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Intercom API (2.11)

The intercom API reference.

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Overview
URL https://developers.intercom.com
License MIT
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https://api.intercom.io/
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https://api.eu.intercom.io/
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https://api.au.intercom.io/

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Note

Notes allow you to annotate and comment on your contacts.

typestringrequired

String representing the object's type. Always has the value note.

Value"note"
Example: "note"
idstringrequired

The id of the note.

Example: "17495962"
created_atinteger(timestamp)required

The time the note was created.

Example: 1674589321
contactobject or nullrequired

Represents the contact that the note was created about.

contact.​typestring

String representing the object's type. Always has the value contact.

Value"contact"
contact.​idstring

The id of the contact.

Example: "214656d0c743eafcfde7f248"
authorobject(Admin)required

Admins are teammate accounts that have access to a workspace.

author.​typestring

String representing the object's type. Always has the value admin.

Value"admin"
Example: "admin"
author.​idstringrequired

The id representing the admin.

Example: "1295"
author.​namestringrequired

The name of the admin.

Example: "Hoban Washburne"
author.​emailstringrequired

The email of the admin.

Example: "wash@serenity.io"
author.​job_titlestringrequired

The job title of the admin.

Example: "Philosopher"
author.​away_mode_enabledbooleanrequired

Identifies if this admin is currently set in away mode.

Example: false
author.​away_mode_reassignbooleanrequired

Identifies if this admin is set to automatically reassign new conversations to the apps default inbox.

Example: false
author.​has_inbox_seatbooleanrequired

Identifies if this admin has a paid inbox seat to restrict/allow features that require them.

Example: true
author.​team_idsArray of integersrequired

This object represents the avatar associated with the admin.

Example: [814865]
author.​avatarstring or null(uri)

Image for the associated team or teammate

Example: "https://picsum.photos/200/300"
author.​team_priority_levelobject(Team Priority Level)

Admin priority levels for teams

bodystringrequired

The body text of the note.

Example: "<p>Text for the note.</p>"
{
  "type": "note",
  "id": "17495962",
  "created_at": 1674589321,
  "contact": {
    "type": "contact",
    "id": "214656d0c743eafcfde7f248"
  },
  "author": {
    "type": "admin",
    "id": "1295",
    "name": "Hoban Washburne",
    "email": "wash@serenity.io",
    "job_title": "Philosopher",
    "away_mode_enabled": false,
    "away_mode_reassign": false,
    "has_inbox_seat": true,
    "team_ids": [ … ],
    "avatar": "https://picsum.photos/200/300",
    "team_priority_level": { … }
  },
  "body": "<p>Text for the note.</p>"
}

List all notes

Request

You can fetch a list of notes that are associated to a contact.

Path
contact_idstringrequired

The unique identifier of a contact.

Query
pageinteger

The page of results to fetch. Defaults to first page

Example: page=1
per_pageinteger

How many results to display per page. Defaults to 15

Example: per_page=15
Headers
Intercom-Versionstring(intercom_version)

Intercom API version.
By default, it's equal to the version set in the app package.

Default 2.11
Enum"1.0""1.1""1.2""1.3""1.4""2.0""2.1""2.2""2.3""2.4"
Example: 2.11
curl -i -X GET \
  'https://api.intercom.io/contacts/{contact_id}/notes?page=0&per_page=0' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN_HERE>' \
  -H 'Intercom-Version: 2.11'

Responses

Successful response

Bodyapplication/json
typestringrequired

String representing the object's type. Always has the value list.

Value"list"
Example: "list"
dataArray of objects(Note)required

An array of notes.

data[].​typestringrequired

String representing the object's type. Always has the value note.

Value"note"
Example: "note"
data[].​idstringrequired

The id of the note.

Example: "17495962"
data[].​created_atinteger(timestamp)required

The time the note was created.

Example: 1674589321
data[].​contactobject or nullrequired

Represents the contact that the note was created about.

data[].​contact.​typestring

String representing the object's type. Always has the value contact.

