Create Contact
activecampaign.create_contact
ActionCRM & salesconnection required
Calls the ActiveCampaign API with the connection's credentials.
Create a contact with POST /contacts. The call fails when a contact with that email already exists — use Sync Contact to upsert instead.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- API key
- Providers
- ActiveCampaign
- Secret shape
- the API key, or {"api_token": "…"}
- Config it needs
- account, base_url
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
7 fields, none required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
email The contact's email address — the identity ActiveCampaign matches on. | string | No | — | email format | — |
first_name The contact's first name. | string | No | — | — | — |
last_name The contact's last name. | string | No | — | — | — |
phone The contact's phone number. | string | No | — | — | — |
field_values Custom field values, as a JSON array of {"field": "<id>", "value": "…"} objects. Custom fields are addressed by id, never by name. | array | No | — | array of object | — |
tags Tag names to add, as a JSON array. Tags are additive: nothing is removed. | array | No | — | array of string | — |
extra Further keys to merge into the contact object sent to ActiveCampaign, such as lists or account, as a JSON object. | object | No | — | — | — |
- At least one of email, phone must be set.
Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
id The contact's ActiveCampaign id. | string | — |
email The contact's email address as stored. | string | — |
firstName The contact's first name as stored. | string | — |
lastName The contact's last name as stored. | string | — |
phone The contact's phone number as stored. | string | — |
cdate When the contact was created, ISO 8601 in account time. | string | — |
udate When the contact was last updated, ISO 8601 in account time. | string | — |
{
"cdate": "",
"email": "",
"firstName": "",
"id": "",
"lastName": "",
"phone": "",
"udate": ""
}Related ActiveCampaign nodes
See Create Contact run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the ActiveCampaign connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.