# Create or Update Contact — Dex

> Adds a new contact or updates an existing one if the email address already exists in the Dex system. See the documentation

- Key: `dex-create-update-contact`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.3
- App: Dex (`dex`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/dex.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/dex/actions/create-update-contact
- Hints: destructive · open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/dex/actions/create-update-contact/create-update-contact.mjs

## Description

Adds a new contact or updates an existing one if the email address already exists in the Dex system. [See the documentation](https://guide.getdex.com/dex-user-api/post-contact)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `email` | `string` | Yes | The email of the contact |
| `firstName` | `string` | No | The first name of the contact |
| `lastName` | `string` | No | The last name of the contact |
| `phoneNumber` | `string` | No | The phone number of the contact |
| `jobTitle` | `string` | No | Job title of the contact |
| `description` | `string` | No | Description of the contact |
| `education` | `string` | No | Education of the contact |
| `imageUrl` | `string` | No | Image URL of the contact |
| `linkedin` | `string` | No | LinkedIn URL of the contact |
| `twitter` | `string` | No | Twitter URL of the contact |
| `instagram` | `string` | No | Instagram URL of the contact |
| `telegram` | `string` | No | Telegram URL of the contact |
| `birthdayYear` | `string` | No | Birthday year of the contact |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "dex",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "dex-create-update-contact",
  arguments: {
    email: "Email",
    firstName: "First Name",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "dex-create-update-contact",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    dex: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    email: "Email",
    firstName: "First Name",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "dex-create-update-contact",
    "configured_props": {
      "dex": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "email": "Email",
      "firstName": "First Name"
    }
  }'
```

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