# Get Duplicate Contact

- **URL:** https://marketplace.gohighlevel.com/docs/ghl/contacts/get-duplicate-contact
- **Summary:** Get Duplicate Contact.<br/><br/>If `Allow Duplicate Contact` is disabled under Settings, the global unique identifier will be used for searching the contact. If the setting is enabled, first priority for search is `email` and the second priority will be `phone`.

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Version: v3

Get Duplicate Contact
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GET 

https://services.leadconnectorhq.com/contacts/search/duplicate

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Get Duplicate Contact.  
  
If `Allow Duplicate Contact` is disabled under Settings, the global unique identifier will be used for searching the contact. If the setting is enabled, first priority for search is `email` and the second priority will be `phone`.

### Requirements

#### Scope(s)

`contacts.readonly`

#### Auth Method(s)

`OAuth Access Token``Private Integration Token`

#### Token Type(s)

`Sub-Account Token`

Request[​](https://marketplace.gohighlevel.com/docs/ghl/contacts/get-duplicate-contact#request "Direct link to request")

### Header Parameters

**Version** stringrequired

**Possible values:** \[`v3`\]

API Version

**Example:** `v3`

### Query Parameters

**locationId** stringrequired

Location Id

**Example:** `ve9EPM428h8vShlRW1KT`

**number** string

Phone Number — URL-encoded. E.g. +1423164516 → %2B1423164516

**Example:** `%2B1423164516`

**email** string

Email — URL-encoded. E.g. [test+abc@gmail.com](mailto:test+abc@gmail.com)
 → test%2Babc%40gmail.com

**Example:** `test%2Babc%40gmail.com`

Responses[​](https://marketplace.gohighlevel.com/docs/ghl/contacts/get-duplicate-contact#responses "Direct link to Responses")

*   200
*   400
*   401

Bad Request

*   application/json

*   Schema
*   Example (auto)

**Schema**

**statusCode**number

**Example:** `400`

**message**string

**Example:** `Bad Request`

    {  "statusCode": 400,  "message": "Bad Request"}

Unauthorized

*   application/json

*   Schema
*   Example (auto)

**Schema**

**statusCode**number

**Example:** `401`

**message**string

**Example:** `Invalid token: access token is invalid`

**error**string

**Example:** `Unauthorized`

    {  "statusCode": 401,  "message": "Invalid token: access token is invalid",  "error": "Unauthorized"}

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#### Authorization: Authorization

**name:** [Authorization](https://marketplace.gohighlevel.com/docs/ghl/contacts/contacts-api-v-3#authentication)
**type:** http**scopes:** `contacts.readonly`**scheme:** bearer**bearerFormat:** JWT**in:** header**description:** Use the Access Token generated with user type as Sub-Account (OR) Private Integration Token of Sub-Account.

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*   CURL

    curl -L 'https://services.leadconnectorhq.com/contacts/search/duplicate?locationId=ve9EPM428h8vShlRW1KT&number=%2B1423164516&email=test%2Babc%40gmail.com' \-H 'Version: v3' \-H 'Authorization: Bearer <Authorization>'

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Base URL

Edit

https://services.leadconnectorhq.com

Auth

Bearer Token

Parameters

locationId — queryrequired

Version — headerrequired\---v3

Show optional parameters

number — query

email — query

Send API Request

ResponseClear

Click the `Send API Request` button above and see the response here!