# Create or Update Contact — SendX

> Creates a new contact or updates an existing one with user-provided data. See the documentation

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

## Description

Creates a new contact or updates an existing one with user-provided data. [See the documentation](https://github.com/sendx/sendx-api-nodejs/tree/master)

## 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. |
| `newEmail` | `string` | No | The new email of the contact if it needs to be updated. |
| `company` | `string` | No | The company of the contact. |
| `birthday` | `string` | No | The birthday of the contact in YYYY-MM-DD format. |
| `customFields` | `object` | No | Custom fields for the contact. |
| `tags` | `string[]` | No | Tags to associate with 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": "sendx",
      },
    },
  },
)

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: "sendx-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: "sendx-create-update-contact",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    sendx: { 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": "sendx-create-update-contact",
    "configured_props": {
      "sendx": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "email": "Email",
      "firstName": "First Name"
    }
  }'
```

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