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# Find all Contacts that match, fully or partially, the given search parameters

POST https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/Contact/Search
Content-Type: application/json

Reference: https://virtuous.ferndocs.com/reference/crm-plus/contacts-and-individuals/find-all-contacts-that-match-fully-or-partially-the-given-search-parameters

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Servers

- `https://api.virtuoussoftware.com` (https://api.virtuoussoftware.com, default)
- `{{baseUrl}}api` ({{baseUrl}}api)

## Request

### Query parameters

- `skip` (integer, optional) — The number of records to skip. Default = 0.
- `take` (integer, optional) — The number of records to take. Default = 10.

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `search` (string, optional)

## Response

### 200

OK

- `list` (list of ApiContactSearchPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaListItems, optional)
- `total` (integer, optional)

## Types

### ApiContactSearchPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaListItems

- `individualId` (integer, optional)
- `name` (string, optional)
- `id` (integer, optional)
- `contactType` (string, optional)
- `contactName` (string, optional)
- `address` (string, optional)
- `email` (string, optional)
- `phone` (string, optional)
- `contactViewUrl` (string, optional)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "search": "Weyland"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "list": [
    {
      "individualId": 1123,
      "name": "Charles Bishop Weyland",
      "id": 1111,
      "contactType": "Organization",
      "contactName": "Weyland-Yutani Corporation",
      "address": "Tokyo, Japan",
      "email": "inquiries@weyland-yutani.com",
      "phone": "800-555-1234",
      "contactViewUrl": "https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/Contact/1111"
    },
    {
      "individualId": 1344,
      "name": "Carter Burke",
      "id": 1233,
      "contactType": "Household",
      "contactName": "Carter Burke",
      "email": "carter.burke@weyland-yutani.com",
      "phone": "623-555-2933",
      "contactViewUrl": "https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/Contact/1233"
    }
  ],
  "total": 2
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python Contacts and Individuals_findAllContactsThatMatchFullyOrPartiallyTheGivenSearchParameters_example
import requests

url = "https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/Contact/Search"

querystring = {"skip":"1","take":"1"}

payload = { "search": "Weyland" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript Contacts and Individuals_findAllContactsThatMatchFullyOrPartiallyTheGivenSearchParameters_example
const url = 'https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/Contact/Search?skip=1&take=1';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"search":"Weyland"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go Contacts and Individuals_findAllContactsThatMatchFullyOrPartiallyTheGivenSearchParameters_example
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/Contact/Search?skip=1&take=1"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"search\": \"Weyland\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby Contacts and Individuals_findAllContactsThatMatchFullyOrPartiallyTheGivenSearchParameters_example
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/Contact/Search?skip=1&take=1")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"search\": \"Weyland\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java Contacts and Individuals_findAllContactsThatMatchFullyOrPartiallyTheGivenSearchParameters_example
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/Contact/Search?skip=1&take=1")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"search\": \"Weyland\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php Contacts and Individuals_findAllContactsThatMatchFullyOrPartiallyTheGivenSearchParameters_example
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/Contact/Search?skip=1&take=1', [
  'body' => '{
  "search": "Weyland"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp Contacts and Individuals_findAllContactsThatMatchFullyOrPartiallyTheGivenSearchParameters_example
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/Contact/Search?skip=1&take=1");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"search\": \"Weyland\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift Contacts and Individuals_findAllContactsThatMatchFullyOrPartiallyTheGivenSearchParameters_example
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["search": "Weyland"] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/Contact/Search?skip=1&take=1")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```