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Contact → Create
AI-generatedSummary
Create a new contact in Microsoft Outlook by specifying at least the required first name, with optional fields to provide additional contact details such as last name, email addresses, phone numbers, addresses, and other personal or business information.
Inputs
- givenName (required) — The first name of the contact to create.
- surname — The last name of the contact.
- additionalFields — An optional collection of additional contact fields including assistant name, birthday, business/home/other addresses, business home page, phone numbers, categories, children, company, department, display name, email addresses, file as, home phones, IM addresses, initials, job title, manager, middle name, mobile phone, nickname, office location, personal notes, profession, spouse name, title, and more.
Output shape
a single JSON object representing the created contact as returned from the Microsoft Outlook API.
The output includes the newly created contact's details including all fields provided plus any Outlook-specific identifiers or metadata. Errors are returned if the required 'First Name' field is missing or if the API request fails.
Examples
Example 1: Creating a contact with just a first name (required field)
Set 'First Name' to 'John', leave other fields empty or default.
Example 2: Creating a contact with full details
Fill 'First Name', 'Last Name', multiple email addresses, phone numbers separated by commas, business and home addresses, and other optional additional fields.