Zoom Phone

Zoom Phone External Contacts API

The External Contacts API from Zoom Phone — 2 operation(s) for external contacts.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 5

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

GET /phone/external_contacts List external contacts · List external contacts #
Ask an LLM
“Which external contacts are saved on our phone account?”
“Is there a list of all outside contacts in the phone directory?”
Tell an agent
List all external contacts.
Show {page_size} external contacts per page.
POST /phone/external_contacts Add an external contact · Add an external contact #
Ask an LLM
“How do I add an outside vendor to the phone directory?”
“Can an external contact get an internal extension?”
Tell an agent
Add an external contact named {name}.
Add external contact {name} with email {email} and numbers {phone_numbers}.
GET /phone/external_contacts/{externalContactId} Get an external contact · Get external contact details #
Ask an LLM
“What numbers and email are stored for one external contact?”
“Where can I look up a single outside contact?”
Tell an agent
Show external contact {externalContactId}.
Get the phone numbers of external contact {externalContactId}.
DELETE /phone/external_contacts/{externalContactId} Delete an external contact · Delete an external contact #
Ask an LLM
“Can I remove an outside contact from the directory?”
“What deletes one external contact?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete external contact {externalContactId}.
Remove outside contact {externalContactId}.
PATCH /phone/external_contacts/{externalContactId} Update an external contact · Update external contact #
Ask an LLM
“How do I change an external contact's phone numbers or email?”
“Can I turn on auto call recording for an external contact?”
Tell an agent
Update the email of external contact {externalContactId} to {email}.
Set the phone numbers of external contact {externalContactId} to {phone_numbers}.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developers.zoom.us/docs/api/phone/
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APIReference
https://developers.zoom.us/docs/api/phone/
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Documentation
https://developers.zoom.us/docs/integrations/oauth/
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Documentation
https://developers.zoom.us/docs/api/phone/events/
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APIReference
https://developers.zoom.us/docs/api/phone/events/
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Documentation
https://developers.zoom.us/docs/api/number-management/
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APIReference
https://developers.zoom.us/docs/api/number-management/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/zoom-phone/refs/heads/main/openapi/zoom-phone-external-contacts-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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PostmanCollection
https://www.postman.com/zoom-developer/zoom-public-workspace/documentation/uba96fr/phone

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OpenAPI Specification

zoom-phone-external-contacts-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Phone External Contacts API
  description: 'You can access information from Zoom with Zoom Phone APIs to build private services or public applications on the Zoom App Marketplace.


    To learn how to get your credentials and create private or public applications, see Zoom APIs use OAuth 2.0 authorization.


    All endpoints are available through `https` at `api.zoom.us/v2/`. For instance, `https://api.zoom.us/v2/users/` returns all users on an account. You''ll receive a `403` error message if you have not set up Zoom Phone.'
  termsOfService: https://zoom.us/docs/en-us/zoom_api_license_and_tou.html
  contact:
    name: Zoom Developers
    url: https://developer.zoom.us/
  version: '2'
servers:
- url: https://api.zoom.us/v2
tags:


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