curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.vegaminds.com/v1/contacts \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "first_name": "Jordan",
  "last_name": "Ellis",
  "company_name": "Ellis Design Studio",
  "job_title": "Founder",
  "birth_date": "1978-04-12",
  "contact_type": "client",
  "email_addresses": [
    {
      "address": "jordan.ellis@example.com",
      "kind": "personal",
      "is_primary": true
    }
  ],
  "phone_numbers": [
    {
      "number": "+1 207-555-0142",
      "kind": "personal",
      "is_primary": true
    }
  ],
  "mailing_addresses": [
    {
      "street_line_1": "48 Harbor Lane",
      "city": "Portland",
      "state": "ME",
      "zipcode": "04101",
      "country": "US",
      "kind": "personal",
      "is_primary": true
    }
  ]
}
'

import requests

url = "https://api.vegaminds.com/v1/contacts"

payload = {
    "first_name": "Jordan",
    "last_name": "Ellis",
    "company_name": "Ellis Design Studio",
    "job_title": "Founder",
    "birth_date": "1978-04-12",
    "contact_type": "client",
    "email_addresses": [
        {
            "address": "jordan.ellis@example.com",
            "kind": "personal",
            "is_primary": True
        }
    ],
    "phone_numbers": [
        {
            "number": "+1 207-555-0142",
            "kind": "personal",
            "is_primary": True
        }
    ],
    "mailing_addresses": [
        {
            "street_line_1": "48 Harbor Lane",
            "city": "Portland",
            "state": "ME",
            "zipcode": "04101",
            "country": "US",
            "kind": "personal",
            "is_primary": True
        }
    ]
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({
    first_name: 'Jordan',
    last_name: 'Ellis',
    company_name: 'Ellis Design Studio',
    job_title: 'Founder',
    birth_date: '1978-04-12',
    contact_type: 'client',
    email_addresses: [{address: 'jordan.ellis@example.com', kind: 'personal', is_primary: true}],
    phone_numbers: [{number: '+1 207-555-0142', kind: 'personal', is_primary: true}],
    mailing_addresses: [
      {
        street_line_1: '48 Harbor Lane',
        city: 'Portland',
        state: 'ME',
        zipcode: '04101',
        country: 'US',
        kind: 'personal',
        is_primary: true
      }
    ]
  })
};

fetch('https://api.vegaminds.com/v1/contacts', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

{
  "is_external": false,
  "id": "1f128fef-f499-4c88-a53e-75f235ccb65a",
  "first_name": "Jordan",
  "middle_name": null,
  "last_name": "Ellis",
  "nickname": null,
  "suffix": null,
  "company_name": "Ellis Design Studio",
  "job_title": "Founder",
  "birth_date": "1978-04-12",
  "contact_type": "client",
  "email_addresses": [
    {
      "address": "jordan.ellis@example.com",
      "kind": "personal",
      "is_primary": true
    }
  ],
  "phone_numbers": [
    {
      "number": "+1 207-555-0142",
      "kind": "personal",
      "is_primary": true
    }
  ],
  "mailing_addresses": [
    {
      "street_line_1": "48 Harbor Lane",
      "street_line_2": null,
      "city": "Portland",
      "state": "ME",
      "zipcode": "04101",
      "country": "US",
      "kind": "personal",
      "is_primary": true
    }
  ],
  "households": [
    {
      "id": "46852331-f25c-4fcc-9d16-2162c96be9ad",
      "name": "Ellis family"
    }
  ],
  "created_on": "2026-03-02T14:05:11Z",
  "updated_on": "2026-10-28T09:41:37Z",
  "important_information": "Prefers afternoon calls.",
  "financial_planning": "College savings and retirement.",
  "investments": null,
  "living_story": null,
  "services": [
    "financial_planning"
  ],
  "custom_fields": [
    {
      "name": "Preferred review month",
      "value": "April"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [],
  "related_contacts": [],
  "related_to_contacts": [],
  "related_households": [],
  "related_to_households": [],
  "owner": null,
  "creator": null,
  "gender": null,
  "marital_status": null,
  "occupation": null,
  "client_since_date": null,
  "investment_objective": null,
  "time_horizon": null,
  "risk_tolerance": null,
  "investment_experience": null,
  "linkedin_url": null,
  "twitter_name": null,
  "gross_annual_income": null,
  "assets": null,
  "non_liquid_assets": null,
  "liabilities": null
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "message": "The request body is invalid.",
    "fields": {
      "email_addresses[0].address": "Must be an email address."
    }
  },
  "request_id": "3f6c1e9a-2b7d-4c58-9e41-8a0d5b7f2c16"
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_token",
    "message": "The access token is invalid, expired or revoked."
  },
  "request_id": "3f6c1e9a-2b7d-4c58-9e41-8a0d5b7f2c16"
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "insufficient_scope",
    "message": "This request needs the contacts:write scope, which the user did not grant. Connect the user again, asking for it."
  },
  "request_id": "3f6c1e9a-2b7d-4c58-9e41-8a0d5b7f2c16"
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "rate_limited",
    "message": "Too many requests. Wait the number of seconds in the Retry-After header, then try again."
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "internal_error",
    "message": "Something went wrong on our side. Try again later, and contact Vega support with the request id if it keeps happening."
  },
  "request_id": "3f6c1e9a-2b7d-4c58-9e41-8a0d5b7f2c16"
}