Add a Company to the Specified Contact crm.contact.company.add

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Scope: crm

Who can execute the method: a user with the "Edit" access permission for the contact and the "Read" access permission for the company being added

DEPRECATED

The development of this method has been halted. Please use the REST 3.0 method crm.contact.addfieldvalue with the companiesId field. The method adds the company as non-primary. To make it primary, pass it first in the companiesId array of the crm.contact.update method.

The method crm.contact.company.add links a company to the specified contact.

The contact's other companies remain linked. To define the entire set of companies at once, use crm.contact.company.items.set. The structure of the binding object is described in the section overview.

Method Parameters

Required parameters are marked with *

Name
type

Description

id*
integer

Identifier of the contact. Must be greater than 0.

The identifier can be retrieved using the method crm.item.list with entityTypeId = 3

fields*
object

Object with information about the company to be linked to the contact.

The list of available fields is described below

Parameter fields

Required parameters are marked with *

Name
type

Description

COMPANY_ID*
crm_entity

Identifier of the company to be linked to the contact.

The identifier can be retrieved using the method crm.item.list with entityTypeId = 4.

The method does not separately check whether the company exists, so it can create a binding to a non-existent company

IS_PRIMARY
char

Whether to make the company primary for the contact. Possible values:

  • Y — yes
  • N — no

If the contact does not have a primary company yet, the added company becomes primary regardless of the value passed.

The value Y makes the added company primary instead of the previous one: the flag of the previous company is reset to N, and the new company is written to the contact field COMPANY_ID

SORT
integer

Sort index.

If SORT is not passed, the method substitutes i + 10, where i is the largest positive sort index among the contact's companies. If there are none, i equals 0

Code Examples

How to Use Examples in Documentation

Example of adding a contact-company link, where:

  • contact identifier — 54
  • company identifier — 32
curl -X POST \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -H "Accept: application/json" \
        -d '{"id":54,"fields":{"COMPANY_ID":32,"IS_PRIMARY":"Y","SORT":1000}}' \
        https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/**put_your_user_id_here**/**put_your_webhook_here**/crm.contact.company.add
        
curl -X POST \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -H "Accept: application/json" \
        -d '{"id":54,"fields":{"COMPANY_ID":32,"IS_PRIMARY":"Y","SORT":1000},"auth":"**put_access_token_here**"}' \
        https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/crm.contact.company.add
        
// This snippet is an ES module: top-level await requires type="module" or a bundler.
        // $b24 is an already-initialized SDK instance (see the SDK "Get started" guide).
        import { Text } from '@bitrix24/b24jssdk'
        import type { B24Frame } from '@bitrix24/b24jssdk'
        
        declare const $b24: B24Frame
        
        try {
          const response = await $b24.actions.v2.call.make<boolean>({
            method: 'crm.contact.company.add',
            params: {
              id: 54,
              fields: {
                COMPANY_ID: 32,
                IS_PRIMARY: 'Y',
                SORT: 1000,
              },
            },
            requestId: Text.getUuidRfc4122()
          })
        
          // The payload is available only on a successful response
          if (!response.isSuccess) {
            console.error(response.getErrorMessages().join('; '))
          } else {
            const result = response.getData()!.result
            console.info('Company added to contact:', result)
          }
        } catch (error) {
          // Thrown on transport or SDK failures (AjaxError, SdkError, etc.)
          console.error(error)
        }
        
<!-- Load the SDK (UMD build); it is exposed as the global B24Js -->
        <script src="https://unpkg.com/@bitrix24/b24jssdk@1/dist/umd/index.min.js"></script>
        <script>
          async function addContactCompany() {
            try {
              // Initialize the SDK inside a Bitrix24 frame
              const $b24 = await B24Js.initializeB24Frame()
        
              const response = await $b24.actions.v2.call.make({
                method: 'crm.contact.company.add',
                params: {
                  id: 54,
                  fields: {
                    COMPANY_ID: 32,
                    IS_PRIMARY: 'Y',
                    SORT: 1000,
                  },
                },
                requestId: B24Js.Text.getUuidRfc4122()
              })
        
              // The payload is available only on a successful response
              if (!response.isSuccess) {
                console.error(response.getErrorMessages().join('; '))
                return
              }
        
              const result = response.getData().result
              console.info('Company added to contact:', result)
            } catch (error) {
              // Thrown on transport or SDK failures (AjaxError, SdkError, etc.)
              console.error(error)
            }
          }
        
          document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', addContactCompany)
        </script>
        

        from b24pysdk.errors import BitrixAPIError, BitrixSDKException
        
        try:
            bitrix_response = client.crm.contact.company.add(
                bitrix_id=54,
                fields={
                    "COMPANY_ID": 32,
                    "IS_PRIMARY": "Y",
                    "SORT": 1000,
                },
            ).response
            result = bitrix_response.result
            print(result)
        except BitrixAPIError as error:
            print(
                "Bitrix API Error",
                f"error: {error.error}",
                f"error_description: {error.error_description}",
                sep="\n",
            )
        except BitrixSDKException as error:
            print(f"Bitrix SDK Error: {error.message}")
        except Exception as error:
            print(f"Unexpected error: {error}")
        
try {
            $response = $b24Service
                ->core
                ->call(
                    'crm.contact.company.add',
                    [
                        'id' => 54,
                        'fields' => [
                            'COMPANY_ID' => 32,
                            'IS_PRIMARY' => 'Y',
                            'SORT' => 1000,
                        ],
                    ]
                );
        
            $result = $response
                ->getResponseData()
                ->getResult();
        
            echo 'Success: ' . var_export($result[0], true);
        