Value"contact"
data[].​contact.​idstring

The id of the contact.

Example: "214656d0c743eafcfde7f248"
data[].​authorobject(Admin)required

Admins are teammate accounts that have access to a workspace.

data[].​author.​typestring

String representing the object's type. Always has the value admin.

Value"admin"
Example: "admin"
data[].​author.​idstringrequired

The id representing the admin.

Example: "1295"
data[].​author.​namestringrequired

The name of the admin.

Example: "Hoban Washburne"
data[].​author.​emailstringrequired

The email of the admin.

Example: "wash@serenity.io"
data[].​author.​job_titlestringrequired

The job title of the admin.

Example: "Philosopher"
data[].​author.​away_mode_enabledbooleanrequired

Identifies if this admin is currently set in away mode.

Example: false
data[].​author.​away_mode_reassignbooleanrequired

Identifies if this admin is set to automatically reassign new conversations to the apps default inbox.

Example: false
data[].​author.​has_inbox_seatbooleanrequired

Identifies if this admin has a paid inbox seat to restrict/allow features that require them.

Example: true
data[].​author.​team_idsArray of integersrequired

This object represents the avatar associated with the admin.

Example: [814865]
data[].​author.​avatarstring or null(uri)

Image for the associated team or teammate

Example: "https://picsum.photos/200/300"
data[].​author.​team_priority_levelobject(Team Priority Level)

Admin priority levels for teams

data[].​bodystringrequired

The body text of the note.

Example: "<p>Text for the note.</p>"
total_countintegerrequired

A count of the total number of notes.

Example: 1
pagesobject(Cursor based pages)

Cursor-based pagination is a technique used in the Intercom API to navigate through large amounts of data. A "cursor" or pointer is used to keep track of the current position in the result set, allowing the API to return the data in small chunks or "pages" as needed.

Response
application/json
{
  "type": "list",
  "data": [
    { … },
    { … },
    { … }
  ],
  "total_count": 3,
  "pages": {
    "type": "pages",
    "next": null,
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 50,
    "total_pages": 1
  }
}

Create a note

Request

You can add a note to a single contact.

Path
contact_idstringrequired

The unique identifier of a given contact.

Example: 123
Headers
Intercom-Versionstring(intercom_version)

Intercom API version.
By default, it's equal to the version set in the app package.

Default 2.11
Enum"1.0""1.1""1.2""1.3""1.4""2.0""2.1""2.2""2.3""2.4"
Example: 2.11
Bodyapplication/json
bodystringrequired

The text of the note.

Example: "New note"
admin_idstring

The unique identifier of a given admin.

Example: "123"
curl -i -X POST \
  'https://api.intercom.io/contacts/{contact_id}/notes' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN_HERE>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Intercom-Version: 2.11' \
  -d '{
    "contact_id": "667d60978a68186f43bafd9e",
    "admin_id": 991267493,
    "body": "Hello"
  }'

Responses

Successful response

Bodyapplication/json
typestringrequired

String representing the object's type. Always has the value note.

Value"note"
Example: "note"
idstringrequired

The id of the note.

Example: "17495962"
created_atinteger(timestamp)required

The time the note was created.

Example: 1674589321
contactobject or nullrequired

Represents the contact that the note was created about.

contact.​typestring

String representing the object's type. Always has the value contact.

Value"contact"
contact.​idstring

The id of the contact.

Example: "214656d0c743eafcfde7f248"
authorobject(Admin)required

Admins are teammate accounts that have access to a workspace.

author.​typestring

String representing the object's type. Always has the value admin.

Value"admin"
Example: "admin"
author.​idstringrequired

The id representing the admin.

Example: "1295"
author.​namestringrequired

The name of the admin.

Example: "Hoban Washburne"
author.​emailstringrequired

The email of the admin.

Example: "wash@serenity.io"
author.​job_titlestringrequired

The job title of the admin.

Example: "Philosopher"
author.​away_mode_enabledbooleanrequired

Identifies if this admin is currently set in away mode.

