Learn what you can do with the Contacts API.
Contacts API
With the Contacts API you will be able to customize the Contacts experience on your platform. The borderless™ Contacts API allows you to:
- Add Contacts to your borderless™ Account.
- Manage Contact information including pulling the latest payment details and adding or adjusting banking information.
Integration Time
The borderless™ Contacts API generally takes 1-2 days to implement. The integration time may vary based on your company's needs and available development resources.
Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Contact | A borderless™ Contact is a recipient of a payment. A Contact can be a borderless™ user or a non-borderless™ user. Every Contact has a unique borderless™ @handle. To learn more about @handles please visit @Handle Overview. |
| Internal Contact | A borderless™ Internal Contact is a Contact that is a borderless™ user and has a borderless™ Account of their own. |
| External Contact | A borderless™ External Contact is a Contact that is NOT a borderless™ user and does NOT have a borderless™ Account of their own. |
Adding Contacts
There are 3 Methods to add Contacts to your borderless™ Account:
- External Contacts API
- borderless™ Link™
- Contact Registration
To learn more about adding Contacts please visit Adding Contacts.
Authentication
Remember that all borderless™ API calls must be Authenticated. To learn more about Authentication, please visit the Authentication page.