diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/BaseAPIController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/BaseAPIController.php
index 7ace9bb31cad..ef7460b6480c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/BaseAPIController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/BaseAPIController.php
@@ -38,11 +38,12 @@ use Utils;
  *         description="Find out more about Invoice Ninja",
  *         url="https://www.invoiceninja.com"
  *     ),
+ *     security={"api_key": {}},
  *     @SWG\SecurityScheme(
  *         securityDefinition="api_key",
  *         type="apiKey",
  *         in="header",
- *         name="TOKEN"
+ *         name="X-Ninja-Token"
  *     )
  * )
  */
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ContactApiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ContactApiController.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4e93f1518d43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ContactApiController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Http\Requests\ContactRequest;
+use App\Http\Requests\CreateContactRequest;
+use App\Http\Requests\UpdateContactRequest;
+use App\Models\Contact;
+use App\Ninja\Repositories\ContactRepository;
+use Input;
+use Response;
+use Utils;
+
+class ContactApiController extends BaseAPIController
+{
+    protected $contactRepo;
+
+    protected $entityType = ENTITY_CONTACT;
+
+    public function __construct(ContactRepository $contactRepo)
+    {
+        parent::__construct();
+
+        $this->contactRepo = $contactRepo;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @SWG\Get(
+     *   path="/contacts",
+     *   summary="List contacts",
+     *   tags={"contact"},
+     *   @SWG\Response(
+     *     response=200,
+     *     description="A list of contacts",
+     *      @SWG\Schema(type="array", @SWG\Items(ref="#/definitions/Contact"))
+     *   ),
+     *   @SWG\Response(
+     *     response="default",
+     *     description="an ""unexpected"" error"
+     *   )
+     * )
+     */
+    public function index()
+    {
+        $contacts = Contact::scope()
+                    ->withTrashed()
+                    ->orderBy('created_at', 'desc');
+
+        return $this->listResponse($contacts);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @SWG\Get(
+     *   path="/contacts/{contact_id}",
+     *   summary="Retrieve a contact",
+     *   tags={"contact"},
+     *   @SWG\Parameter(
+     *     in="path",
+     *     name="contact_id",
+     *     type="integer",
+     *     required=true
+     *   ),
+     *   @SWG\Response(
+     *     response=200,
+     *     description="A single contact",
+     *      @SWG\Schema(type="object", @SWG\Items(ref="#/definitions/Contact"))
+     *   ),
+     *   @SWG\Response(
+     *     response="default",
+     *     description="an ""unexpected"" error"
+     *   )
+     * )
+     */
+    public function show(ContactRequest $request)
+    {
+        return $this->itemResponse($request->entity());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @SWG\Post(
+     *   path="/contacts",
+     *   tags={"contact"},
+     *   summary="Create a contact",
+     *   @SWG\Parameter(
+     *     in="body",
+     *     name="contact",
+     *     @SWG\Schema(ref="#/definitions/Contact")
+     *   ),
+     *   @SWG\Response(
+     *     response=200,
+     *     description="New contact",
+     *      @SWG\Schema(type="object", @SWG\Items(ref="#/definitions/Contact"))
+     *   ),
+     *   @SWG\Response(
+     *     response="default",
+     *     description="an ""unexpected"" error"
+     *   )
+     * )
+     */
+    public function store(CreateContactRequest $request)
+    {
+        $contact = $this->contactRepo->save($request->input());
+
+        return $this->itemResponse($contact);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @SWG\Put(
+     *   path="/contacts/{contact_id}",
+     *   tags={"contact"},
+     *   summary="Update a contact",
+     *   @SWG\Parameter(
+     *     in="path",
+     *     name="contact_id",
+     *     type="integer",
+     *     required=true
+     *   ),
+     *   @SWG\Parameter(
+     *     in="body",
+     *     name="contact",
+     *     @SWG\Schema(ref="#/definitions/Contact")
+     *   ),
+     *   @SWG\Response(
+     *     response=200,
+     *     description="Updated contact",
+     *      @SWG\Schema(type="object", @SWG\Items(ref="#/definitions/Contact"))
+     *   ),
+     *   @SWG\Response(
+     *     response="default",
+     *     description="an ""unexpected"" error"
+     *   )
+     * )
+     *
+     * @param mixed $publicId
+     */
+    public function update(UpdateContactRequest $request, $publicId)
+    {
+        if ($request->action) {
+            return $this->handleAction($request);
+        }
+
+        $data = $request->input();
+        $data['public_id'] = $publicId;
+        $expense = $this->contactRepo->save($data, $request->entity());
+
+        return $this->itemResponse($contact);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @SWG\Delete(
