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According to APA, no personal communication is included in your reference list; instead, parenthetically cite the communicator's name, the phrase "personal communication," and the date of the communication in your main text only.

(E. Robbins, personal communication, January 4, 2001)

A. P. Smith also claimed that many of her students had difficulties with APA style (personal communication, November 3, 2002).

Further interview citing help can be found with this link.  https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_other_non_print_sources.html