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👤 Contacts → Get
AI-generatedOverview
This node is designed to retrieve contact information from a WhatsApp-related service. It is useful in scenarios where you need to fetch details about a specific contact by providing the contact's unique identifier and a session token. For example, it can be used in customer support workflows to get contact details before responding to a query or in marketing automation to personalize messages based on contact data.
Use Case Examples
- Fetching contact details by contact ID to display user information in a CRM system.
- Retrieving contact information to verify user identity before processing a transaction.
Properties
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Session | The session token used to authenticate and authorize the request to the WhatsApp service. |
| Contact Id | The unique identifier of the contact to retrieve information for. |
| Request Options | Additional options to control the request behavior, such as batching, SSL certificate validation, proxy settings, and timeout duration. |
Output
JSON
contact- The retrieved contact information object containing details about the specified contact.
Dependencies
- Requires an API session token for authentication with the WhatsApp service.
Troubleshooting
- Ensure the session token is valid and has not expired to avoid authentication errors.
- Verify the contact ID format is correct and corresponds to an existing contact to prevent not found errors.
- If SSL issues occur, consider enabling the option to ignore SSL certificate validation, but be aware of security risks.
- Check proxy settings if requests fail to reach the server, especially in restricted network environments.
- Adjust timeout settings if the server response is slow to avoid premature request abortion.