Google People API

Google People API People:searchContacts API

The People:searchContacts API from Google People API — 1 operation(s) for people:searchcontacts.

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Operations 1

GET /people:searchContacts Search contacts #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Google People API (Contacts) ContactGroups People:search Contacts API
  description: The Google People API provides access to information about profiles and contacts. It allows you to list, create, update, delete, and search contacts, as well as manage contact groups. It replaces the legacy Google Contacts API.
  version: v1
  contact:
    name: Google
    url: https://developers.google.com/people
servers:
- url: https://people.googleapis.com/v1
security:
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: People:searchContacts
paths:
  /people:searchContacts:
    get:
      operationId: searchContacts
      summary: Search contacts
      description: Provides a list of contacts in the authenticated user's grouped contacts that matches the search query.
      parameters:
      - name: query
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: readMask
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: pageSize
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
      tags:
      - People:searchContacts
components:
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth
          tokenUrl: https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token
          scopes:
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contacts: See, edit, download, and permanently delete your contacts
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contacts.readonly: See and download your contacts
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contacts.other.readonly: See and download contact info automatically saved in your Other contacts
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/directory.readonly: See and download your organization's GSuite directory