# `bird contacts get`

## Usage

```bash
bird contacts get <contact-id> [flags]
```

## Description

Get a single contact by ID (`con_`-prefixed). Look up an ID by exact email or external_id with `contacts.list`.

## Examples

```bash
bird contacts get <id>
bird contacts get <id> -f text
# find an id to pass
bird contacts list
```

## Options

| Name                | Description                                      |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| `--response-schema` | Print the fields this command returns, then exit |

## Related

| Name                                                          | Description                                                      |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [`bird contacts batch`](/docs/cli/reference/contacts-batch)   | Create or update many contacts in one request, matched by email. |
| [`bird contacts create`](/docs/cli/reference/contacts-create) | Create a contact by email address.                               |
| [`bird contacts delete`](/docs/cli/reference/contacts-delete) | Delete a contact                                                 |
| [`bird contacts list`](/docs/cli/reference/contacts-list)     | List contacts                                                    |
| [`bird contacts update`](/docs/cli/reference/contacts-update) | Update a contact's name, email, external-id, or custom data.     |