---
title: Create a contact
description: Add a person to your organization with their email and open their record.
---

Contacts are the people your organization works with. Each contact can have several channels (email, phone) and be linked to a company.

:::note
You need permission to manage people. If you don't see the **New contact** button, ask an administrator of your organization for access.
:::

## Steps

1. In the sidebar, open **Contacts**. You'll see the list of people in your organization.

   ![Contact list](/blume-assets/content/docs/screenshots/en/create-contact/01-contacts-list.png)

2. Click **New contact** in the top right.

3. Fill in **First name**, **Last name**, and **Email**. The other fields (**Job title**, **Department**, **Phone**, **City**, **Country**, and **Notes**) are optional.

   ![New contact form](/blume-assets/content/docs/screenshots/en/create-contact/02-new-contact-form.png)

4. Click **Create person**. The contact appears in the list.

   ![The new contact in the list](/blume-assets/content/docs/screenshots/en/create-contact/03-contact-in-list.png)

:::tip
Email is a contact channel, not the person's identity: you can change it or add more channels later from the contact's record. If someone else in your organization already uses that email, TukiCRM warns you and offers to open their record so you avoid duplicates.
:::

## Next steps

- [Manage leads in the pipeline](/guides/leads-pipeline)
- [Search and filter lists](/guides/search-and-filter)