IActionInsightlyUpdated September 2026

How do I fetch an Insightly contact?

Short answer: You can get insightly contact in Insightly by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Insightly Get Insightly Contact action to a workflow, map its 1 input from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

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Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Contact ID contact_id	string	Required	The Contact ID assigned by Insightly. Find via the corresponding list/search operation in this app. Use the exact ID, not a name or label.

Sample request

{
  "contact_id": "{{trigger.contact_id}}"
}

Returns

{
  "PHONE": "+15550100",
  "LAST_NAME": "Doe",
  "CONTACT_ID": 12345,
  "FIRST_NAME": "Jane",
  "EMAIL_ADDRESS": "jane@acme.com"
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Get Insightly Contact.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Google Sheets → Insightly

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → Insightly

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Get Insightly Contact.

What does the Get Insightly Contact action do in Insightly?

Returns a contact by ID with all standard and custom fields plus linked organisation. The standard lookup before update workflows.

What inputs does Get Insightly Contact require?

Required: Contact ID. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if Insightly returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Insightly returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Get Insightly Contact support batch operations?

Run Get Insightly Contact inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Insightly's rate limits.

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