# Create/Update Contact — Simplero

> Create a new contact or update an existing contact with the same email. See the documentation

- Key: `simplero-create-update-contact`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.1
- App: Simplero (`simplero`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/simplero.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/simplero/actions/create-update-contact
- Hints: destructive · open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/simplero/actions/create-update-contact/create-update-contact.mjs

## Description

Create a new contact or update an existing contact with the same email. [See the documentation](https://github.com/Simplero/Simplero-API?tab=readme-ov-file#createupdate-contact)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `email` | `string` | Yes | The email address of the contact |
| `firstName` | `string` | No | The first name of the contact |
| `lastName` | `string` | No | The last name of the contact |
| `ipAddress` | `string` | No | The IP address of the contact |
| `referrer` | `string` | No | The referrer URL |
| `ref` | `integer` | No | The ref of the contact |
| `landingPageId` | `integer` | No | The landing page ID to track the contact from |
| `tags` | `string[]` | No | A list of tags to add to the contact |
| `note` | `string` | No | A note to add to the contact |
| `phone` | `string` | No | Sanitized phone number with country code first, e.g. '15551231234' |
| `gdprConsent` | `boolean` | No | Whether the contact has given GDPR consent |
| `gdprConsentText` | `string` | No | The text of the GDPR consent request (e.g. Subscribe to our newsletter) |
| `customFields` | `object` | No | Custom fields to add to the contact. Keys are custom field ID. See the documentation for more information. |

## 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": "simplero",
      },
    },
  },
)

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

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