> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://learn.withessential.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://learn.withessential.com/customers-and-work/contacts/what-the-contact-page-shows.md).

# What the contact page shows

A contact is a person on a customer account, the people you reach out to for approvals, billing, or site access. The contact page shows their name, email, and phone numbers (with each number's type), their title or company, and the customer account they belong to.

When the customer portal feature is on for your business, a Portal pill appears next to their name - enabled when this contact has portal access and disabled (greyed) when they don't.

The Roles tab lists the properties and roles they're assigned to, and the Automations tab shows outreach involving them. Its date columns separate when the outreach started, its next pending action, and, for Job Approval outreach, the service due date behind the schedule. Use Edit to change their details, or Delete Contact to remove them.

You can ask Essential about the contact you're viewing, such as their email, phone, or which account they belong to.

![Contact detail page](/files/hmAnGmOKaghmwyL1PVv4)

> **Where to find it:** Contacts page (main navigation, Contacts), then open a contact

## Related guides

* [Creating a contact](/customers-and-work/contacts/creating-a-contact.md)
* [Contact roles explained](/customers-and-work/contacts/contact-roles-explained.md)
* [Edit a contact's details, or where their roles live](/customers-and-work/contacts/edit-a-contacts-details-or-where-their-roles-live.md)
* [Give a contact access to the customer portal](/customers-and-work/contacts/give-a-contact-access-to-the-customer-portal.md)
* [See and browse all your contacts](/customers-and-work/contacts/see-and-browse-all-your-contacts.md)


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