---
title: "Search contacts the caller may link to a recording"
description: "Workspace-scoped name/email/phone search, filtered through can_view_contact so folder-inbox restrictions apply. With rep intros on (or the setting unreadable), a non-manager searches by name only and gets no email or phone."
---

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Path: Channel Automation API › Conversations

`GET /api/field-sales/contacts/search`

Workspace-scoped name/email/phone search, filtered through can_view_contact so folder-inbox restrictions apply. With rep intros on (or the setting unreadable), a non-manager searches by name only and gets no email or phone.

## Authentication

- `BearerAuth`, http, header `Authorization`, format `JWT`

## Query parameters

- `q` (`get/api/field-sales/contacts/search.query.q`; string, optional) — At least two characters.

## Code samples

### cURL

```bash
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.channelautomation.com/api/field-sales/contacts/search \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
```

### TypeScript

```typescript
const url = 'https://api.channelautomation.com/api/field-sales/contacts/search';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

fetch(url, options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(json => console.log(json))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));
```

### Python

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.channelautomation.com/api/field-sales/contacts/search"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
```

## Responses

### 200

Up to 10 visible contacts

### 404

Feature disabled


Source: https://developer.channelautomations.com/api/get-api-field-sales-contacts-search/index.md