curl --request POST \
--url https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/ContactNote \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"contactId": "<integer>",
"type": "<string>",
"note": "<string>",
"noteDateTime": "<dateTime>",
"important": "<boolean>",
"private": "<boolean>",
"timeSpent": "<integer>"
}
'const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
contactId: '<integer>',
type: '<string>',
note: '<string>',
noteDateTime: '<dateTime>',
important: '<boolean>',
private: '<boolean>',
timeSpent: '<integer>'
})
};
fetch('https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/ContactNote', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));import requests
url = "https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/ContactNote"
payload = {
"contactId": "<integer>",
"type": "<string>",
"note": "<string>",
"noteDateTime": "<dateTime>",
"important": "<boolean>",
"private": "<boolean>",
"timeSpent": "<integer>"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)using RestSharp;
var options = new RestClientOptions("https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/ContactNote");
var client = new RestClient(options);
var request = new RestRequest("");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddJsonBody("{\n \"contactId\": \"<integer>\",\n \"type\": \"<string>\",\n \"note\": \"<string>\",\n \"noteDateTime\": \"<dateTime>\",\n \"important\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"private\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"timeSpent\": \"<integer>\"\n}", false);
var response = await client.PostAsync(request);
Console.WriteLine("{0}", response.Content);
<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/ContactNote",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'contactId' => '<integer>',
'type' => '<string>',
'note' => '<string>',
'noteDateTime' => '<dateTime>',
'important' => '<boolean>',
'private' => '<boolean>',
'timeSpent' => '<integer>'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/ContactNote")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"contactId\": \"<integer>\",\n \"type\": \"<string>\",\n \"note\": \"<string>\",\n \"noteDateTime\": \"<dateTime>\",\n \"important\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"private\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"timeSpent\": \"<integer>\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/ContactNote")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"contactId\": \"<integer>\",\n \"type\": \"<string>\",\n \"note\": \"<string>\",\n \"noteDateTime\": \"<dateTime>\",\n \"important\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"private\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"timeSpent\": \"<integer>\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_bodyconst url = 'https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/ContactNote';
const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
contactId: '<integer>',
type: '<string>',
note: '<string>',
noteDateTime: '<dateTime>',
important: '<boolean>',
private: '<boolean>',
timeSpent: '<integer>'
})
};
fetch(url, options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(json => console.log(json))
.catch(err => console.error(err));{
"id": 850044,
"contactId": 100456,
"createDateTimeUtc": "2025-11-15T16:50:00Z",
"createdByUser": "Partner Integration",
"modifiedDateTimeUtc": "2025-11-15T16:50:00Z",
"modifiedByUser": "Partner Integration",
"noteDate": "2025-11-15",
"type": "Email",
"note": "Sent recurring gift thank-you and 2025 impact update.",
"important": false,
"isPrivate": false,
"createdByAvatarUrl": null,
"reminder": null
}{
"message": "Authorization has been denied for this request."
}{
"message": "You do not have permission to perform this action."
}{
"message": "Rate limit exceeded. Try again later."
}Create a Contact Note
Records a note on a contact — a call, a visit, or any other interaction worth keeping. Use the List Contact Note Types endpoint for the values type accepts, important to surface the note on the contact record, and timeSpent to log how long the interaction took.
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/ContactNote \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"contactId": "<integer>",
"type": "<string>",
"note": "<string>",
"noteDateTime": "<dateTime>",
"important": "<boolean>",
"private": "<boolean>",
"timeSpent": "<integer>"
}
'const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
contactId: '<integer>',
type: '<string>',
note: '<string>',
noteDateTime: '<dateTime>',
important: '<boolean>',
private: '<boolean>',
timeSpent: '<integer>'
})
};
fetch('https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/ContactNote', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));import requests
url = "https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/ContactNote"
payload = {
"contactId": "<integer>",
"type": "<string>",
"note": "<string>",
"noteDateTime": "<dateTime>",
"important": "<boolean>",
"private": "<boolean>",
"timeSpent": "<integer>"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)using RestSharp;
var options = new RestClientOptions("https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/ContactNote");
var client = new RestClient(options);
var request = new RestRequest("");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddJsonBody("{\n \"contactId\": \"<integer>\",\n \"type\": \"<string>\",\n \"note\": \"<string>\",\n \"noteDateTime\": \"<dateTime>\",\n \"important\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"private\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"timeSpent\": \"<integer>\"\n}", false);
var response = await client.PostAsync(request);
Console.WriteLine("{0}", response.Content);
<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/ContactNote",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'contactId' => '<integer>',
'type' => '<string>',
'note' => '<string>',
'noteDateTime' => '<dateTime>',
'important' => '<boolean>',
'private' => '<boolean>',
'timeSpent' => '<integer>'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/ContactNote")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"contactId\": \"<integer>\",\n \"type\": \"<string>\",\n \"note\": \"<string>\",\n \"noteDateTime\": \"<dateTime>\",\n \"important\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"private\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"timeSpent\": \"<integer>\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/ContactNote")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"contactId\": \"<integer>\",\n \"type\": \"<string>\",\n \"note\": \"<string>\",\n \"noteDateTime\": \"<dateTime>\",\n \"important\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"private\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"timeSpent\": \"<integer>\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_bodyconst url = 'https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/api/ContactNote';
const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
contactId: '<integer>',
type: '<string>',
note: '<string>',
noteDateTime: '<dateTime>',
important: '<boolean>',
private: '<boolean>',
timeSpent: '<integer>'
})
};
fetch(url, options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(json => console.log(json))
.catch(err => console.error(err));{
"id": 850044,
"contactId": 100456,
"createDateTimeUtc": "2025-11-15T16:50:00Z",
"createdByUser": "Partner Integration",
"modifiedDateTimeUtc": "2025-11-15T16:50:00Z",
"modifiedByUser": "Partner Integration",
"noteDate": "2025-11-15",
"type": "Email",
"note": "Sent recurring gift thank-you and 2025 impact update.",
"important": false,
"isPrivate": false,
"createdByAvatarUrl": null,
"reminder": null
}{
"message": "Authorization has been denied for this request."
}{
"message": "You do not have permission to perform this action."
}{
"message": "Rate limit exceeded. Try again later."
}Authorizations
Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.
Body
The identifier of the contact this record belongs to.
The note type. Must match a note type configured for the organization.
The body of the note.
The date and time the note applies to.
When true, the note is flagged as important.
When true, the note is only visible to users with permission to view private notes.
The number of minutes spent on the interaction the note records.
Response
OK
The unique identifier of the record in Virtuous.
The identifier of the contact this record belongs to.
The UTC date and time the record was created.
The name of the user who created the record.
The UTC date and time the record was last modified.
The name of the user who last modified the record.
When true, the record is only visible to users with permission to view private records.
Show child attributes
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