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GET
/
v1
/
search
/
contacts
Search contacts (global)
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.prod.getdex.com/v1/search/contacts \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
{
  "error": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "full_name": "<string>",
      "first_name": "<string>",
      "last_name": "<string>",
      "job_title": "<string>",
      "company": "<string>",
      "description": "<string>",
      "legacy_location": "<string>",
      "website": "<string>",
      "image_url": "<string>",
      "starred": true,
      "is_archived": true,
      "birthday": "<string>",
      "linkedin": "<string>",
      "twitter": "<string>",
      "facebook": "<string>",
      "instagram": "<string>",
      "frequency": "<string>",
      "source": "<string>",
      "created_at": "<string>",
      "updated_at": "<string>"
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

  • Power a global search bar that searches across contacts
  • Find contacts matching a keyword across all fields
  • Build a unified search experience alongside other entity types

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

Use your Dex API key (e.g. dex_abc123...) as the Bearer token.

Query Parameters

searchQuery
string
archived
boolean
minimal
boolean
exactMatch
boolean
enhanced
boolean
take
integer
Required range: x >= 1
cursor
string
has_groups

Response

Successful response

error
boolean
required
data
object[]
required