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# GenerateReferringCustomerForContact

# Package: referralProgram

# Namespace: ReferringCustomers

# Method link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-management/marketing/referral-program/referring-customers/generate-referring-customer-for-contact.md

## Permission Scopes:
Manage Referrals: SCOPE.DC-REFERRALS.MANAGE-REFERRALS

## Introduction

Creates a new referring customer or returns an existing one for the provided contact ID.

You can use `"me"` instead of a specific contact ID to generate a referring customer for the current identity's contact.

See [About Identities](https://dev.wix.com/docs/build-apps/develop-your-app/access/about-identities.md) to learn more about identities.

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## REST API

### Schema

```
 Method: generateReferringCustomerForContact
 Description: Creates a new referring customer or returns an existing one for the provided contact GUID.  You can use `"me"` instead of a specific contact GUID to generate a referring customer for the current identity's contact.  See [About Identities](https://dev.wix.com/docs/build-apps/develop-your-app/access/about-identities.md) to learn more about identities.
 URL: https://www.wixapis.com/v1/referring-customers
 Method: POST
 # Note: If the parameter `a.b` is listed under required parameters, `b` is only required if `a` is also present.
 Required parameters:  contactId
 Method parameters: 
   param name: contactId | type: contactId | description: Contact GUID or `"me"` to generate the current identity's referring customer. | required: true
 Return type: GenerateReferringCustomerForContactResponse
  - name: referringCustomer | type: ReferringCustomer | description: Created referring customer. 
     - name: id | type: string | description: GUID of the referring customer. 
     - name: contactId | type: string | description: Contact GUID associated with the referring customer. 
     - name: referralCode | type: string | description: Unique code for the referral. For example, `GxpxwAoMqxH8`. 
     - name: revision | type: string | description: Revision number, which increments by 1 each time the referring customer is updated. To prevent conflicting changes, the current revision must be passed when updating the referring customer. 
     - name: createdDate | type: string | description: Date and time the referring customer was created. 
     - name: updatedDate | type: string | description: Date and time the referring customer was last updated. 


```

### Examples

### Generate Referring Customer for Contact
```curl
curl -X POST \
  'https://www.wixapis.com/referral-customers/v1/referring-customers' \
    -H 'Authorization: <AUTH>' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
        "contactId": "me"
    }'
```

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## JavaScript SDK

### Schema

```
 Method: wixClientAdmin.referralProgram.ReferringCustomers.generateReferringCustomerForContact(contactId)
 Description: Creates a new referring customer or returns an existing one for the provided contact GUID.  You can use `"me"` instead of a specific contact GUID to generate a referring customer for the current identity's contact.  See [About Identities](https://dev.wix.com/docs/build-apps/develop-your-app/access/about-identities.md) to learn more about identities.
 # Note: If the parameter `a.b` is listed under required parameters, `b` is only required if `a` is also present.
 Required parameters:  contactId
 Method parameters: 
   param name: contactId | type: string | description: Contact GUID or `"me"` to generate the current identity's referring customer. | required: true
 Return type: PROMISE<GenerateReferringCustomerForContactResponse>
  - name: referringCustomer | type: ReferringCustomer | description: Created referring customer. 
     - name: _id | type: string | description: GUID of the referring customer. 
     - name: contactId | type: string | description: Contact GUID associated with the referring customer. 
     - name: referralCode | type: string | description: Unique code for the referral. For example, `GxpxwAoMqxH8`. 
     - name: revision | type: string | description: Revision number, which increments by 1 each time the referring customer is updated. To prevent conflicting changes, the current revision must be passed when updating the referring customer. 
     - name: _createdDate | type: Date | description: Date and time the referring customer was created. 
     - name: _updatedDate | type: Date | description: Date and time the referring customer was last updated. 


```

### Examples

### generateReferringCustomerForContact
```javascript
import { customers } from '@wix/referral';

async function generateReferringCustomerForContact(contactId) {
  const response = await customers.generateReferringCustomerForContact(contactId);
};
```

### generateReferringCustomerForContact (with elevated permissions)
```javascript
import { customers } from '@wix/referral';
import { auth } from '@wix/essentials';

async function myGenerateReferringCustomerForContactMethod(contactId) {
  const elevatedGenerateReferringCustomerForContact = auth.elevate(customers.generateReferringCustomerForContact);
  const response = await elevatedGenerateReferringCustomerForContact(contactId);
}
```

### generateReferringCustomerForContact (self-hosted)
Self-hosted SDK calls require you to [create a client](https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/articles/work-with-the-sdk/about-the-wix-client.md).

```javascript
import { createClient } from '@wix/sdk';
import { customers } from '@wix/referral';
// Import the auth strategy for the relevant access type
// Import the relevant host module if needed

const myWixClient = createClient ({
  modules: { customers },
  // Include the auth strategy and host as relevant
});


async function generateReferringCustomerForContact(contactId) {
  const response = await myWixClient.customers.generateReferringCustomerForContact(contactId);
};
```

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