Get Contact
messagebird.get_contact
ActionVoice & SMSconnection required
Calls the MessageBird API with the connection's credentials.
Read one contact back by id, with its group and message counts.
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
1 field, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
contact_id The MessageBird id of the contact to read. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
Output
One shape.
result
The provider's response object, as returned.
Extra keys beyond the ones listed can appear.
{}See Get 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.