# create_contact

Behavior, inputs, outputs and permissions for create_contact.

Source: https://docs.getridian.com/developers/tools/create_contact/
Language: en
Reviewed: 2026-09-20

This reference is generated from the published tool contract.

## Behavior and boundaries

Creates one personal contact in an enabled Google or Microsoft account. requestId must be unique for this intended contact and reused unchanged on retries.

## Permissions

Granted scopes, accounts, calendars and visibility rules limit access. Workspace administrators do not automatically gain access to other users’ accounts.

`contacts:read`, `contacts:write`

[Consent and boundaries](https://docs.getridian.com/developers/authentication/)

## Input

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "accountId": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1
    },
    "requestId": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 128
    },
    "givenName": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 256
    },
    "familyName": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 256
    },
    "emailAddresses": {
      "maxItems": 10,
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "maxLength": 320,
        "format": "email",
        "pattern": "^(?:[A-Za-z0-9_'+\\-]+\\.)*[A-Za-z0-9_'+\\-]*[A-Za-z0-9_+-]@(?:[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9\\-]*\\.)+[A-Za-z]{2,}$"
      }
    },
    "phoneNumbers": {
      "maxItems": 10,
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "minLength": 1,
        "maxLength": 64
      }
    },
    "organization": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 256
    },
    "jobTitle": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 256
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "accountId",
    "requestId"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "ok": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "const": true
    },
    "contactId": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "idempotentReplay": {
      "type": "boolean"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "ok",
    "contactId",
    "idempotentReplay"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Errors and retries

Check the tool result for errors. Do not blindly retry writes after a timeout. Check the calendar state first.

[Error handling](https://docs.getridian.com/developers/errors/)