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# Contact Receiving

Use the *Contact Receiving* node to request your customers to send you a contact card (if on WhatsApp) or specific pieces of contact information (if on SMS). 

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These fields are saved as session [variables](/flow/variable-management-1.md#session-variable-extraction) that can be referred to in your workflow.
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<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/joAgInTNsBfDdfx1I23z/blobs/MRcDAULHYd7IJgJ2MCfT/image.png" alt=""><figcaption><p>Setup of a Contact Receiving node</p></figcaption></figure>