Create Contact
messagebird.create_contact
ActionVoice & SMSconnection required
Calls the MessageBird API with the connection's credentials.
Add a contact to the account's address book by phone number.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- API key
- Providers
- MessageBird
- Secret shape
- the access key, or {"access_key": "…"}
- Config it needs
- originator, base_url
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
4 fields, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
msisdn The contact's phone number in international format. | string | Yes | — | — | +31612345678 |
first_name The contact's given name. | string | No | — | — | — |
last_name The contact's family name. | string | No | — | — | — |
custom_fields Extra values as a JSON object. MessageBird stores exactly four custom slots, so only custom1, custom2, custom3 and custom4 are accepted. | object | No | — | — | — |
Example configuration
Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.
{
"msisdn": "+31612345678"
}Output
One shape.
result
The provider's response object, as returned.
Extra keys beyond the ones listed can appear.
{}See Create Contact run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the MessageBird connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.