Example: false
author.​away_mode_reassignbooleanrequired

Identifies if this admin is set to automatically reassign new conversations to the apps default inbox.

Example: false
author.​has_inbox_seatbooleanrequired

Identifies if this admin has a paid inbox seat to restrict/allow features that require them.

Example: true
author.​team_idsArray of integersrequired

This object represents the avatar associated with the admin.

Example: [814865]
author.​avatarstring or null(uri)

Image for the associated team or teammate

Example: "https://picsum.photos/200/300"
author.​team_priority_levelobject(Team Priority Level)

Admin priority levels for teams

bodystringrequired

The body text of the note.

Example: "<p>Text for the note.</p>"
Response
application/json
{
  "type": "note",
  "id": "34",
  "created_at": 1719492759,
  "contact": {
    "type": "contact",
    "id": "667d60978a68186f43bafd9e"
  },
  "author": {
    "type": "admin",
    "id": "991267493",
    "name": "Ciaran103 Lee",
    "email": "admin103@email.com",
    "away_mode_enabled": false,
    "away_mode_reassign": false
  },
  "body": "<p>Hello</p>"
}

Retrieve a note

Request

You can fetch the details of a single note.

Path
note_idstringrequired

The unique identifier of a given note

Example: 1
Headers
Intercom-Versionstring(intercom_version)

Intercom API version.
By default, it's equal to the version set in the app package.

Default 2.11
Enum"1.0""1.1""1.2""1.3""1.4""2.0""2.1""2.2""2.3""2.4"
Example: 2.11
curl -i -X GET \
  'https://api.intercom.io/notes/{note_id}' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN_HERE>' \
  -H 'Intercom-Version: 2.11'

Responses

Note found

Bodyapplication/json
typestringrequired

String representing the object's type. Always has the value note.

Value"note"
Example: "note"
idstringrequired

The id of the note.

Example: "17495962"
created_atinteger(timestamp)required

The time the note was created.

Example: 1674589321
contactobject or nullrequired

Represents the contact that the note was created about.

contact.​typestring

String representing the object's type. Always has the value contact.

Value"contact"
contact.​idstring

The id of the contact.

Example: "214656d0c743eafcfde7f248"
authorobject(Admin)required

Admins are teammate accounts that have access to a workspace.

author.​typestring

String representing the object's type. Always has the value admin.

Value"admin"
Example: "admin"
author.​idstringrequired

The id representing the admin.

Example: "1295"
author.​namestringrequired

The name of the admin.

Example: "Hoban Washburne"
author.​emailstringrequired

The email of the admin.

Example: "wash@serenity.io"
author.​job_titlestringrequired

The job title of the admin.

Example: "Philosopher"
author.​away_mode_enabledbooleanrequired

Identifies if this admin is currently set in away mode.

Example: false
author.​away_mode_reassignbooleanrequired

Identifies if this admin is set to automatically reassign new conversations to the apps default inbox.

Example: false
author.​has_inbox_seatbooleanrequired

Identifies if this admin has a paid inbox seat to restrict/allow features that require them.

Example: true
author.​team_idsArray of integersrequired

This object represents the avatar associated with the admin.

Example: [814865]
author.​avatarstring or null(uri)

Image for the associated team or teammate

Example: "https://picsum.photos/200/300"
author.​team_priority_levelobject(Team Priority Level)

Admin priority levels for teams

bodystringrequired

The body text of the note.

Example: "<p>Text for the note.</p>"
Response
application/json
{
  "type": "note",
  "id": "37",
  "created_at": 1718801789,
  "contact": {
    "type": "contact",
    "id": "667d617d8a68186f43bafe58"
  },
  "author": {
    "type": "admin",
    "id": "991267764",
    "name": "Ciaran316 Lee",
    "email": "admin316@email.com",
    "away_mode_enabled": false,
    "away_mode_reassign": false
  },
  "body": "<p>This is a note.</p>"
}

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