Google People API

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 and provides access to user profiles and directory information.

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APIs

Google People API v1

The Google People API provides programmatic access to contacts and profile information. Manage contacts, contact groups, and access directory data for Google Workspace users.

Semantic Vocabularies

Contacts Context

21 classes · 1 properties

JSON-LD

Resources

Sources

aid: google-contacts
name: Google People 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 and
  provides access to user profiles and directory information.
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url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-contacts/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-13'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
  - Address Book
  - Contacts
  - Directory
  - Google
  - People
  - Profiles
apis:
  - name: Google People API v1
    description: >-
      The Google People API provides programmatic access to contacts and profile information. Manage contacts, contact
      groups, and access directory data for Google Workspace users.
    humanURL: https://developers.google.com/people
    baseURL: https://people.googleapis.com/v1
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.google.com/people/api/rest
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/contacts.yml
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://developers.google.com/people/v1/how-tos/authorizing
      - type: GettingStarted
        url: https://developers.google.com/people/v1/getting-started
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/contacts.json
common:
  - type: Portal
    url: https://developers.google.com/people
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.google.com/people/v1/getting-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/people
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/people/v1/how-tos/authorizing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://developers.google.com/terms
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://policies.google.com/privacy
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.cloud.google.com/
  - type: Support
    url: https://developers.google.com/people/v1/support
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/contacts.jsonld
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com