+     *   path="/contacts/{contact_id}",
+     *   tags={"contact"},
+     *   summary="Delete a contact",
+     *   @SWG\Parameter(
+     *     in="path",
+     *     name="contact_id",
+     *     type="integer",
+     *     required=true
+     *   ),
+     *   @SWG\Response(
+     *     response=200,
+     *     description="Deleted contact",
+     *      @SWG\Schema(type="object", @SWG\Items(ref="#/definitions/Contact"))
+     *   ),
+     *   @SWG\Response(
+     *     response="default",
+     *     description="an ""unexpected"" error"
+     *   )
+     * )
+     */
+    public function destroy(UpdateContactRequest $request)
+    {
+        $contact = $request->entity();
+
+        $this->contactRepo->delete($contact);
+
+        return $this->itemResponse($contact);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/ContactRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/ContactRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9c8750ad504d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/ContactRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Requests;
+
+class ContactRequest extends EntityRequest
+{
+    protected $entityType = ENTITY_CONTACT;
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/CreateContactRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/CreateContactRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..080cd0a1a367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/CreateContactRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Requests;
+
+class CreateContactRequest extends ContactRequest
+{
+    /**
+     * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function authorize()
+    {
+        return $this->user()->can('create', ENTITY_CONTACT);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function rules()
+    {
+        return [
+            'first_name' => 'required',
+            'last_name' => 'required',
+            'email' => 'required',
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/UpdateContactRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/UpdateContactRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e6a40d18bb56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/UpdateContactRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Requests;
+
+class UpdateContactRequest extends ContactRequest
+{
+    /**
+     * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function authorize()
+    {
+        return $this->user()->can('edit', $this->entity());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function rules()
+    {
+        return [
+            'first_name' => 'required',
+            'last_name' => 'required',
+            'email' => 'required',
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/routes.php b/app/Http/routes.php
index 669297016cb8..336220302b8e 100644
--- a/app/Http/routes.php
+++ b/app/Http/routes.php
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ Route::group(['middleware' => 'api', 'prefix' => 'api/v1'], function () {
     Route::get('accounts', 'AccountApiController@show');
     Route::put('accounts', 'AccountApiController@update');
     Route::resource('clients', 'ClientApiController');
+    Route::resource('contacts', 'ContactApiController');
     Route::get('quotes', 'QuoteApiController@index');
     Route::get('download/{invoice_id}', 'InvoiceApiController@download');
     Route::resource('invoices', 'InvoiceApiController');
diff --git a/app/Ninja/Transformers/ContactTransformer.php b/app/Ninja/Transformers/ContactTransformer.php
index 4fd72ffde690..4e6ad4a633aa 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Transformers/ContactTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Transformers/ContactTransformer.php
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ use App\Models\Contact;
 
 /**
  * Class ContactTransformer.
+ *
+ * @SWG\Definition(definition="Contact", @SWG\Xml(name="Contact"))
  */
 class ContactTransformer extends EntityTransformer
 {
@@ -13,6 +15,17 @@ class ContactTransformer extends EntityTransformer
      * @param Contact $contact
      *
      * @return array
+     *
+     * @SWG\Property(property="id", type="integer", example=1, readOnly=true)
+     * @SWG\Property(property="first_name", type="string", example="John")
+     * @SWG\Property(property="last_name", type="string", example="Doe")
+     * @SWG\Property(property="email", type="string", example="john.doe@company.com")
+     * @SWG\Property(property="updated_at", type="integer", example=1451160233, readOnly=true)
+     * @SWG\Property(property="archived_at", type="integer", example=1451160233, readOnly=true)
+     * @SWG\Property(property="is_primary", type="boolean", example=false)
+     * @SWG\Property(property="phone", type="string", example="(212) 555-1212")
+     * @SWG\Property(property="last_login", type="string", format="date-time", example="2016-01-01 12:10:00")
+     * @SWG\Property(property="send_invoice", type="boolean", example=false)
      */
     public function transform(Contact $contact)
     {