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POST
/
v1
/
customers
Create customer
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.meetecho.ai/api/v1/customers \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "external_id": "cust_001",
  "first_name": "John",
  "last_name": "Smith",
  "phone": "+971123456789",
  "metadata": {
    "location": "Worldwideee"
  }
}
'
{
  "id": "8cc6199f-9466-46f2-9db7-936f3c2c1c0b",
  "created_at": "2026-03-18T16:51:03.253Z",
  "project_id": "e56b4c35-882d-4604-9944-9763d314ea59",
  "external_id": "cust_001",
  "first_name": "John",
  "last_name": "Smith",
  "metadata": {
    "location": "Worldwideee"
  },
  "phones": [
    {
      "id": "270f9e3e-37b8-463d-a57f-448990fed179",
      "created_at": "2026-03-18T16:51:03.253Z",
      "customer_id": "8cc6199f-9466-46f2-9db7-936f3c2c1c0b",
      "value": "+971123456789",
      "is_primary": true,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ]
}

Authorizations

​
x-api-key
string
header
required

Echo API key — format: echo_<64 hex chars>. Returned once on signup.

Body

application/json
​
external_id
string
required

Your system's unique ID for this person

Example:

"cust_001"

​
first_name
string
required
Example:

"John"

​
last_name
string
required
Example:

"Smith"

​
phone
string
required

E.164 phone number — becomes the customer's primary phone

Example:

"+971123456789"

​
metadata
object
Example:
{ "location": "Worldwideee" }

Response

Customer created

​
id
string<uuid>
Example:

"8cc6199f-9466-46f2-9db7-936f3c2c1c0b"

​
project_id
string<uuid>
Example:

"e56b4c35-882d-4604-9944-9763d314ea59"

​
external_id
string
Example:

"cust_001"

​
first_name
string
Example:

"John"

​
last_name
string
Example:

"Smith"

​
metadata
object
Example:
{ "location": "Worldwideee" }
​
phones
object[]
​
created_at
string<date-time>
Example:

"2026-03-18T16:51:03.253Z"