for automation.
  contact:
    name: Heffl Support
    url: https://heffl.com/support
    email: support@heffl.com
servers:
  - url: https://api.heffl.com/api/v2
    description: Production API Server
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
paths:
  /contacts:
    get:
      tags:
        - Objects
      summary: List contacts
      description: >-
        Returns a paginated list of contact records. Supports cursor pagination,
        full-text search, structured filters (stage, owner, tags, dates), and
        sorting. Results respect the API key user's ownership permissions. See
        the [Listing & filters](/api-v2/listing-and-filters) guide for filter
        syntax.
      operationId: objects.contacts.list
      parameters:
        - name: cursor
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
          description: >-
            Cursor for pagination. Pass the previous response meta.nextCursor
            value to fetch the next page.
        - name: pageSize
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
            maximum: 100
            default: 30
          description: Number of items to return per page (max 100)
        - name: search
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Search by name, number, email, or phone
        - name: orderBy
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
            enum:
              - createdAt
              - name
              - number
            default: createdAt
          description: Field to sort results by
        - name: orderDir
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
            enum:
              - asc
              - desc
            default: desc
          description: Sort direction
        - name: filters
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: object
            description: >-
              Structured filters. Each key is a filter field with operator and
              values. Option fields use string IDs; date fields use ISO 8601
              date-time strings. See the Listing & filters guide.
            properties:
              stageId:
                type: object
                properties:
                  operator:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - is
                      - is_not
                      - is_any_of
                      - is_none_of
                  values:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: string
                      description: Client stage ID (e.g. cs_abc123 or lstg_abc123)
              leadStageId:
                type: object
                properties:
                  operator:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - is
                      - is_not
                      - is_any_of
                      - is_none_of
                  values:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: string
                      description: Lead stage ID (e.g. lstg_abc123)
              ownerUserId:
                type: object
                properties:
                  operator:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - is
                      - is_not
                      - is_any_of
                      - is_none_of
                  values:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: string
                      description: Owner user ID (e.g. usr_abc123)
              createdById:
                type: object
                properties:
                  operator:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - is
                      - is_not
                      - is_any_of
                      - is_none_of
                  values:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: string
                      description: Creator user ID (e.g. usr_abc123)
              listId:
                type: object
                properties:
                  operator:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - is
                      - is_not
                      - is_any_of
                      - is_none_of
                  values:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: string
                      description: List ID (e.g. lst_abc123)
              tagId:
                type: object
                properties:
                  operator:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - include
                      - exclude
                      - include_any_of
                      - include_all_of
                      - exclude_if_any_of
                      - exclude_if_all
                  values:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: string
                      description: Tag ID (e.g. tag_abc123)
              createdAt:
                type: object
                properties:
                  operator:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - is
                      - is_not
                      - is_before
                      - is_after
                      - is_on_or_before
                      - is_on_or_after
                      - is_between
                      - is_not_between
                  values:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: string
                      format: date-time
          style: deepObject
          explode: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Contact'
                  meta:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      nextCursor:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                        description: Cursor to fetch the next page
                      hasMore:
                        type: boolean
                        description: Whether additional results are available
                    required:
                      - hasMore
                required:
                  - data
                  - meta
        '400':
          description: Validation error or bad request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/V2ApiError'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/V2ApiError'
        '403':
          description: Insufficient permission
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/V2ApiError'
        '404':
          description: Resource not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/V2ApiError'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/V2ApiError'
components:
  schemas:
    Contact:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Contact person's ID (clt_ prefix)
        name:
          type: string
          description: Display name
        number:
          type: string
          description: Auto-generated contact number
        type:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
              enum:
                - contact
                - company
            - type: 'null'
          description: Record type (always contact for this endpoint)
        firstName:
          type: string
          description: First name
        lastName:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Last name
        email:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Email address
        phone:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Phone number
        salutation:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Salutation
        jobTitle:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Job title
        description:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Description
        taxNumber:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Tax number
        website:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Website URL
        companyId:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Parent company ID
        companyName:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Parent company name
        parentClientId:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Parent client ID (same as companyId for contacts)
        stageId:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Client stage ID
        stageName:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Client stage label
        leadStageId:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Lead stage ID
        ownerUserId:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Owner user ID
        crmSourceId:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: CRM source ID
        sourceName:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: CRM source name
        currency:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Currency code
        openingBalance:
          type: number
          description: Opening balance
        showJobAmountToWorker:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether job amounts are visible to field workers
        isClientPortalEnabled:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the client portal is enabled
        internalNotes:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Internal notes
        profileImage:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Profile image URL
        instagram:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Instagram handle or URL
        facebook:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Facebook handle or URL
        linkedin:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: LinkedIn handle or URL
        twitter:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Twitter handle or URL
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When the contact was created
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When the contact was last updated
      required:
        - id
        - name
        - number
        - firstName
        - openingBalance
        - showJobAmountToWorker
        - isClientPortalEnabled
      additionalProperties:
        description: >-
          Custom field values as top-level cf_* keys (for example cf_industry).
          There is no customFields wrapper.
    V2ApiError:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - code
            - message
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
            message:
              type: string
            details:
              type: object
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: >-
        API key for authentication. Get yours at
        app.heffl.com/settings/developers

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