# Block contact

Block bulk & automated messages to a contact. Incoming messages are not blocked.

# Method

POST

/contacts/block/[phone_number]

Name	Value	Required?
phone_number	Phone number starting with the country code with or without leading plus. e.g. `+16175551212` or `16175551212`	Yes

Code	Remarks
200	Request was successful.
400	Validation error or request body was incorrectly formatted.
401	Authentication failed. Check `apikey` header.
404	Requested API endpoint not found.
429	The rate limit has been reached.
500-511	There was a problem processing the request on our server. Try again later.

Name	Value	Remarks
status	`success` or `error`	-
errors	Array of object `{ msg: [error detail] }`	Only present when status is `error`

curl --location --request POST 'https://api.sociocs.com/contact/block/16175551212' \
--header 'apikey: [your api key]'