# POST /contacts (Resend API)
Base URL: https://api.resend.com
Auth: Authorization: Bearer <RESEND_API_KEY>
Last verified: 2026-09-03

> Create a new contact

## Critical Gotchas
* All requests must include a `User-Agent` header (e.g. `User-Agent: my-app/1.0`) or the API returns HTTP 403.
* The `to` field is an array of strings, even when sending to a single recipient.

## cURL
curl -X POST 'https://api.resend.com/contacts' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RESEND_API_KEY" \
  -H 'User-Agent: my-app/1.0' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"email":"steve.wozniak@gmail.com","first_name":"Steve"}'

## Parameters
| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| email | body | string | Yes | Email address of the contact. |
| first_name | body | string | No | First name of the contact. |
| last_name | body | string | No | Last name of the contact. |
| unsubscribed | body | boolean | No | The Contact's global subscription status. If set to true,... |

## Response (200 OK)
{"object":"contact","id":"479e3145-dd38-476b-932c-529ceb705947"}

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