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Contact → Create or Update Contact by Email
AI-generatedSummary
Creates a contact or updates the existing contact whose contact person uses the supplied email. Adds an initial note when requested; fails with a conflict error if multiple contacts match the email.
Inputs
- Fields (required) — Map the contact fields to create or update. The operation uses the email from these fields to find a matching contact.
- Also Create Initial Note? — When enabled, adds an initial note to the contact.
- Initial Note Text — Text for the initial note; shown when note creation is enabled.
- Initial Note Format — Choose plain text or HTML for the initial note; shown when note creation is enabled. Defaults to plain text.
Output shape
A single contact result, returned as n8n item data.
Creates when no contact person uses the email, updates when exactly one matches, and fails with a conflict error when several match.