# Get detailed contact information in Amazon Connect Agent Workspace
getContact()

Retrieves detailed information for a specific contact by its ID.

 **Signature** 

```
getContact(contactId: string): Promise<ContactData>
```

 **Usage** 

```
const contactData = await contactClient.getContact("contact-123");
console.log(`Contact type: ${contactData.type}`);
console.log(`Queue: ${contactData.queue.name}`);
```

 **Input** 


|  **Parameter**  |  **Type**  |  **Description**  | 
| --- | --- | --- | 
| contactId Required | string | The unique identifier for the contact | 

 **Output - ContactData** 

The ContactData interface includes:
+ `contactId`: string - Unique identifier for the contact
+ `type`: ContactType - Type of contact (voice, chat, task)
+ `subtype`: string - Subtype providing additional classification
+ `initialContactId`?: string - Initial contact ID for transferred contacts
+ `queue`: Queue - Queue information

 **Permissions required:** 

```
*
```