# Create Contact — Givebutter

> Create a new contact/donor in Givebutter, returning the created contact with its assigned id. For an individual contact, provide firstName and lastName; the email value is submitted as the API primary_email field. See the documentation

- Key: `givebutter-create-contact`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.2
- App: Givebutter (`givebutter`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/givebutter.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/givebutter/actions/create-contact
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/givebutter/actions/create-contact/create-contact.mjs

## Description

Create a new contact/donor in Givebutter, returning the created contact with its assigned `id`. For an individual contact, provide `firstName` and `lastName`; the `email` value is submitted as the API `primary_email` field. [See the documentation](https://docs.givebutter.com/api-reference/contacts/create-a-contact)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `firstName` | `string` | No | Contact's first name (max 255 chars). For an individual contact without email or phone, provide both first and last names. Maps to the API first_name field. |
| `lastName` | `string` | No | Contact's last name (max 255 chars). Maps to the API last_name field. |
| `email` | `string` | No | Contact's primary email address. Submitted to Givebutter as the primary_email field. Example: jane@example.com. |
| `phone` | `string` | No | Contact's primary phone number. Maps to the API primary_phone field. Example: +15555550100. |
| `type` | `string` | No | Type of contact to create. For company, provide Company Name instead of first/last name. |
| `companyName` | `string` | No | Company name (max 255 chars). Required when Type is company. Maps to the API company_name field. |
| `tags` | `string[]` | No | Optional list of tag strings to attach to the contact (max 64 tags). Example: ["vip", "newsletter"]. |

## 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": "givebutter",
      },
    },
  },
)

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: "givebutter-create-contact",
  arguments: {
    firstName: "First Name",
    lastName: "Last 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: "givebutter-create-contact",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    givebutter: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    firstName: "First Name",
    lastName: "Last 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": "givebutter-create-contact",
    "configured_props": {
      "givebutter": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "firstName": "First Name",
      "lastName": "Last Name"
    }
  }'
```

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- App: https://pipedream.com/apps/givebutter.md · All apps: https://pipedream.com/apps