# Ecomm Bridge Access to Contact API data

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/ecomm-bridge-access-to-contact-api-data/14834>\
**Category:** APIs & Integrations\
**Tags:** contacts\
**Created:** [June 18, 2019, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/ecomm-bridge-access-to-contact-api-data/14834 "2019-06-18T13:08:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jaselanguasco](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/jaselanguasco/32/53612_2.png) [@jaselanguasco](https://community.hubspot.com/u/jaselanguasco)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/ecomm-bridge-access-to-contact-api-data/14834/1 "2019-06-18T13:08:02Z")

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we’ve been using the contacts api and are now starting to use the ecomm bridge. Is the data that we imported via the contacts api available to the ecomm bridge?

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**Author:** ![IsaacTakushi](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/isaactakushi/32/70387_2.png) [@IsaacTakushi](https://community.hubspot.com/u/IsaacTakushi)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/ecomm-bridge-access-to-contact-api-data/14834/2 "2019-06-18T18:14:51Z")

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Welcome, @jaselanguasco.

It looks like you’ve already connected with my support colleague Derek!

As Derek outlines, the [Ecommerce Bridge](https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/methods/ecomm-bridge/v2/ecommerce-bridge-overview) relies on `externalObjectId` values rather than HubSpot contact IDs (`vids`), so the Bridge cannot _directly_ interact with or draw from existing contacts.

Once contacts are imported or synced, however, the Bridge can provide a robust long-term solution. It sounds like you’ve already discussed some suitable options for your use case with Derek.