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## Resource: wix-crm-frontend

## Namespace: contacts

## Article: Introduction

## Article Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/apis/wix-crm-frontend/contacts/introduction.md

## Article Content:

# Introduction
When a new visitor first shares their contact information with a site, 
they're added to the site's 
[contact list](https://www.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?buttonText=Select%20Site&title=Select%20a%20Site&autoSelectOnSingleSite=true&actionUrl=https:%2F%2Fwww.wix.com%2Fdashboard%2F%7B%7BmetaSiteId%7D%7D%2Fcontacts). 
Once that happens, their details are available through the Contacts API. 

Here are some examples of how a visitor could be converted to a contact: 

A site visitor becomes a contact when: 
- A site visitor: 
  - Submits their contact details to a form, such as event registrations, customer support inquiries, or billing address submissions. 
  - Registers as a member of a site. 
- A Wix user: 
  - [Imports a contact](https://support.wix.com/en/article/wix-contacts-importing-contacts-by-uploading-a-csv-file). 
  - [Adds a contact manually](https://support.wix.com/en/article/wix-contacts-manually-adding-a-contact). 
- You: 
  - Create a contact with the Contacts API. 

Learn more about how Wix users can [manage a site's contact list](https://support.wix.com/en/article/about-your-contact-list).