        } catch (Throwable $e) {
            error_log($e->getMessage());
            echo 'Error adding contact company: ' . $e->getMessage();
        }
        
BX24.callMethod(
            'crm.contact.company.add',
            {
                id: 54,
                fields: {
                    COMPANY_ID: 32,
                    IS_PRIMARY: "Y",
                    SORT: 1000,
                },
            },
            (result) => {
                result.error()
                    ? console.error(result.error())
                    : console.info(result.data())
                ;
            },
        );
        
require_once('crest.php');
        
        $result = CRest::call(
            'crm.contact.company.add',
            [
                'id' => 54,
                'fields' => [
                    'COMPANY_ID' => 32,
                    'IS_PRIMARY' => 'Y',
                    'SORT' => 1000,
                ]
            ]
        );
        
        echo '<PRE>';
        print_r($result);
        echo '</PRE>';
        
// client and ctx are already created — see the Go SDK section
        res, err := client.Core().Call(ctx, "crm.contact.company.add", b24.Params{
        	"id": 54,
        	"fields": b24.Params{
        		"COMPANY_ID": 32,
        		"IS_PRIMARY": "Y",
        		"SORT":       1000,
        	},
        })
        if err != nil {
        	return fmt.Errorf("crm.contact.company.add: %w", err)
        }
        
        var ok bool
        if err := json.Unmarshal(res.Result, &ok); err != nil {
        	return fmt.Errorf("parse response: %w", err)
        }
        fmt.Println("done:", ok)
        

Response Handling

HTTP status: 200

{
            "result": true,
            "time": {
                "start": 1724068028.331234,
                "finish": 1724068028.726591,
                "duration": 0.3953571319580078,
                "processing": 0.13033390045166016,
                "date_start": "2024-08-19T13:47:08+02:00",
                "date_finish": "2024-08-19T13:47:08+02:00"
            }
        }
        

Returned Data

Name
type

Description

result
boolean

Root element of the response. Contains:

  • true — the company is added
  • false — the company is already linked to the contact. In this case, the method changes nothing, including SORT and IS_PRIMARY

time
time

Information about the request execution time

Error Handling

HTTP status: 400

{
            "error": "",
            "error_description": "The parameter 'ownerEntityID' is invalid or not defined."
        }
        

Name
type

Description

error
string

String error code. It consists of digits, Latin letters, and underscores. It may arrive empty — in that case only error_description shows the reason

error_description
string

Error message for the developer. Do not show it to the end user without processing

Possible Error Codes

Status

Code

Description

Value

400

Empty value

The parameter 'ownerEntityID' is invalid or not defined.

The id parameter is not passed or is less than or equal to 0

400

Empty value

The parameter 'fields' must be array.

The fields parameter is not passed or is passed as a string or a number

400

Empty value

The parameter 'fields' is not valid.

fields does not contain COMPANY_ID, or it is less than or equal to 0

400

Empty value

Access denied.

The user does not have read access to CRM objects, including those in digital workspaces

403

ACCESS_DENIED

Access denied!

The user does not have permission to edit the contact

400

Empty value

Not found.

The contact with the provided id was not found

400

Empty value

[Company #18] You don't have permission to view this item.

The user does not have permission to read the company. The error text contains the company identifier

Statuses and System Error Codes

HTTP Status: 4xx, 5xx

The errors described below are returned by the REST API itself, not by the logic of a specific method. They can arrive in response to any method.

Status

Code
Error Message

Description

500

INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
Internal server error

An internal server error has occurred. Retry the call, and if the error persists, contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support

500

ERROR_UNEXPECTED_ANSWER
Server returned an unexpected response

The server returned an unexpected response. Retry the call, and if the error persists, contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support

503

QUERY_LIMIT_EXCEEDED
Too many requests

The request intensity limit has been exceeded

429

OPERATION_TIME_LIMIT
Method is blocked due to operation time limit

The method is blocked because the request resource intensity limit has been exceeded. The block is lifted automatically once the accumulated execution time of the method no longer exceeds the limit

401

NO_AUTH_FOUND
Wrong authorization data

The request contains no authorization data: neither an access token nor a webhook code was passed

401

INVALID_REQUEST
Https required

Methods are called over the HTTPS protocol only

401

OVERLOAD_LIMIT
REST API is blocked due to overload

The REST API is blocked due to overload. This is a manual individual block. To have it lifted, contact Bitrix24 technical support

401

ACCESS_DENIED
REST is available only on commercial plans

REST API access is not active for this account. In Bitrix24 Cloud, check the current plan or trial status: Vibe+ plans include REST API access, while Essentials plans do not. A webhook receives a different error message — REST is available only by subscription

401

INVALID_CREDENTIALS
Invalid request credentials

No active webhook with the specified user identifier and secret code was found

404

ERROR_METHOD_NOT_FOUND
Method not found!

No method with this name was found. The name is misspelled, the method does not exist in the REST API, or it is unavailable without the required scope

401

insufficient_scope
The request requires higher privileges than provided by the webhook token

The request requires broader permissions than the token has: for a webhook these are the permissions granted to it, for an application it is the scope. For an application, the error message ends with provided by the access token

401

expired_token
The access token provided has expired

The access token has expired

401

user_access_error
The user does not have access to the application

The application is installed, but the Bitrix24 administrator has granted access to it only to specific users

403

PORTAL_DELETED
Portal was deleted

The public part of the site is closed. To open it on an on-premise installation, disable the "Temporary closure of the public part of the site" option. Path to the setting: Desktop > Settings > Product Settings > Module Settings > Main Module > Temporary closure of the public part of the site

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