> ## Documentation Index
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# CONTACT_ALREADY_EXISTS

> Contact already exists

| HTTP status | Retryable |
| - | - |
| `409` | No |

## What happened

Another contact in your workspace already has this phone number or email.

## How to fix it

Find it with `GET /v1/contacts/search` and update that contact, or use `POST /v1/contacts/import` to create or update by phone number.

## Example response

An illustrative example. The `message` wording and the contents of `details` vary; branch on `error.code`.

```json theme={null}
{
  "status": "error",
  "error": {
    "code": "CONTACT_ALREADY_EXISTS",
    "message": "Contact already exists",
    "type": "validation",
    "http_status": 409,
    "retryable": false,
    "doc_url": "https://docs.blujay.io/errors/contact-already-exists",
    "details": []
  },
  "trace_id": "trc_8f2a1c0e4b7d",
  "timestamp": "2026-10-14T17:30:48.000Z"
}
```

## Still stuck?

Email [support@blujay.io](mailto:support@blujay.io) with the `trace_id` from the error response. See [Errors](/errors.md) for the response format.


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