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Amazon Connect Contacts API

Operations for managing contacts and contact interactions

Amazon Connect Contacts API is one of 22 APIs that Amazon Connect publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 7 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Contacts. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, pricing, a getting-started guide, an API reference, and 7 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 8 operations across 7 paths, and defines 10 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2017-08-08.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://connect.amazonaws.com.

8 operations 7 paths 10 schemas 2 GET6 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2017-08-08
Base URL
https://connect.amazonaws.com
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Amazon Connect Contacts API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (aws_signature). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • aws_signature — AWS Signature Version 4 authentication. Requests must be signed using IAM credentials with appropriate Amazon Connect permissions.

Paths & Operations 8

Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 8 operations — 2 GET, 6 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Contacts 8

Operations for managing contacts and contact interactions

POST
/contact/chat
Amazon Connect Start Chat Contact
startChatContact body → 200400500
POST
/contact/outbound-voice
Amazon Connect Start Outbound Voice Contact
startOutboundVoiceContact body → 200400
POST
/contact/task
Amazon Connect Start Task Contact
startTaskContact body → 200400
GET
/contacts/{InstanceId}/{ContactId}
Amazon Connect Describe Contact
describeContact 2 params → 200404
GET
/contacts/{InstanceId}/{ContactId}/attributes
Amazon Connect Get Contact Attributes
getContactAttributes 2 params → 200404
POST
/contacts/{InstanceId}/{ContactId}/attributes
Amazon Connect Update Contact Attributes
updateContactAttributes 2 params body → 200400404
POST
/contacts/{InstanceId}/{ContactId}/stop
Amazon Connect Stop Contact
stopContact 2 params body → 200400404
POST
/search-contacts
Amazon Connect Search Contacts
searchContacts body → 200

Schemas 10

The contract defines 10 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are StartTaskContactRequest (12 properties), Contact (11 properties), StartOutboundVoiceContactRequest (7 properties), StartChatContactRequest (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

SearchContactsRequest
object
6 properties 2 required
StartOutboundVoiceContactRequest
object
7 properties 3 required
StartTaskContactRequest
object
12 properties 2 required
SearchContactsResponse
object
3 properties
Error
object
An Amazon Connect error response.
2 properties
Contact
object
Contains information about a contact.
11 properties
StartChatContactRequest
object
7 properties 3 required
DescribeContactResponse
object
1 property
StartChatContactResponse
object
3 properties
ContactSummary
object
Contains summary information about a contact.
6 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

amazon-connect-contacts-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Amazon Connect publishes across the network.

Amazon Connect Streams SDK
Amazon AppIntegrations API
Amazon Connect Contact Lens API
Amazon Connect Outbound Campaigns API
Amazon Connect Outbound Campaigns V2 API
Amazon Connect Cases API
Amazon Connect Participant Service API
Amazon Connect Customer Profiles API
Amazon Q Connect API
Amazon Voice ID API
Amazon Connect Agent Statuses API
Amazon Connect Authentication API
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