diff --git a/pyactionnetwork/api.py b/pyactionnetwork/api.py
index 2f4c370..81a1a3d 100644
--- a/pyactionnetwork/api.py
+++ b/pyactionnetwork/api.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ def get_person(self, person_id=None, search_by='email', search_string=None):
 
     def create_person(self,
                       email=None,
+                      phone=None,
                       given_name='',
                       family_name='',
                       address=list(),
@@ -89,6 +90,8 @@ def create_person(self,
         Args:
             email ((str, list)):
                 email address (or, if list, addresses) of the person
+            phone ((str, list)):
+                phone number (or, if list, numbers) of the person
             given_name (str, optional):
                 first name of the person
             family_name (str, optional):
@@ -127,6 +130,9 @@ def create_person(self,
                 'email_addresses': [{
                     'address': email
                 }],
+                'phone_numbers': [{
+                    'number': phone
+                }],
                 'custom_fields': custom_fields,
             },
             'add_tags': list(tags)
@@ -138,6 +144,7 @@ def create_person(self,
     def update_person(self,
                       person_id=None,
                       email=None,
+                      phone=None,
                       given_name=None,
                       family_name=None,
                       address=list(),
@@ -152,6 +159,8 @@ def update_person(self,
         Args:
             email ((str, list)):
                 email address (or, if list, addresses) of the person
+            phone ((str, list)):
+                phone number (or, if list, numbers) of the person
             given_name (str, optional):
                 first name of the person
             family_name (str, optional):
@@ -188,6 +197,9 @@ def update_person(self,
             'email_addresses': [{
                 'address': email
             }],
+            'phone_numbers': [{
+                'number': phone
+            }],
             'add_tags': list(tags),
             'custom_fields': custom_fields,
         }