---
title: ContactItem
summary: API reference for ContactItem.
status: draft
owner: SAIF Doc Gen
last_reviewed: 2026-09-24
library: SAIF.SAIFCode.Core
reference_type: package
---

# ContactItem

`ContactItem` is a data-carrier contract (DTO) in the Contracts area of SAIF.SAIFCode.Core, exposing the properties SAIF.Services and its consumers read and populate for this entity*.

## Purpose
- Carries data for the Contracts area, consumed by SAIF.Services and other layers that reference this library's contracts*.

## Context
- Namespace: `SAIF.Core.Contracts`
- Kind: Class
- Assembly/package: `SAIF.Core` (NuGet package `SAIF.SAIFCode.Core`)

## Public members
| Member | Signature | Purpose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `ContactItem` | `ContactItem()` | Initializes a new instance of this type*. |
| `ContactItem` | `ContactItem(ISaifUserProfile profile)` | Initializes a new instance of this type*. |
| `ContactItem` | `ContactItem(IApplicationUserProfile profile)` | Initializes a new instance of this type*. |
| `Id` | `string Id { get; set; }` | Represents the ID associated with this ContactItem*. |
| `UserId` | `string UserId { get; set; }` | References the identifier of the associated user record*. |
| `Description` | `string Description { get; set; }` | Holds free-text description recorded against this ContactItem*. |
| `FormattedName` | `string FormattedName { get; set; }` | Holds the formatted name recorded on this ContactItem*. |
| `Name` | `PersonName Name { get; set; }` | Represents the name associated with this ContactItem*. |
| `PhoneNumbers` | `List<PhoneNumber> PhoneNumbers { get; set; }` | Contains the collection of PhoneNumber entries associated with this ContactItem*. |
| `Address` | `Address Address { get; set; }` | Represents the address associated with this ContactItem*. |
| `Email` | `string Email { get; set; }` | Represents the email associated with this ContactItem*. |
| `Location` | `string Location { get; set; }` | Represents the location associated with this ContactItem*. |
| `JobTitle` | `string JobTitle { get; set; }` | Represents the job title associated with this ContactItem*. |
| `Department` | `string Department { get; set; }` | Represents the department associated with this ContactItem*. |
| `Type` | `string Type { set; }` | Classifies the type type applicable to this ContactItem*. |

> **Note:** Statements marked with `*` were inferred from code structure, naming
> conventions, or contextual evidence where direct confirmation was not available
> in source artifacts. Statements marked with `**` could not be confirmed; treat
> as unknown until verified.

## Sources
- Core/SAIF.Core/Contracts/Core/ContactItem.cs